From Mills To Malls: How Mumbai Transformed Into India’s Financial and Services Hub
Mumbai’s transformation from a textile-driven industrial city into a major financial and services centre accelerated after India’s 1991 economic reforms, while land-use changes, new business districts, technology and infrastructure reshaped the city’s economy and skyline. In the 1980s, textile mills dominated Mumbai’s landscape and supported a vast industrial workforce. The 1982 Great Bombay Textile Strike, […]
Mumbai Set For Major Overhaul With AC Locals, Unified Tickets, And Dharavi Rehab: CM Fadnavis
July 19, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to transform Mumbai into a “modern, all-inclusive city” while ensuring it remains an integral part of Maharashtra. Speaking in the legislative assembly during a debate on the Opposition-sponsored ‘last week’s motion’, Fadnavis addressed a range of issues, from infrastructure development to […]
Developing Mumbai’s infrastructure to achieve socio-economic change, Says BMC Commissioner, Bhushan Gagrani
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and state appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani, who ceased his tenure of two months this week, said on Tuesday that the visible transformation that Mumbai is noticing owing to its infrastructure development will result in the maximum city’s socio-economic transformation. Bhushan was seen interacting with reporters in a brainstorming session ‘Making […]