"Asthma afflicts almost every house in Gorai"

Pramod N Bagud (PNB), a pediatrician, and Manoj K Ved (mkv), a general physician, practise in Gorai, an area infamous for a 15-hectare dumpsite …

Black out in Mumbai for global warming

Seawind gets a helipad

Very little amendment

Book>> New Forms of Urban Governance in India Shifts, Models, Networks and Contestations edited by ISA Baud and J De Wit Sage Publications, …

Zoo sans garden

Firecrackers defy decibel limit

Popular firework brands from Sivakasi exceeded 125 dB sound level

Mumbai dilutes noise rules

Fewer silence zones; Shivaji Park the bone of contention

Fuzzy logic used to justify private helipads

Landmark ATM

Mumbai’s solar powered teller machine saves Rs 20,000 a year

Mumbai fixes space for hawkers

Vendors call policy anti-business  

Holy manure

Temple offerings in Mumbai make for good compost

Haphazard land reclamation fuelled Mumbai's maximum dreams

It also damaged Mumbai's ecology and made flooding a regular feature, says a yet-to-be-released study       &…

Bombay High Court dismisses Aarey petitions

The pleas filed by activists were dismissed on the principle of commonality, not on merits, the court ruled

Bee sure to yield fruit

It is established that bee-keeping increases fruit productivity, but can the practice become successful in urban India?

Mumbai transport department waits for nod to levy additional tax on fuel, cars

Cess was proposed to generate funds for improving public transport and reducing congestion on city roads

Soon: CRZ task force for Maharashtra

It will monitor coastal regulatory zone violations along the state’s coastline

CNG drive reaches Mumbai

Deadlines set for public transport vehicles to shift to green gas

Towering menace

Cell phone networking antennae can be injurious to health

Slum today, gone tomorrow

If the Union cabinet endorses a recent decision of the group of ministers, about 35,000 shanties will have to be removed from Mumbai's Santa Cruz …

Burn and turn

Is incineration the best option for Mumbai's medical waste?

Mumbai transport

Green signal for Gorai SEZ

Dharavi gets costlier, project gets delayed

Pay before using electricity

Pilot project for prepaid power meters begins September  

Highrise in loose mud

Dharavi resettlement creates a windfall for builders. Cost: local entrepreneurship