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No more ‘too blue, too gaudy’ — MMRDA repainting Mumbai Trans Harbour Link grey

MMRDA has settled on steel-grey for all bridges & biscuit colour for all Metro rail projects going ahead, it is learnt.

4x labour, more shifts & meetings — why Mumbai’s trans-harbour link might just meet 2023 deadline

The Sewri-Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, which was severely delayed by Covid lockdowns, is progressing at rapid speed thanks to an ‘acceleration plan’ put in place by MMRDA.

A first in India: Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link to have special decks to make longer-span bridge

'Orthotropic' steel decks allow for 6 times longer spans, accelerated construction, and are more economical. Technology is coming to India for the first time.

On Camera

What a Tamil town tells us about votes, caste, and fraud in medieval India

Nepotism seems to have been a concern in Uttaramerur elections. That's why the drawing of ballots was done by a child and executives' relatives were banned from being elected.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?