State To Roll Out ‘Green Mumbai’ Drive With Clean Air And Climate Action At The Core
January 3, 2026: The Maharashtra government is set to roll out the ‘Green Mumbai’ initiative, a wide-ranging programme aimed at reshaping the city through environmentally responsible infrastructure, sustainable mobility and climate-focused governance. The initiative is designed to address Mumbai’s long-standing challenges around air quality, congestion and emissions while aligning urban growth with long-term climate goals. […]
BMC Cracks Down On 53 Construction Sites As Mumbai’s Air Quality Worsens
November 28, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued stop-work notices to 53 construction sites found contributing to Mumbai’s deteriorating air quality, amid rising public concern over the city’s increasingly poor Air Quality Index (AQI). On Thursday, the civic body reiterated that all pollution-control guidelines must be “strictly followed,” including the mandatory installation of […]
Mumbai’s Vehicle Count Crosses 50 Lakh, Private Cars Lead At 88%
August 26, 2025: Private vehicles continue to dominate Mumbai’s roads, with two-wheelers and cars comprising almost 88% of the city’s vehicle fleet, while public buses make up less than 1%, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Environment Status Report 2024–25. The report, released earlier this week, revealed that Mumbai’s vehicle population crossed the 50-lakh […]