November 14, 2025: The International Federation of Landscape Architects – Asia Pacific Region (IFLA–APR) Congress opened in Mumbai on Friday with an urgent call to rethink how India’s major urban centres are growing. While cities like Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Pune continue to expand at unprecedented speed, experts at the
November 14, 2025: Residents living near the demolished Elphinstone Road bridge staged a protest on Thursday evening, alleging that ongoing construction activity for the Sewri–Worli Elevated Corridor is generating continuous vibrations that may endanger their ageing buildings. Nearly 50 residents gathered at the site where the century-old British-era bridge once
November 14, 2025: The Maharashtra government has introduced major policy changes to accelerate the redevelopment of slum clusters in Mumbai, stating that consent from slum residents will no longer be required for the implementation of cluster redevelopment schemes. The announcement was formalised through a government resolution (GR) issued on Thursday.
November 13, 2025: In a first-of-its-kind initiative for the city, Siddha Sejal Group has partnered with Skye Air, India’s largest drone delivery company, to introduce Mumbai’s first residential drone delivery infrastructure at its flagship project, Siddha Sky in Wadala. The collaboration, aimed at creating smarter and more sustainable urban living
November 13, 2025: The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) is fast-tracking its ambitious “EduCity Project” near the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), aiming to establish an international education hub in the region. Spanning around 250 acres, with approximately 85% of land already acquired, the project is designed
November 13, 2025: Mumbai is preparing to introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based toll collection system, with a pilot project likely to begin soon at Dahisar toll naka. Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has directed officials to draft a proposal for implementing AI at city toll plazas to speed up payments
November 12, 2025: With Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) reaching its saturation point, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has turned its attention to Wadala, opening bids for a premium commercial plot valued at Rs 16.3 billion. The 10,860 sq. m (approximately 2-acre) site marks the authority’s most decisive step toward
November 12, 2025: The Ulwe Coastal Road — a key infrastructure link between the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (Atal Setu) and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) — has achieved about 60 per cent completion, according to the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO). The six-lane, seven-kilometre corridor is
November 12, 2025: In a significant interim order, the Bombay High Court has restrained the developer of The Imperial twin towers in Tardeo from undertaking any construction that goes beyond the sanctioned layout plan of December 2009. The ruling brings temporary relief to 48 flat owners who had alleged that
November 12, 2025: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has unveiled GreenMind AI, an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant aimed at making environmental governance more transparent, accessible, and efficient. Launched at MPCB’s Mumbai headquarters, the digital platform enables citizens to instantly access information about environmental norms, guidelines, and procedures in simple,
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