Maharashtra govt clears new cluster redevelopment plan for Mumbai’s slumsMumbai's skyline is set for a major transformation. The Maharashtra government has greenlit a new Slum Cluster Redevelopment Scheme. This i...
07 Oct, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
L&T Realty inks pact for joint development of 12.2-acre land parcel in ThaneThe current developer Jagdale Infrastructure has received a letter of intent from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority in 2022 and is now brin...
22 May, 2024, 06.23 PM IST
Maharashtra govt’s slum authority to expedite declaration of slums for rehabilitationThere are several slums in Mumbai city and suburban area existing on private lands as well as lands owned by public authorities and this po...
30 May, 2022, 10.41 AM IST
Over 11 acre land around AAI's Kolkata airport encroached by slum dwellers; FIRs filedThe Centre-run AAI has filed FIRs with the West Bengal Police to remove the encroachers from the land, the officials told PTI.
30 Jan, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Residents of high rises make up 90% of Mumbai's COVID-19 patients in the past two monthsOf the total number of 23,002 people, who tested positive for COVID-19 in the first two months of this year, 90 per centwere residents of b...
12 Mar, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
Mumbai may develop herd immunity by December-January, according to TIFR reportA mathematical projection on the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic worked out by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and submitted to...
06 Sep, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
Maharashtra Govt mulls inviting fresh bids for Dharavi redevelopment projectET was first to report in June 2019 that the state government is planning to re-invite bids for the project, tagged as the world’s largest ...
27 Aug, 2020, 11.23 PM IST
Mumbai SRA to grant project commencement approvals within 7 days of applicationHowever, this comes with a condition that the developer has to fulfil all statutory compliances including initial documentation and procedu...
13 Aug, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
- As Mumbai races to control Covid in Dharavi, other slums emerge as hotspots
M East Ward, one of Mumbai's poorest areas, has reported 80 coronavirus positive cases so far.
14 Apr, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Containment zones rise to 381 in Mumbai despite lockdownAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the number of containment zones in 24 administrative wards went up to 381 on Thu...
09 Apr, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Maharashtra's slum rehabilitation scheme is a gold mine for buildersSlum enclaves in prime localities of the city have turned out to be gold mines for private developers.
29 Jun, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
MoEF examining proposal to allow 100% private schemes in slum rehabilitation in CRZ areasSlum rehabilitation projects in coastal zones in the country's hottest property market Mumbai are set to become a complete private affair .
06 Oct, 2014, 06.32 AM IST
- Leopard causes panic in Thane
The sighting of an adult leopard led to panic in Ramnagar and Lokmanya Nagar settlements at the Yeoor hills here on Wednesday.
12 Sep, 2013, 02.57 AM IST
ICECD-ILO to nurture 100 entrepreneurs from Ahmedabad slumsThe select individuals with minimal or no education will have access to new economic opportunities and chisel their entrepreneur skills.
25 Sep, 2012, 06.47 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel recommends spending MPLADS funds for SC/STs on slums
A Parliamentary Committee on MPs Local Area Development Scheme has recommended that MPLAD funds earmarked for SC/ST areas may be utilised f...
15 Dec, 2011, 09.38 PM IST
- State 'gifts' 6 builders 500 acres of slum land
The state government used a little-known rule in the Slum Act to hand over almost 500 acres of slum pockets to six developers.
01 Feb, 2011, 12.54 PM IST
- Dharavi rehab plan to be kicked off in Oct
The Maharashtra government’s much-awaited Dharavi redevelopment plan would be rolled out next month, by when it would publish the expressio...
28 Sep, 2006, 02.53 AM IST