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Mahayuti to launch 'Gen Z' internship programme if voted to power in BMC pollsThe Mahayuti alliance proposes a "Gen Z" internship program for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation if it wins upcoming elections, aimin...
Maharashtra heavy rain: 'Red alert' issued for Mumbai & several districts; Full IMD forecast hereMumbai IMD Red Alert Heavy Rainfall: Maharashtra has issued an advisory for heavy to very heavy rainfall across the state until September 3...
Sprawls to make us crawlIndian cities grapple with increasing floods due to poor urban planning and suburban sprawl. Suburbanization leads to inadequate stormwater...
Mumbai deluge: 20 years ago, when gritty men saved lives in urban flood with limited equipmentRetired Mumbai Fire Brigade chief Prabhat Rahangdale recalls the harrowing rescues during the 2005 Mumbai floods, including saving a woman ...
Build satellite towns instead of giving extra FSI to get out of infrastructure 'chakravyuha': GadgilAnant Gadgil suggests halting additional FSI in Mumbai and Pune due to infrastructure saturation and increased flooding. He proposes develo...
Mumbai’s mega money, mini drains: Why the flooding never stopsMumbai, India's financial hub, is grappling with increased flooding due to early monsoon arrival and extreme rainfall, breaking a 107-year ...
India to spend $300 mln to build drains and expand water bodies in big citiesIndia plans to invest almost $300 million over two years for expanding water bodies and building drainage systems in seven cities to combat...
How Chennai, Davanagere, Vadodara & Agartala used technology to control urban floodingSeveral cities have solved this problem through implementation of several projects under the Smart Cities Mission, the flagship programme o...
Cities under strain: India's predicted urban boomThe metropolis of Mumbai, one of India's biggest, grew by some eight million people in the past 30 years -- the rough equivalent of the who...
New tech opens umbrella over flood-affected vehiclesThe technology tools being employed by insurers range from catastrophe modelling through artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software to da...
Western Naval Command geared up for emergency response during cyclone NisargIn Mumbai, the Maharashtra Naval Area will be on standby with five Flood Rescue Teams and three Diving Teams throughout the monsoon season....
Urban flooding: Act before cars and bikes start floating in streets againWaterlogging during rains is part of the urban experience. However, in the past decade, there has been an increase in urban flood events ac...
Climate change poses grave threat to Indian citiesClimate change and reckless development are leaving Mumbai increasingly vulnerable to the elements.
- Maharashtra gets two more projects under JNNURM
Aiming at providing sewerage facilities to urban poor, Urban Development Ministry has approved Storm Water Drainage Project and underground...
- Kolkata tops deluge list in Asia
The impact of climate change and urban development is set to more than triple the number of people exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, a s...
- Kolkata, Mumbai vulnerable
Climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people in the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, with Kol...
- Centre to fund city storm water drain
The Maharashtra government has achieved partial success in getting Mumbai’s infrastructure projects approved by the Centre.