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BMC fines road contractor for damaging trees

MUMBAI, March 7 -- In a first, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took action against a road concreting contractor for damaging the roots of trees while excavating the road, thereby flouting... Read More


Warmer days ahead with max temperature between 35-38 degree Celsius

India, March 5 -- After a brief period of relief from the heat, the city started sweltering this week, as per the forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On Tuesday, the Santacruz obse... Read More


Warmer days ahead with max temperature betn 35-38 deg C

MUMBAI, March 5 -- After a brief period of relief, the city started sweltering again this week. On Tuesday, the Santacruz observatory, the city's baseline weather station, recorded maximum temperature... Read More


BMC conducts emergency tree survey to prevent tree fall in summer

India, March 4 -- After the pre-summer heatwave and high temperatures last week, the BMC on Monday undertook an emergency tree survey called 'Dead Dangerous Tree' to identify those trees on the city's... Read More


BMC conducts emergency survey to prevent tree falls

MUMBAI, March 4 -- After the pre-summer heatwave and high temperatures last week, the BMC on Monday undertook an emergency tree survey called 'Dead Dangerous Tree' to identify those trees on the city'... Read More


MGL offers relief to city bakers to transition to cleaner fuels

India, March 1 -- A day after the Bombay Bakers Association (BBA) urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to subsidise the cost of transitioning to cleaner fuels, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL... Read More


Bakers get relief on gas transition costs by MGL but seek more support

Mumbai, March 1 -- A day after the Bombay Bakers Association, which represents and advocates for local bakery owners, urged the BMC to subsidise the cost of transitioning to cleaner fuels, Mahanagar G... Read More


Bakers seek more time, subsidies to switch to cleaner fuel

India, Feb. 28 -- Ten days after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mandated that Mumbai's bakeries transition from wood and coal-fired ovens to cleaner fuel by July 8, the Bombay Bakers Ass... Read More


Bakers seek time, subsidies to switch to cleaner fuel

MUMBAI, Feb. 28 -- Ten days after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mandated that Mumbai's bakeries transition from wood and coal-fired ovens to cleaner fuel by July 8, the Bombay Bakers As... Read More


Seven acres of mangroves reclaimed in Borivali, says BMC preliminary observation

India, Feb. 27 -- About seven acres of mangroves on a privately owned plot of land in Dharma Nagar, Borivali West, have been reclaimed in the last two weeks according to a preliminary observation of o... Read More