Entries tagged ‘India’
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Sellers of Pirated DVDs Struggle to Stay Relevant in the Digital Age
Burma Bazaar has thrived for decades as a place to buy illegal electronics. But police raids and the rise of video streaming has left its traders at a crossroads.
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Rich or Poor, Inclusive or Dysfunctional, Chennai’s Future Hangs in the Balance
Will Chennai in 2040 belong to everyone, and how well will its government function? Read a summary of the futures scenarios created at that city’s Informal City Dialogues.
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Forefront Intro: Waving or Drowning?
Who do Chennai’s waterways belong to — the slum-dwellers who currently live along them, or the richer residents who may soon make their homes there? Kavitha Rajagopalan investigates in the sixth and final Forefront of the Informal City Dialogues.
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With Municipal Sewage Overwhelmed, Makeshift Pipes Channel Filth to the Sea
In Chennai, a city famous for its beaches, an ecological disaster is festering as the official sewage utility fails to provide service and residents jerry-rig their own solutions.
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How India’s Landlords, Both Benevolent and Self-Serving, Create Affordable Housing
Pushed into the real estate business by urbanization, a class of well-connected landlords has found that protecting migrant workers, rather than exploiting them, can reap rewards.
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How Strict New Rules About School Bus Safety Are Putting Kids at Risk
As schools in Chennai reduce their fleets of formal school buses, children are being packed into private vans that sometimes operate unsafely and without permits.
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In a City Desperate for Water, Tanker Drivers Hold All the Cards
With its reservoirs nearly 90 percent empty, Chennai relies heavily on the drivers of private water-tanker trucks — and sometimes finds itself powerless to defy them.
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Why Slum Upgrading Requires a Light Touch
In slum upgrading and development, a less-is-more approach can have vastly better outcomes than a heavy-handed one.
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Nigeria Will Soon Be Bigger Than the U.S. and Other Mind-Boggling Projections
A report released today by the UN shows that the developing world is growing even faster than we thought — and that the end of this century will look radically different than today.
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Inept Regulation Leaves Autorickshaw Drivers and Passengers in a Jam
Haggling for an autorickshaw may be an art, but a lack of meters and standardized pricing means customers often feel ripped off, and drivers short-changed.
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