October 27, 2025: Residents of Bandra have raised objections over the construction of a religious structure on the Carter Road seafront, alleging that it violates Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. The controversy centres on a gazebo located at the northern end of the promenade, which citizens claim is being converted
October 27, 2025: The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) will launch a two-week documentation drive across Dharavi from November 1 to 15 to collect pending eligibility documents from residents. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that every eligible household is included in the government’s ambitious redevelopment scheme, leaving no family behind.
October 27, 2025: India has legally protected just 102 wetlands out of more than 2 lakh mapped by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), according to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The revelation has sparked serious concern among environmentalists, who warn that the country risks
October 27, 2025: Mumbai Metro Line 3, the Aqua Line connecting the city centre to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s (CSMIA) Terminals 1 and 2, is facing widespread criticism from commuters for its lack of descending escalators and functional elevators. Just weeks after the corridor’s full opening, passengers — particularly
October 25, 2025: The Bombay High Court has cleared the way for the long-delayed redevelopment of the dilapidated Parekh Market complex in Ghatkopar (East), ordering 15 holdout occupants, including the project’s former developer, to vacate the premises by November 10, 2025. Justice Sandeep Marne granted interim relief to Ambit Life
October 25, 2025: Two years after the Maharashtra government amended the MHADA Act to accelerate the redevelopment of old and unsafe cessed and non-cessed buildings in Mumbai’s island city, the initiative is beginning to show tangible results. In December 2022, Section 91(a) was added to the Act to streamline the
October 25, 2025: The Bombay High Court has declined to halt the redevelopment of the infamous Pratibha Tower in South Mumbai’s Breach Candy area, allowing the Saidale Cooperative Housing Society to move ahead with the project as approved by its general body on June 14. Pratibha Tower, originally a 36-storey
October 25, 2025: An environmental activist has issued a legal notice to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) opposing the proposed felling of 706 trees along the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) for a new elevated road project. The notice, filed by activist-advocate Sagar
October 25, 2025: As redevelopment activity surges across Mumbai, political parties are facing a new challenge — their voters are on the move. With thousands of old buildings undergoing reconstruction, residents have been temporarily relocated, leaving parties scrambling to track and mobilize their core supporters ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal
October 25, 2025: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has secured approval from the Tree Authority to cut 320 trees and transplant 386 others for an infrastructure project along the Vikhroli-Ghatkopar corridor. To mitigate environmental impact, MMRDA will plant 4,175 new trees, including native and pollution-resistant species, to help
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