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‘Save Neville D’Souza ground’—cricket-crazy Mumbai is fighting for its football future

Mumbai’s Neville D’Souza football ground could become a convention centre after a BMC panel cleared a land-use change. Players, parents and politicians are now protesting—‘crushing sports'.

As Mumbai sets climate budget at Rs 20,730 cr, 43% of BMC spending aligns with Climate Action Plan

Civic body releases report on climate budget for third consecutive year, identifying urban heat, urban flooding, air pollution, coastal risks and landslides as problem areas.

Beach boardwalk, sports arena to petting zoo—Reliance’s Mumbai Coastal Road landscape plan in the works

Cleared by Supreme Court, project will develop some 53 hectares of reclaimed land as open and green urban space, with a slew of attractions for the general public

A newly built Rs 248-crore flyover has become Mumbai’s latest infra flashpoint

Opened after years of delay, the Rs 248-crore Mrinaltai Gore flyover extension has drawn complaints of uneven surfacing, loose grit and poor finishing.

Whiff of hope for Kanjurmarg? BMC’s green push for Mumbai’s biggest landfill, with 15,000 trees

The project, in collaboration with Antony Lara, aims to create a layered green buffer around the waste-processing site, which handles about 6,300 metric tonnes of garbage daily.

3 years & Rs 17,000 crore later, Mumbai’s ambitious concrete roads project is 80% complete

BMC data shows that of the 2,175 roads, nearly 600 remain unfinished. Colaba, Byculla, and Dongri are among lagging pockets, while work in Borivali-Dahisar belt is nearly done.

Coming up: Swanky six-lane cable-stayed bridge to replace Mumbai’s creaky British-era Tilak Bridge

New structure will address megacity’s east-west connectivity problem. Construction is planned in two phases so as to keep traffic moving even as new bridge is made

Mumbai’s iconic BEST bus crippled by chronic ailments. Age, mounting bills & a shoestring budget

Since the merger of BEST budget with BMC's, the allocation has not been very encouraging. The committee says it is working to breathe new life into the bus service.

Mumbai’s hawkers: A law unimplemented for 12 yrs & a crackdown that raises more questions than it answers

Officially, Mumbai has space for 23,000 licensed street vendors. It has lakhs. A law meant to bridge that gap was not implemented for over a decade.

45,000 mangroves at stake: Actors, activists rally as courts clear decks for Mumbai coastal road project

Plans to cut 45,000 mangroves for Mumbai’s proposed Coastal Road between Versova and Bhayandar have sparked protests over the environmental impact and BMC’s afforestation claims.

On Camera

After energy sources, India now seeks diversifying import routes to negate future Hormuz-like crises

Drawing lessons from the Hormuz crisis, govt explores ways to reduce dependence on maritime chokepoints. Experts say options are limited for LPG compared to crude.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.