Krishna Pujari was ready to go home. It was nearing midnight at the Mumbai restaurant where he was pulling long shifts to put himself through school. Just as he was preparing to clock out for the ...

An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

We live in an urban century. Already more than 50% of the global population lives in urban areas. The United Nations estimates that by 2030 five billion of the world’s population of eight billion will ...

Step into the heart of Bangkok’s most populous slum and witness a world rarely seen by visitors. Amid tightly packed homes and narrow alleyways, vibrant communities thrive, showing resilience, culture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Rina Chandran CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A commercial painter by trade, K. Raja dreamed of setting up his ...

AROUND 6am, the squealing of copulating rats—signalling a night-long verminous orgy on the rooftops of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai—gives way to the more cheerful sound of chirruping sparrows. Through a ...

Islamabad's authorities have approved slum upgrade regulations, establishing a formal framework for improving informal ...

In keeping with his commitment to donate the prize money received for his recent UP Gaurav Samman 2025, Teacher and Founder ...

“The idea for a Slum Village reunion album came from a conversation I had with J Dilla before he passed away,” says T3, the last living member of the beloved Detroit rap group. Released this week, ...