The extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XXDR-TB) strain in 11 patients in the city has inadvertently highlighted the deplorable condition of hospitals treating the disease, giving them a new l

Pune Lavasa Corporation has said it will be filing a writ petition in the Bombay High Court to set aside the orders of the Pune court.

The future of biodiversity parks (BDPs) is in limbo, thanks to petty politics by parties, bureaucrats and those who will benefit from its constructions on the hills.

MUMBAI: Several NGOs like Mangrove Society of India (Maharashtra Chapter) along with Vanashakti, Maharashtra Nature Park and various local bodies will organize nature walks and cleanup of inorganic

The rising number of maternal deaths in the city has sent alarm bells ringing.

Acts of spitting in public places, which is one of biggest problems in tuberculosis (TB) control, continues unabated in the city.

Effluents and toxic fumes from factories and refineries and high concentration of vehicles on roads, besides the Deonar dumping grounds (now partially closed) contribute to pollution in Chembur, on

Recent surveys conducted in various municipal wards of the city have brought to light the abysmal condition of public toilets intended for women.

The completion of the second phase of Monorail is expected to be delayed despite more than 50 per cent of the civil work on the 11.30-km route from Wadala to Jacob Circle in Byculla being done. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is still hesitant to set a deadline for the completion of the second phase of the Chembur-Wadala-Jacob Circle Monorail line as crucial approvals from the Central Railway (CR) for viaducts over railway tracks are yet to come.

The state government has issued a notification making it mandatory for all projects on more than 2,000 sq m land to reserve 20 per cent of the plot or constructed space for smaller sized affordable housing.

The rule would be applicable to the 26 municipal corporations and all municipal councils in Maharashtra. The notification issued by the state urban development department is meant to promote the concept of inclusive housing at a time when most developers, especially in Mumbai, are in the business of creating luxury housing.