July 2, 2025: In a significant development for the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has received in-principle approval from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the diversion of mangroves. The clearance, granted on June 19 , allows BMC to move a
July 2, 2025: Raymond Group chairman Gautam Singhania has said that while Raymond Realty aspires to develop ultra-luxury homes worth Rs 100 crore in the future, its current strategy is rooted firmly in the ‘affordable luxury’ segment of the housing market. “Today, we make a Rs 16 lakh jacket. That’s
July 2, 2025: Despite regulations laid down by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), mud-covered dumper trucks from an active construction site in Milat Nagar, Lokhandwala (Andheri), are generating severe dust pollution along an 800-metre stretch of Best Colony Road. The fallout has affected more than ten residential towers and several
July 1, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a series of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to construct a memorial for the late Shiv Sena supremo, Bal Thackeray, at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The PILs contested the 2017 government resolution converting the old mayoral
June 30, 2025: While fatalities from overcrowded suburban trains along the Thane–Dombivli corridor have declined marginally in recent years, injuries have risen sharply—renewing concerns over commuter safety on one of Central Railway’s busiest and most perilous routes. Between January 2014 and December 2024, 1,025 passengers lost their lives and 1,829
June 30, 2025: The much anticipated Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is almost finished, and in a few months it will be officially opened. The enormous airport site’s infrastructure is being upgraded quickly as the deadline draws near. The first look at the new NMIA was given via a video
June 30, 2025: In a passionate plea to prevent further fatalities on Mumbai’s overcrowded suburban railway network, railway accident survivor and passengers’ rights activist Samir Zaveri has urged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to implement critical infrastructure reforms—chief among them, the introduction of
June 30, 2025: Residents of Nargis Dutt Nagar near Bandra Reclamation are expressing deep concern over the future of the ‘Miracle Cross’—a revered 200-year-old religious structure now facing demolition under a proposed slum redevelopment plan. The cross and adjacent grotto occupy approximately 3,000 sq ft and have long served as
June 30, 2025: As the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) nears completion and the Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) continues rapid expansion, authorities have initiated a large-scale water augmentation strategy across Raigad district. With projected demand expected to peak by 2050, the initiative aims to future-proof the region’s water infrastructure
Mumbai, 27th June 2025: Industry leaders at Mumbai’s Design POV panel stress the need for resident-friendly, sustainable housing design, warning against FSI-driven expansion and amenities marketing detached from actual resident needs “Everything is promised—pools, gyms, clubhouses—but rarely do residents actually use or maintain them. Once the project is completed, developers
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