Slums
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad slum study: Iron-folic acid cuts child anaemia by 80 pc
Hyderabad: A study conducted among children living in urban slums of Hyderabad has found that early screening for anaemia followed by timely iron-folic acid supplementation can reduce childhood anaemia by nearly 80 per…
- Hyderabad
Only 13 pc of Hyderabad slum children go to government schools
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s children are falling through the cracks of its public school system, and the people who work in its slums every day have the numbers to prove it. At a meeting held…
- Hyderabad
Telangana government to introduce Anganwadi units across Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is planning to introduce mobile Anganwadi centres to provide nutritious food and other services to eligible beneficiaries in underserved slums and residential areas of Hyderabad. Official sources said…
- Middle East
Indian teacher wins Global Teacher Prize at Dubai’s World Summit
Dubai: Rouble Nagi, an internationally acclaimed Indian artist, social innovator, and transformative educator who has worked extensively with children in slums and other marginalised communities, has been named the winner of the…
- Hyderabad
2BHK housing in Hyderabad: Dreams delayed, hope still alive
Hyderabad: There is a similarity between Adivasis and basti dwellers in cities like Hyderabad—while Adivasis protect forests, basti dwellers protect vacant government lands from encroachment. Yet, both are viewed with suspicion and…
- India
UP: Goons attack slum dwellers calling them ‘Bangladeshi’
A group of Hinduvta workers belonging to the Hindu Raksha Dal group attacked slum dwellers in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh accusing them of being ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’. The slur is commonly used by Hindu…
