Toilet-less in urban slums (Source: bbc.co.uk)
Livelihoods
Despite government funding, only 30% urban slums have toilets
News this week: Toilets in only 30% urban slums, pipeline being laid close to Golconda fort and 99 illegal dyeing units unearthed in Tirupur
Welfare schemes not of much use to urban slums
Trench construction in close proximity of the historic Golconda fort
99 illegal dyeing units in Tirupur
Capital's regional planning board identifies only 12 lakes in its regional plan
Whale shark radio-collared in Gujarat
This is a weekly roundup of important news from December 29, 2013- January 4, 2014. Also read last week's policy matters updates.