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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicMumbai Metro Rail Corporation

Topic: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation

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'.

How an Aarey report prompted SC to defer decision on tree-felling for Mumbai’s Goregaon-Mulund Link Road

Conservator says only 50% trees planted in lieu of those felled in Aarey for Metro shed survived. SC now says no permission to fell more trees until we see plan to conserve saplings already planted.

Aarey, politics & court battles: 11-year saga of Mumbai’s 1st underground Metro

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 33.5-km underground Aqua Line of Mumbai Metro Wednesday. The project foundation stone was laid in 2014.

Mumbai commuters will have to wait till April 2025 for fully functional Metro 3 as work on 2 stations lags

Phase 1 of Metro 3, expected to be opened to public next month, will connect BKC and Aarey. Metro 3 will also provide connectivity to both domestic & international airports.

After delays & controversies, Mumbai’s costliest Metro inches close to launch, just in time for polls

Phase-1 operations of Metro 3, Mumbai’s first underground Metro corridor, expected to begin by September-end. The 12-km line will stretch from Aarey Colony in Goregaon (East) to BKC.

93% work on Aarey-BKC stretch done, trial runs for Mumbai’s underground Metro to begin this month

Among Mumbai's big-ticket infra projects, the 33.5-km Metro corridor from Colaba to Seepz via BKC will link city's commercial hubs & improve airport connectivity.

Tunnelling done, Aarey car shed clear — now, Mumbai’s 1st underground Metro line on 2023 deadline

After 2-yr delay, the 33.5-km long Metro-3 line that'll run between Colaba-Bandra-Seepz, will be commissioned in Dec 2023. As of now, it's 77% complete, says project director at MMRC.

Bombay HC allows Aarey felling: Was the urban tree activism based on hype and fear?

The Bombay High Court Friday refused to declare Mumbai's Aarey colony a forest and allowed the felling of more than 2,600 trees to make way for a Metro car shed in the city.

This IAS officer is trying to change the perception that Mumbai Metro 3 is a ‘demonic’ plan

Ashwini Bhide is head of the Mumbai Metro, and has had to work hard to build political consensus and prove that the project will not destroy the city’s lungs.

On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.