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Mapping tool helps citizens compute mangrove loss due to coastal road

India, Jan. 26 -- Urban researcher and geospatial analyst Abhijit Ekbote, 50, has developed a mapping tool that citizens can access freely to assess mangrove loss due to the proposed Versova-Dahisar C... Read More


Tool gauges mangrove loss due to coastal rd

Mumbai, Jan. 26 -- Urban researcher and geospatial analyst Abhijit Ekbote, 50, has developed a mapping tool that citizens can access freely to assess mangrove loss due to the proposed Versova-Dahisar ... Read More


1,500 citizens urge CM, BMC to halt axing of 45k mangroves for coastal road

India, Jan. 22 -- More than 1,500 citizens have petitioned the chief minister, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other concerned authorities to halt the large-scale destruction of mangr... Read More


'Halt axing of 45k mangroves for coastal rd'

Mumbai, Jan. 22 -- More than 1,500 citizens have petitioned the chief minister, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other concerned authorities to halt the large-scale destruction of mang... Read More


Water shortage grips Kapadia Nagar, officials blame pilferage

India, Jan. 21 -- Kapadia Nagar, a residential complex comprising 24 buildings in the L ward in Kurla West, has been grappling with acute water shortage for at least two months, residents told Hindust... Read More


Water shortage grips Kapadia Nagar, officials blame pilferage

India, Jan. 21 -- Mumbai: Kapadia Nagar, a residential complex comprising 24 buildings in the L ward in Kurla West, has been grappling with acute water shortage for at least two months, residents told... Read More


Confused about who your candidates are? Kandivali student launches tracker to help voters

India, Jan. 14 -- With just two days to go for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, a 21-year-old Kandivali-based engineering student has built a new digital tool to h... Read More


Student launches tracker to help confused voters

MUMBAI, Jan. 14 -- With just two days to go for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, a 21-year-old Kandivali-based engineering student has built a new digital tool to ... Read More


Citizen audit flags reversal of Sena-BJP manifesto promises in Mumbai civic governance

India, Jan. 11 -- A citizen-led audit has flagged a widening gap, and in several cases, a complete reversal, between the 2017 civic manifesto promises of the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party a... Read More


Superheroes, super satire: Thanos, Iron Man and Hulk join high-voltage BMC campaign

MUMBAI, Jan. 11 -- With just days to go before Mumbai votes in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, an unexpected group of campaigners has descended on the city, not o... Read More