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TopicThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Topic: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

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

Purva Chitnis -
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.

Schemes, loans & evictions — how Mumbai’s hawkers become political fodder before every election

Purva Chitnis -
Often used by political parties as part of their campaign strategies, Mumbai's hawkers wait for poll promises to be fulfilled, but know not to get their hopes high.

BMC’s mangrove math helps Mumbai beat Modi govt’s green diktat

Manasi Phadke -
A Rs 2,000-crore sewage treatment plant, touted to be Mumbai's largest, will now come up in part of the mangrove forest in suburban Malad. 

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Opinion

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Triya Gulati -
Vishal Mishra’s work includes songs like “Naacho Naacho” from RRR, “Kaise Hua” from Kabir Singh, & “Pehle Bhi Main” from Animal, among other hits.

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Arijit Singh didn’t let his feud with Salman Khan ruin his career. He is ‘that guy’

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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