Civic

With BMC elections around the corner, a new report evaluates the civic body on various parameters such as roads, transport, health, water and sewage.

Tansa dam in Mumbai now overflowing with water; Bullet train project gets all clearances; Severe waterlogging in South Mumbai.

Six people have drowned this year, in the city. With 93 lifeguards spread across Mumbai’s beaches – what is to be done to make them safer?

Mumbai on red alert this weekend; COVID cases on a decline; A push for clean air in Mumbai for the first time; PoP Ganesh idols to be banned.

Shopkeepers near the flood prone of Hindmata Junction bear the brunt of inadequate provisions for annual flood mitigation, causing losses and damage.

Mumbai most expensive city for expatriates; Metro car shed project shifted back to Aarey; Driest June for the city in seven years

Less rainfall as monsoon begins in Mumbai; First AC double-decker electric bus in the city; New EV charging stations to come across the city

Waterlogging in Mumbai occurs due to many reasons. In Kranti Nagar slum, it is primarily a case of uncleared garbage preventing drainage.

Mahim church aims to go carbon neutral; Decisions around conserving water bodies welcomed by activists; Second cleanest air day in Mumbai this week.

Litres of groundwater in Mumbai extracted without NOC; COVID positivity in Mumbai rises; BMC mulls hike in water tax in the city after two years

Recurrent, prolonged power cuts in Zaveri Bazaar create major security threats for businesses in the area, but BEST’s response has been shoddy.

Another spike in COVID cases across Mumbai; A number of pending CRZ requests to be expedited; RTO services now online for citizens