Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

With COP27 over, the heat is on for countries and cities around the world to deliver on their climate promises. This is Mumbai’s roadmap.

KEM hospital recently got approval for a 24×7 cath lab, learnings from which will eventually be applied to other hospitals in the city.

Most child kidnapping rumours on social media and Whatsapp are false, but fear, lack of verification make them viral. This has consequences.

Mumbai’s traffic police are trying to strengthen the existing rules on road safety, but they are often difficult to implement.

The money allocated to the ward beautification project by the BMC could be better spent on addressing the more urgent needs of city dwellers.

Other news in this weekly recap: BMC faces corruption charges; new survey on dabbawalas; Road concretisation tenders reinvited.

Weekly Mumbai news recap: Among other news, measles toll in city; QR code to curb illegal banners; Dadar water tank burst and more.

Mahim fort is being restored for the first time since independence. However, what happens to those who have been living inside it for decades?

The state government, in collaboration with BMC, carries out a TB and leprosy survey on an annual basis. Here’s how it happens on the ground.

Manual scavenging is prohibited by law, yet it continues to thrive in Mumbai. BMC places the onus largely on private contractors, but is that really the case?

Waste segregation at source is the first step for recycling. Gaps in transportation and infrastructure mean much of it goes to the landfills.

SMILE Council is BMC’s business incubation centre that has already led to several innovations for the city. We spoke to the Director to know how it works.