Largest slums in India explained with key facts, population, and living conditions. From Dharavi in Mumbai to Basanti in Kolkata, here's a simple look at India's biggest informal settlements.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A new census report says one in six people in Indian cities live in some 100,000 sprawling slums with conditions “unfit for human habitation.” The statistics are India’s first ...

In 2021, Shaheena Attarwala moved into her own apartment in Mumbai, leaving behind the slum life she had known. Her family ...

Across India’s bustling cities, a crisis of staggering proportions is unfolding, largely unseen and uncared for by those who don’t wish to notice. As India strides toward modernization and ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of Mumbai's huge Dharavi slum are struggling under India's nationwide lockdown. In Dharavi, where an ...

The bulldozers and government officials arrived just before dawn, tearing down the row of shanties as its bewildered residents watched inconsolably nearby. “We were so frightened,” said 56-year-old ...

A new study from the University of Toronto shows that where a mother lives in an Indian city – in a slum or a non‑slum neighborhood – is linked to how she breastfeeds her baby. Breastfeeding within ...

A landmark India-based study has shown that a community-driven and digitally enabled mental health model can significantly reduce depression, self-harm, and suicide risk among adolescents living in ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - In Nehru Nagar, the teeming Mumbai slum featured in the Golden Globe-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," the only music heard is on tiny radio sets and the young boys have no ...

Maleesha Kharwa, an 18-year-old from Mumbai's Dharavi slum, has become an international modelling sensation. Spotting her ...