Urban Poor
Odisha starts identifying vacant govt buildings to convert them into affordable rental housing
Odisha starts identifying vacant govt buildings to convert them into affordable rental housing
1 min read7 Feb 2026Centre ask states to ensure occupancy of completed houses under affordable housing scheme
Concerns over unoccupied houses under PMAY-AHP have prompted the Centre to instruct states to ensure occupancy before proposing new projects.
3 min read21 Jul 2025What protects us from being stabbed in our own homes?
India extracts a very high price from those who hurt its rich and middle class, but this shield could weaken as the country begins to grow out of this peculiarity in its development journey.
5 min read19 Jan 2025A tale of two Indias: Inequality alleviation is a challenge we must tackle head-on
A study of seven decades of disparities—as they widened and shrank in phases—offers the country insights as well as clues to the policies we must pursue for a more equitable future. We need the best of times for everyone.
4 min read13 Jan 2025Manu Joseph: Why Indian cities may be doomed to remain unliveable
Our lives are unlikely to improve so long as India is unable to change how it treats Indians. On a positive note, though, India has now prospered enough to hold some attraction for the new economic elite.
5 min read8 Sep 2024World Savings Day: What and who is an ‘urban poor’ and how not to become one?
The major trigger which lead an individual to take wrong financial decisions are comparisons and it is necessary to avoid them. Keep reading as we discuss this in detail below.
2 min read30 Oct 2022Wait for it…
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