Only mass rapid transit solutions can provide India’s urban commuters with efficient mobility. Billions of man-hours are lost with people ‘stuck in traffic’.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it has sought police protection for laying down the water pipes to 11 residential buildings in Goregaon that have been without a connection, allegedly, for nearly two years.

Mantri Realty Limited (MRL) and its director Ranjit Rane had moved the Bombay High Court against the alleged inaction on part of the corporation that had left 400 families living in the residential towers high and dry. Their lawyer A M Vernekar had said the buildings had to be provided tanker water and packaged drinking water by the builder.

MUMBAI: While commuters can expect to ride the monorail between Chembur and Wadala in the next six to eight months, they will have to wait till June next year for the route to be extended to Jacob

MUMBAI: The mercury dipped to record lows on several days this winter, but contrary to expectations, power consumption in the state didn't register a simultaneous fall.

MUMBAI: After autorickshaw drivers, cabbies are now demanding a fare hike after an increase in compressed natural gas (CNG) prices last week.

A year after an inquiry commission was set up to probe the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society, the Maharashtra Government has sought an interim report from the panel.

Companies that sell vegetable seeds to farmers have come under the scanner in Maharashtra following a rise in complaints about dud seeds.

The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project could be pulled out of cold storage and become a reality shortly.

A report of Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), a consortium of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and UK-based Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB), launched by the union environment ministry, has reiterated that the size of human diclofenac vials must be reduced through support from both the government and industry to save the raptors.

Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) given to treat ailing livestock and is responsible for the decline in the vulture population of South Asian countries like India, Nepal and Pakistan, as they scavenge on the carcass of these animals.

CNG prices have increased from Rs 31.47 to 33.10 per kilogram.