Homelessness

SXSW tech conference: Homeless Hotspots campaign sparks outrage

Giving homeless people hotspots for hire at the SXSW tech conference in the US has touched off a firestorm of criticism among tech journalists, but it raises the question: what does it take for us to confront difficult social issues.

His bed is the footpath near Gate Number 3, Jamia Masjid

New Delhi is still in the grip of winter. But some residents of the capital are especially hard-hit. One and a half lakh people in the capital are homeless. What happens to them on a winter's night?

'The middle-class needs to accept their homeless neighbours'

An interview with Harsh Mander, convener of the National Advisory Council (NAC) on urban poverty, as he discusses the policy changes needed to help the most vulnerable lot among the urban poor — the homeless.

Protect lives of poor people in winter: SC to authorities

The Supreme Court today asked the authorities to carry out its order in "letter and spirit" to "preserve and protect" the lives of homeless people by providing them roofs with all necessary facilities, especially in north India which is in the grip of intense cold waves.

Ensure no death due to cold: SC directive to govt

Observing that "our heart bleeds when we see homeless persons sleeping without roof in this winter," the Supreme Court today directed the government to ensure that there are no deaths on account of the biting cold conditions in the country.

Why Delhi should be thanking its homeless

A new study undertaken by the Delhi government together with the UNDP has shown that homeless people in Delhi have played an instrumental role in the development of the city.