Maharashtra Issues New Policy For Compensatory Tree Plantation After Supreme Court Order
November 18, 2025: The Maharashtra government has released a detailed policy framework to regulate compensatory tree plantation for public and infrastructure projects in Mumbai that require tree cutting on non-forest land. The decision follows the Supreme Court’s interim order of October 27, 2025, in a suo motu writ petition initiated in 2019. The order was […]
Mumbai Set To Launch India’s First Pod-Taxi Network, Feasibility Study Begins
November 17, 2025: The Maharashtra government has taken a decisive step toward transforming urban mobility by directing the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to initiate feasibility studies for India’s first pod-taxi network. The proposed Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system is planned to link Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Mira-Bhayandar—three rapidly expanding regions struggling with traffic […]