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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Topic: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

5L tests, doubling rate of 73 days, growth rate below 1% — Mumbai marks many Covid milestones

Mumbai, one of the cities worst affected by Covid, seems to be making big strides in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

Mumbai’s elite ‘SoBo’ sees Covid spike as cases move from slums to apartment towers

Over the last month, the high-end Malabar Hill & neighbouring localities in South Mumbai now have the highest number of sealed buildings, 285 in all, across Mumbai’s island city areas.

How many Covid cases in Maharashtra? State govt and civic bodies can’t make up their minds

Stark differences stalk the Covid case tallies issued by state govt and civic agencies of Mumbai & six satellite towns. In Kalyan-Dombivli, the difference was 4,744 on 2 July. 

Mumbai civic body introduces ‘war rooms’ in every administrative ward to manage Covid beds

BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal says instead of managing hospital beds in a centralised manner, allotting them at the ward-level will ensure speed and efficiency.

Why Praveen Pardeshi, Mumbai’s ‘top corona warrior’, no longer leads fight against the virus

Praveen Pardeshi was transferred from his post as BMC commissioner Friday days after he reversed an order issued by the chief secretary.

Off The Cuff with Praveen Pardeshi

More tests helped identify more cases - BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, in conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, explains how Mumbai is tackling the...

155 more test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai, total tally 3,090

The BMC said 84 more patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals, taking the number of cured cases to 394.

53 mediapersons test positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spokesperson Vijay Khabale said that most of those who tested positive are asymptomatic at present.

Collapse of Shiv Sena’s alliance with BJP threatens its control over cash-rich BMC

Shiv Sena has 94 corporators in the 227-member BMC to the BJP’s 82, and if it doesn’t get support from Congress & NCP, it could fall short of numbers.

Why Mumbai says Aarey Colony protests aren’t only about felling trees for Metro car depot

Mumbai’s Metro authority wants to cut 2,646 trees and say Metro will bring environmental benefits to city that will far outweigh damage done by felling trees.

On Camera

Chinese don’t want Xi to fall for Trump’s G2 gimmicks—’intentional malice’, potential trap

The central theme emerging from Chinese online discourse is that while Trump may now acknowledge China’s strength and treat it as an equal, this recognition is driven more by fear and strategic anxiety than by genuine intent for collaboration.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.