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Garbage tax deferred amid BMC's property tax hike

MUMBAI, May 30 -- The civic administration has deferred its much-debated fee on solid waste management, or garbage tax, in view of the increase in property tax. The user fee was meant to cover the dai... Read More


City's first rains expose 59 new flood-prone spots in South Mumbai

India, May 29 -- The season's first downpour in Mumbai on Monday exposed 59 locations in the island city that experienced waterlogging for the first time ever. These areas, previously unaffected since... Read More


Showers expose 59 new flood-prone spots in SoBo

MUMBAI, May 29 -- The season's first downpour in Mumbai on Monday exposed 59 locations in the island city that experienced waterlogging for the first time ever. These areas, previously unaffected sinc... Read More


Civic negligence alleged in tree collapse death

India, May 28 -- If the local civic administration in Vikhroli had heeded residents' complaints and trimmed trees that needed pruning in a playground, Tejas Naidu, 26, may have been alive today. Naidu... Read More


From Dadar to Cannes: Dadar Beach warriors take India's coastal conservation to the global stage

India, May 28 -- What began as a local effort to clean up Mumbai's polluted beaches has now gone global. Chinu Kwatra, fondly known as the 'Dadar Beach Warrior', and his team of dedicated volunteers ... Read More


rRs.r10L fine on 4 operators who failed to set up mini pumping stations in SoBo

India, May 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will levy a fine of Rs.10 lakh on each contractor who failed to set up mini pumping systems at sufficient capacity at four crucial places ... Read More


'1.1 mn litre water in pit flooded metro stn'

MUMBAI, May 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will levy a fine of Rs.10 lakh on each contractor who failed to set up mini pumping systems at sufficient capacity at four crucial places... Read More


Dadar Beach warriors take India's coastal conservation to Cannes

MUMBAI, May 28 -- What began as a local effort to clean up Mumbai's polluted beaches has now gone global. Chinu Kwatra, fondly known as the 'Dadar Beach Warrior', and his team of dedicated volunteers ... Read More


One dead in Vikhroli tree collapse: Residents allege negligence by BMC

MUMBAI, May 28 -- If the local civic administration in Vikhroli had heeded residents' complaints and trimmed trees that needed pruning in a playground, Tejas Naidu, 26, may have been alive today. Naid... Read More


Rs.10L fine on 4 contractors for waterlogging in SoBo

MUMBAI, May 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will levy a fine of Rs.10 lakh on each contractor who failed to set up mini pumping systems at sufficient capacity at four crucial places... Read More