Bringing sustainability to Mumbai's urban planning starts with ensuring fair access to basic infrastructure
Mumbai's annual flooding problem is directly linked to the kind of city imagined and created, reflected in the city policy and planning.
WR to introduce access control gates at Mumbai's Churchgate station by September-end
The railway authorities along with municipal corporations are also planning to implement a staggered train timetable for local trains in the Mumbai metropolitan region
Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai records 635 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths today; total number of cases rise to 9,758
As many as 635 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Mumbai, taking the total number of cases in the city to 9,758, the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai said.
Coronavirus Outbreak: BMC orders closure of non-essential shops, including liquor stores, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Mumbai
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) on Tuesday ordered the closure of all non-essential shops in the city, including liquor stores, after there were violations in social distancing norms.
SC stays Bombay HC order quashing CRZ clearances to Rs 14,00 cr coastal road project, allows BMC to reclaim land
The ambitious coastal road project of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai proposes to connect the Marine Drive area in south Mumbai to suburban Borivali in north Mumbai.
Data shows Mumbai citizens' healthcare costs spiralling; authorities must ensure last-mile service delivery by strengthening dispensaries
According to the data released, on an average, people in Mumbai spent 9.7 percent of their annual income on healthcare in 2019.
CSMT bridge collapse: BMC issues notice to firm which conducted audit, asks why it should not be blacklisted
Earlier in the day, the BMC had directed one of its consultants to carry out inspections and review the structural audit report of 157 bridges in Mumbai on a "most urgent" basis.
Budget 2019 must focus on diversifying sources of govt revenue; over-reliance on taxes is axing benefits of welfare schemes
If governments do diversify their revenue portfolio, they would not only get insurance against unforeseen shocks to their leading revenue source but also obtain the policy space to adopt innovations that potentially axe such welfare-reducing policies.
Mumbai realises gravity of plastic menace during monsoon, says BMC; for ban to succeed, civic body needs to ensure people accept law
The plastic ban undoubtedly has promise, and effective waste management, disposal and recycling can take us a step closer to bringing down pollution levels.
31% of all patients at Mumbai's civic hospitals suffer from psychological disorders, says BMC report
People with psychological disorders accounted for the majority of patients admitted to municipal healthcare centres in Mumbai, said a BMC report.
Kamala Mills fire case: Bombay High Court finds shortcomings in MCGM's safety audits
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the fire safety audits of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) were not much effective, in the light of last year's devastating fire at the Kamala Mills compound.
Mumbai's new real estate makeover plan may help India ascend World Bank's ease of doing business ranks
If India intends to climb 'Ease of Doing Business' index, it will depend on its two biggest cities, Mumbai & Delhi – where data for rankings is collected.
Bombay HC cracks whip on illegal hawkers, restricts setting up stalls on foot-overbridges and within 150m of railway stations
Cracking the whip on illegal hawkers in the city, the Bombay High Court restricted hawking to designated zones only
Deepak Amrapurkar death case: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam demands murder charges against BMC
Senior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam Monday said Shiv Sena-ruled Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) was responsible for the death of noted gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar who fell in an uncovered manhole on 29 August when heavy rains flooded the city
Mumbai: Angry citizens point finger at BMC for rain woes, say no lessons learnt from past years
Days after heavy rains virtually clogged Mumbai, angry citizens and activists have vented their ire at the BMC for "shoddy" civic work.
Mumbai's health infrastructure remains dismal even as city struggles to contain dengue
Despite a massive annual health budget of Rs 3,312 crores for 2017-2018, the MCGM is not only struggling to contain the rise of dengue in the city, but has also failed to create health infrastructure to support the rising population
Mumbai woes: Experts slam BMC's anti-pedestrian policies, but it may have fallen on deaf ears
A team of 100 international experts recently studied Mumbai's footpaths, but the question in everybody's mind is if or not things will ever change
MCGM must upgrade ALM movement to attract 'new' generation, revive community participation
If the MCGM doesn’t bring in a fresh perspective in the concept of ALM’s and doesn’t restart a fresh dialogue with its citizens using innovative methods and motivated staff, the day is not far when Mumbai will lose its spirit
Shift to cashless: Are Mumbai municipality's finance, IT depts hoodwinking citizens?
Why is the government going ahead with epayments without first putting a regulator into place?
Maharashtra Civic Election 2017: NCP to join hands with Congress in corporations, Zila Parishads, says Sharad Pawar
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said his party will join hands with the Indian National Congress in all the municipal corporations and Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra, where elections were held recently.