RAY at a glance

Water-sensitive innovations to transform health of slums and environment

A five-year project announced today will implement an innovative water-sensitive approach tailored to informal settlements. The goal is to …

'Orangi is not unique, I am'

Akhtar Hameed Khan is one of Asia's foremost social organisers. The Orangi Pilot Proiect, Karachi's outstanding slum development programme, …

Squatters' rights

The issue of toilet space for 8.1 million slumdwellers in India's 4 major metros threatens to expand into a matter of social rights

Dirty money, clean slums

'Redevelopment disguises landgrab'

Dharavi survey eliminates tenants

Majority of residents may not be eligible for free housing

Slums on rent

Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?

Dharavi gets costlier, project gets delayed

Land titles to urban slum dwellers in Bangalore

Slumdog sleuths unearth scam

Housing authority was rehabilitating them in illegally built multi-storeys

Maharashtra draft urban housing policy not enough

Urban poor to get flats in multi-storeys

Whose flat is it anyway

Resettlement of slum dwellers remains confined to political agenda

Dharavi redevelopment plan triggers protest

Gujarat announces Rs 13-crore scheme for state's poor

No apartments

Dharavi's real estate threat

The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …