Western "poverty porn" narratives about India ignore the country's rapid poverty reduction and economic transformation.

An Indian teacher who founded over 800 learning centers for kids who’ve never attended school won the $1 million Global ...

NEW DELHI, India -- India's poorest souls crowd the banks of the Yamuna in an early morning mist, dumping waste, washing clothes and bathing in one of India's holiest -- and most polluted -- rivers.

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 ...

India to start first nationwide urban slum survey since 2012 in July 2027 Survey will assess slum conditions and estimate population across cities Updated data aims to improve targeting of government ...

Rouble Nagi had long wanted to help […] ...

Anacláudia Rossbach, executive director of UN-Habitat discusses the plans, investments, and systemic changes needed to address the critical urban challenges in the world ...

“What strikes me most is that India, the Indian state, is ashamed of ostensible poverty,” said Harsh Mander, a social activist who works with homeless families and street children. “It doesn’t want ...

Rouble Nagi has spent the last three decades promoting learning among India's marginalised communities.