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Mumbai's traffic
Environment

Mumbai’s pollution: A huge health epidemic

February 14, 2023 News Desk

Mumbai’s pollution levels worsened this winter, with AQI levels surpassing Delhi, known for being one of the world’s most polluted cities.

mills at Lower Parel
Infrastructure

How Mumbai has changed: An interview with veteran urban planner Shirish Patel

January 26, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar and Sabah Virani

From housing to commute, and specific projects such as the Coastal Road, Patel shares his thoughts on developments in Mumbai through the years.

COP27 sign
Environment

Interview: What COP27 means for the road ahead for Mumbai

December 19, 2022 Sabah Virani

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.

Buildings of various heights reflected on a building with glass windows
Infrastructure

Interview: How Floor Space Index, or FSI, affects housing in Mumbai

October 12, 2022 Sabah Virani

Mumbai has a low base floor space index of 2.5 to 3. But effectively, it can go up to as much as 10. This interview explains what makes that possible.

view of slums in Mumbai
Infrastructure

Interview with Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA): Where does the slum-free Mumbai goal stand?

September 5, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

Slums in Mumbai continue to leave families in poor living conditions. CEO of the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) explains their plans.

People sitting across a board table, with the municipal commissioner being given a newly developed neuropathy sensor technology
Governance

How BMC’s SMILE Council can help you solve Mumbai’s problems

August 29, 2022 Sabah Virani

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.

Small children in school uniforms sitting together being shown a book to read
Education

Interview with Farida Lambay, Pratham: Dealing with COVID’s toll on education in Mumbai

June 6, 2022 Sabah Virani

The pandemic has caused several setbacks to education in Mumbai, from dropping attendance rates, increasing school dropouts, and widening learning losses.

cycles parked in a no-parking zone
Infrastructure

Interview: Plan to automate collection of fines, says Mumbai Parking Authority

May 24, 2022 Radha Puranik

The Mumbai Parking Authority will soon begin its pilot implementation in Mumbai. Prachi Merchant, a member, answers questions on developments so far.

a street vendor in mumbai puts a garland together while wearing a cloth over a head to protect herself from the heat
Health

Interview: How to protect yourself against extreme heat in Mumbai

May 12, 2022 Sabah Virani

With temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius and higher, heat in Mumbai is one of the main effects of climate change. The health effects can be deadly.

SVR Srinivas
Commute

MMRDA chief SVR Srinivas: “Mumbaikars can look forward to good, comfortable and safe journeys with the metro.”

April 25, 2022 Sabah Virani

An interview with MMRDA commissioner SVR Srinivas on the new Mumbai metro Lines 2A and 7, that will reduce traffic on the WEH by 20%.

zoom cars in a parking lot abandoned in the pandemic
Commute

Interview: “People buy cars in Mumbai because they don’t have to think of parking cost”

March 1, 2022 Radha Puranik

Trupti Amritwar Vaitla, urban designer and sustainable mobility champion, talks about rising car ownership in Mumbai and possible solutions.

Satyagrah by Pani Haq Samiti for a water connection to Siddharth Nagar
Water Supply

What it takes to get water connections for 800 families in Andheri’s informal settlements

December 2, 2021 Sabah Virani

An interview with Sitaram Shelar, co-founder of Pani Haq Samiti, on the long fight to get water connections in Siddharth Nagar slums.

hamara shehar mumbai abhiyaan campaign
Infrastructure

Has urban planning in Mumbai failed?

November 24, 2021 Sabah Virani

An interview with Lalitha Kamath on structural inequalities in urban planning in Mumbai, and the conditions that contribute to them.

Panje wetlands migratory birds
Environment

Activists win in the fight to save Panje

November 23, 2021 Sabah Virani

An interview with activist Nandkumar Pawar on the struggle to save the wetlands at Panje, and the breakthrough that this work has achieved.

Outcaste Bombay by Juned Shaikh
Society

Talking caste in Bombay

October 27, 2021 Sabah Virani

An interview with author Juned Shaikh on his latest book that discusses a history of caste in Bombay, through industrialisation and spatial transformation.

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