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Rs 47,000 cr push for Mumbai infra as MMRDA tables first surplus budget in nearly a decade

With focus on big-ticket infra projects including Metro rail and tunnels, the MMRDA budget also laid emphasis on decongestion under ‘Mumbai 3.0’ vision.

1 dead, 3 injured as under-construction Mumbai metro parapet falls onto auto-rickshaw

MMRDA says the incident occurred near Mulund Fire Station. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray slams the BJP government. 'Life has NO value under the BJP regime'.

With Dec 2028 deadline, MMRDA begins tunnelling for Orange Gate-Marine Drive link

Twin tunnels will connect Eastern Freeway to Mumbai Coastal Road. CM Fadnavis said it will run under about 700 old buildings, including over a hundred heritage structures.

Mumbai’s next planned infra boost: A 70-km tunnel network within the city to ease bottlenecks

First phase is proposed to connect end of coastal road—which spans from Marine Drive to Worli end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link—to BKC business hub and Terminal 2 of Mumbai airport.

3rd abrupt halt in a month: Poor ridership & shoddy upkeep are catching up to Mumbai monorail

MMMOCL said a technical slag caused train to halt mid-track. The 17 passengers onboard were transferred to another train and taken to the next station.

Post legal battle with L&T, MMRDA says it will retender 2 infra projects in ‘public interest’

MMRDA’s decision comes 4 days after SC asked it if it was willing to retender the projects, failing which the apex court might have to freeze the whole tender process.

MMRDA adopts new compensation policy for key Mumbai infra projects to cut time, cost overruns

Under new compensation policy for project-affected persons, similar to what BMC adopted in July 2023, MMRDA will provide a minimum compensation amount of Rs 25 lakh.

After dispute with MMRDA over Metro projects, French firm Systra extends an olive branch

Systra struck conciliatory note Thursday, stating its sole objective is to restore its relationship with MMRDA, with which it has been working as consultant on number of Metro projects.

As Systra & MMRDA face off in HC, what’s the feud between them over Mumbai metro works

Bombay HC has quashed MMRDA notice to terminate contracts with Indian arm of French firm Systra related to work on multiple lines of Mumbai metro.

MMRDA prepares for ‘most challenging’ part of Worli-Sewri connector: A double-decker ‘Elphinstone Bridge’

The work, which is expected to take 12 months, will likely throw traffic out of gear on the congested stretch. Traffic department permission is awaited.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.