Neglect towards the urban poor is also reflected in the lack of access to basic amenities, including but not limited to safe and clean drinking water, electricity, and sanitation. We are all aware ...

By Bobby Bascomb Plastic is increasingly being used for fuel by much of the world’s urban poor, to the detriment of the health of local people and their environment, researchers argue in a new ...

Building more livable cities is an essential step toward achieving the World Bank mission of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. Today, more than half of the world’s ...

Government backbencher Sim Tze Tzin has reaffirmed the necessity of Putrajaya’s proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA) as a method ...

This is the biggest fear of the proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA), which will lower consent for rebuilding from 100 to 80 ...

Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has issued eviction notices to occupants of 232 flats provided under the Basic Services to Urban Poor (BSUP) programme in Madhukam and Rugdigarha ...