India announced this week an initiative to develop a slum index that will provide a clearer picture of the size and makeup of the country’s informal settlements. The goal, as reported in the online ...

The Global Social Impact Practicum is a course led by Booth's Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and supported by Tata Trusts, one of India's oldest and largest philanthropic organizations.

AHMEDABAD, India -- A 1,640-foot brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum ...

Slum inhabitants are living in spaces that are overcrowded, unplanned, and without equitable access to transportation, water, and sanitation. Without the infrastructure or the resources for household ...

To die of the coronavirus or die of hunger - many in India's slums feel like they are in a desperate predicament. Bharpai, a 54-year-old grandmother, who lives on the fringes of New Delhi is trying to ...

The entrepreneurs and artisans from one of the world’s largest slums, Dharavi (pop. 1 M) located in the heart of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, have made a formal entry into India’s thriving ...

AHMEDABAD, India -- A 1,640-foot brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum ...