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Future-proof: A bridge damaged by floods. Cities that strengthen their financials and embed resilience in
investment decisions will be better positioned to mobilise long-term capital. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Balance sheets build climate-resilient cities

Public budgets are unlikely to expand at the pace required to meet the escalating risks. A larger share of long-term capital will therefore need to come from private sources

Developing cities like Cape Town are at great risk of climate risk, they need to plan smart

How cities in developing regions can build climate resilience

Developing cities like Cape Town are at great risk of climate risk, they need to plan smart

When the Trump administration formally reinstated the gag rule

Last straw for McDonald’s, Burger King and others in Mumbai plastic ban

The new ban, in force since Saturday, prohibits the use of disposable plastic items such as bags, cutlery, cups and bottles under a certain size

Indian student’s gang rape: Protests flare as teen is sentenced to 3 years

The sentencing of a teenager to three years in a juvenile detention centre over the fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi has sparked outrage.

?The incident comes eight months after a student was gang raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, while her male companion was beaten up. (AFP)

Police arrest fifth suspect in Mumbai gang-rape incident

Mumbai police have arrested the final member of a gang suspected of raping a photographer, a crime that reignited anger about women’s safety in India.

A photojournalist holds a placard and participates in a protest against the gang rape of a 22-year-old woman photojournalist in Mumbai. (AFP)

Police arrest second suspect in Mumbai gang rape case

A second man has been arrested in the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai as police promise swift justice.

Gang rape of journalist in Mumbai sparks comparisons with Delhi attack

The rape of a photojournalist in the Indian city of Mumbai has evoked comparisons to a similar assault in New Delhi that led to nationwide protests.

Dying breed: The Leopold Café

The last of a Parsi culinary legacy

Mumbai’s grand old Parsi cafes are a symbol of the city’s diverse cuisine and ethnic groups, but they are a dying breed.

Slumming it through Dharavi

<b>Nickolaus Bauer</b> journeys through India’s slum of Dharavi: a world filled with poverty, drugs and petty criminals, and little will for change.

SA condemns Mumbai bombings

South Africa has condemned the "unjustifiable" terror bombings in India in which 17 people were killed and more that 130 were injured two days ago.

Police mount search for Mumbai bombers

Police mount search for Mumbai bombers

Indian police searched for clues on Thursday about who was behind three coordinated bomb blasts that killed at least 17 people in Mumbai.

India reels after triple terror blasts rip through Mumbai

India reels after triple terror blasts rip through Mumbai

Three terrorist bomb attacks have killed at least 20 and injured scores of people in Mumbai, threatening to destabilise peace talks with Pakistan.

Hobbling Murali leads Sri Lanka to victory

Veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan shrugged off a worrying injury scare to take four wickets as Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 112 runs.

Ponting will be charged after TV damage claims

Ponting will be charged after TV damage claims

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will be charged after allegedly damaging a TV in the dressing room during his side’s match against Zimbabwe.

Cricket World Cup final venue fails fire inspection

Cricket World Cup final venue fails fire inspection

Wankhede Stadium, venue for the Cricket World Cup final on April 2, has not met fire safety standards, the chief fire officer for Mumbai said.

A year on, India remembers Mumbai attacks

Mumbai on Thursday marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and increased tensions with Pakistan.

Mumbai closes all schools over swine flu fears

Indian authorities on Wednesday ordered all schools and colleges in Mumbai to shut for a week over fears about the spread of swine flu.

Death penalty for 2003 Mumbai bombers

An Indian court on Thursday sentenced to death three people, including a married couple, for planting bombs that killed 52 in Mumbai in 2003.

Mumbai gunman: ‘Go ahead, hang me’

The sole surviving gunman of last year’s Mumbai attacks said on Wednesday he was prepared to be put to death after making a dramatic confession.

Mumbai attacker pleads guilty in court

The lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in November pleaded guilty in court on Monday, police said.