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TopicMUMBAI

Topic: MUMBAI

Big win for citizens’ campaign as BMC set to finally clean up Powai lake after years of govt inaction

The 6.6-km lake, which runs from Sanjay Gandhi National Park to IIT-Bombay, has for years been covered by weeds & seen steady flow of untreated sewage into its waters.

Armed with paintbrush, AB de Villiers bats for sustainability through art in Mumbai

South African cricket great to take part in an initiative to promote sustainability & to launch a city-wide volunteer drive for community service activities in Mumbai.

How Mumbai civic body is using AI to hold contractors accountable during pre-monsoon desilting

BMC says about 25 different agencies have been roped in, on a two-year contract, to desilt nullahs and rivers across Mumbai, with work orders totalling upwards of Rs 450 crore.

Only 1 of Mumbai’s 24 wards gets round-the-clock water supply—Praja Foundation report

Non-profit Praja Foundation's ‘Report on the Status of Civic Issues in Mumbai’ focused on water, sewerage, solid waste management, toilets and air quality in the city.

Mumbai homes are making a giant mess. Over 2,000 buildings being torn down, built back up

The frantic redevelopment is generating new housing stock even in saturated pockets like Bandra, Colaba, Andheri, and Chembur. Nearly 2,050 buildings in Mumbai are at various stages of redevelopment.

Vestiges of British-era infra, 10 Mumbai rail overbridges to make way for newer, swankier ones

Nine bridges are currently at various stages of construction. On Monday, stakeholders will take a call on the demolition date for the Elphinstone Bridge.

Major fire breaks out at ED office in Mumbai early Sunday morning

At 3.30 am the fire was upgraded to Level-II, which is generally considered a major fire but civic officials stated no one was injured.

How a ‘dog mafia’ circular landed a Navi Mumbai woman in contempt & earned her a week behind bars

The court, however, suspended the 1-week sentence for 10 days, giving Seawoods Estates Limited cultural director Vineeta Srinandan time to challenge the order in the Supreme Court.

Mumbai and surrounding coastal areas put on high alert following Pahalgam terror attack

Earlier in the day, PM Modi issued a stern warning in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and said that India will 'pursue the terrorists to the end of the earth.'

Mumbai and the banality of bigotry—it all starts with food

Mumbai’s vegetarian supremacy extends beyond residential buildings. From Nepean Sea Road to Chowpatty, restaurants serving non-vegetarian food have been historically absent.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.