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Topic: MUMBAI

Relief for Mumbai as water tankers’ body ends strike after truce with BMC

Four-day strike by MWTA caused strain among residents in parts of Mumbai who depend largely on private tankers for their water needs. Deal was struck after CM Fadnavis intervened.

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.

Nitesh Rane’s push for commercial use of reclaimed land reignites Mumbai’s war of open spaces

The Maharashtra minister has since said that his letter to BMC, seeking a handover of land reclaimed for coastal road project, has been 'misinterpreted'.

British-era tanks & jumbled pipelines—this heritage walk explores Mumbai’s ties to water

Documentary filmmaker Akanksha Gupta leads a 3-hour walk through Dhobi Talao and Banganga tank. It’s an exploration of Mumbai's ties with water—historical, economic, and political.

Language row, now in Maharashtra: RSS leader’s Marathi remark puts BJP in spot as Oppn cries treason

‘Mumbai doesn’t have one language…’ Joshi can be heard saying in a video clip circulating on social media. However, he clarified Thursday that his comment was misunderstood.

How Shinde-led Sena went headhunting to fill party posts, even recruiting from rival parties

Shinde-led Shiv Sena revamps organisational structure, attracting members from rival parties through a formal selection process with interviews, scrutiny, and grassroots outreach.

Shinde’s Sena boosts bargaining power before BMC poll, inducts as many ex-corporators as possible

As many as 87 former corporators of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation are said to have joined Shinde-led Shiv Sena, most are from UBT faction, followed by Congress and NCP (SP).

BMC’s road concretisation project has turned Mumbai into a maze of rubble. Why it’s going south

The ambitious project, a flagship initiative of Eknath Shinde when he was Maharashtra chief minister, began in February 2023. In total, 701 km of Mumbai’s roads are to be concretised.

After initial cheer, India ‘jittery’ about US under Trump & ‘global charm offensive’ by OpenAI

Global media also highlighted a key issue in India's biggest cities—rain bringing urban life to a standstill—and Mumbai's ongoing efforts to end this 'annual destruction'.

No longer the ‘BEST’, Mumbai’s iconic bus service plagued by leadership void, financial troubles

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) undertaking has been leaderless for over a month, following a 9 December incident in Kurla where a BEST bus mowed down 9 people.

On Camera

People trust podcasts over social media

A study analysing more than 36,000 political podcast episodes found nearly 70% contained at least one unverified or false claim.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.