MUMBAI, (IANS) – Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde raised the issue of the proposed makeover of Dharavi — considered among the world’s worst eyesore slums — before a dazzling global audience of ...

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How do you write about a slum that has been dissected, rather, mutilated, by authors, poets, filmmakers, and fate alike? Mumbai's Dharavi is one of those places where finding the right words becomes ...

MUMBAI – Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is set to launch an AI-focused film school in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum district. According to Variety, the initiative builds on Kapur’s long-running work with The ...

The state Budget also allocated Rs 5,575 crore for the second Navi Mumbai Metro line connecting Taloja and Khandeshwar, a ...

Five metro lines, two new cities, and 6,000 km of expressways—Maharashtra Budget 2026-27 targets concrete development.. Maharashtra bets big on urban development and connectivity. Maharashtra Budget ...

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has accelerated implementation of the ‘Velampeta Slum development Project’ under the Visakha Economic Region Forum and is planning to float a ...

Maharashtra Economic Survey 2025–26: A total of 2,545 SRA projects completed in Mumbai, rehabilitating about 2.83 lakh slum families ...

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced a series of major infrastructure and development initiatives for the ...

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened up 26 slum pockets across the city for redevelopment by inviting expressions of interest from developers. The 26 pockets include some ...

The growing numbers of slums around cities is creating serious health and environmental problems. Rebekah Brown of Monash University discusses how better water management is a sustainable solution to ...