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Issues impacting daily life in cities, how the local government addresses them, citizen engagement and problem solving.

Ganpati celebrations begins in Mumbai, this festival lits up the entire city. This year the BMC has received the highest number of pandal registrations. Pic: Stephin Thomas
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Mumbai Buzz: Highest number of Ganpati pandals | Immersions begin and more…

September 23, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: Enthusiastic Ganpati festival celebrations, Free treatment for infertility at Sion hospital, Lake levels at 98.27% and more.

Anti-pedestrian street design in one of the many parts of the city. Pic: Walking Project
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All that it would take to make walking in Mumbai a world-class experience

September 18, 2023 Rishi Aggarwal and Vedant Mhatre

We may have mimicked the glass buildings and airports of Singapore and Shanghai. Why have not copied the walkability aspects of these cities?

Picture of Bademiya eatery in Colaba
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Mumbai Buzz: Plane crash | City bids farewell to double decker bus | Food regulator seals iconic eatery and more…

September 16, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: FDA finds maggots at Bademiya – Mumbai’s famous eatery, private plane crash injures 8, toll rates hiked, and more.

Gokhale bridge construction
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Mumbai Buzz: Gokhale bridge delayed | Heavy rain lashes Mumbai and more…

September 9, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: TB patient dies looking for ICU bed, Second case of Zika virus reported, Byculla zoo spends Rs 20 crore on empty cages.

For the ease of travel to the business hub BKC, citizens will soon be able to take Ac double-decker e-buses. Pic: BEST
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Mumbai Buzz: BKC gets double-decker AC buses | Recruitment for health posts and more…

September 2, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: Recruitment for health posts, reopening of Anand Road in Malad, plantation for Miyawaki forests, and more.

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Mumbai Buzz: Tender for 90-ft road | First case of Zika virus and more…

August 26, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: CM Shinde pays surprise visit to KEM hospital, tender passed for Chandivali road, pipe burst in Andheri causes chaos and more.

Women waiting for OPD case paper.
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Mumbai Buzz: 18 deaths in Kalwa | Garbage at Juhu | Costliest city and more…

August 19, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: Garbage dumping in Juhu Koliwada, Mumbai is the most expensive city, inadequate burial space in Govandi and more.

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Bandra citizens combine technology and collective action to clear garbage dump

August 18, 2023 Sonal Alvares

When citizens in Bandra came together, they were able to remove a garbage dump with the help of civic officials and technology.

mumbai goa highway
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Mumbai Buzz: Mumbai-Goa highway | River pollution | No Honking Day and more…

August 12, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: Mumbai-Goa highway work to finish soon, 12 goats die, Flags for Rs 25, No Honking Day declared by Mumbai Traffic Police.

Building collapse on June 25 at Mumbai’s Ghatkopar, two people got trapped and died under the debris.
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Risk of collapsing increases for dilapidated buildings in heavy Mumbai rains

August 7, 2023 Sherine Raj

Mumbai rains cause numerous building collapses. With 100+ cases recorded this year, people living in old structures and informal settlements are at risk.

BEST workers line up for a strike in Mumbai
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Mumbai Buzz: BEST drivers strike | Rising conjunctivitis cases | Malad theme park and more…

August 5, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: BEST bus drivers strike once again, rise in cases of conjunctivitis, new theme park in Malad, pothole problem and more

people walking on a crowded street in rains
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CONTEST : Calling Mumbai’s monsoon masterminds

August 3, 2023 News Desk

Monsoon brings cheer to us but also so many problems. This contest invites citizens to share their stories and offer solutions through an essay or a reel.

child playing on a flooded road in heavy rains
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Mumbai Buzz: Wettest July ever | 160 students diagnosed with TB | Ganpati pandal e-booking

July 29, 2023 News Desk

This week in Mumbai: Wettest July ever, IIT Bombay’s three-year exit under NEP, school children in poor health, Ganapti pandal e-booking

man walking in knee-deep water in mumbai
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Monsoon at its peak, Mumbai deals with accidents, some fatal too.

July 28, 2023 Sherine Raj

Mumbai’s monsoon accidents: road mishaps, drownings, tree falls, house collapses and more, claim numerous lives each year.

Mumbai monsoons are here. The city is currently functioning with no corporators.
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Mumbaikars deal with another monsoon without their corporators

July 26, 2023 Stephin Thomas and Himadyuthi V Deshpande

Heavy rains make citizens go through ample difficulties. It is the second monsoon, when there’s no sitting corporator to listen to them.

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