An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

Born on Aug. 26, 1910, in what is now North Macedonia, St. Teresa of Calcutta left a lasting impact on the world. The beloved saint founded the Missionaries of Charity, working tirelessly to serve the ...

But as independent producer Julian Crandall Hollick notes in the second of a three-part audio portrait of modern India, things have changed. Help came from the local Ramakrishna Mission and its leader ...

Moist and damp … As the fungus sprouts chaotic from its bed, So it spread—Chance-directed, chance-erected, laid and built On the silt—Palace, byre, hovel—poverty and pride—Side by side; And, above the ...

That’s not to say that this film, directed by Maren R. Monsen and Nicole Newnham, is irrepressibly rosy. It spends three years tracking four children, and the stories don’t all end happily. Of course, ...

Addressing his last campaign rally in Barrackpore in North 24-Parganas, Modi reminded voters of chief minister Mamata Banerjee's old promise to transform Calcutta into London. Instead of that, he ...

In this article, we take a look at the 20 countries with the lowest slum population in the world. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of slum populations, you can directly go to 5 ...

Dawn breaks over the railway tracks slicing through a Calcutta slum. In the distance you hear the whistle of a local passenger train chugging sluggishly along. Zoom in to a silhouette of a lean, lanky ...

Ever since Mbarara attained city status in July 2020, there has been an influx of people driven by the desire to attract opportunities for trade and long-term residence. However, rapid urban ...

CALCUTTA -- The state's top politician calls it inhumane. Others call it a lingering symbol of colonial oppression. But Mukundlal Shah calls it an honest day's work. For half his life, Shah, a wiry 60 ...