In a major relief to industries, the state power distribution utility, citing improved electricity supply, has rolled back the weekly power cut industries were facing. A senior energy department official said that the 16 hours of staggering (ie scheduled power cuts) which was in place for industries was withdrawn earlier this month by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited “until further orders” due to a reduced demand and supply gap.

As the city’s wetlands struggle for survival due to persistent construction activity and water pollution, a bunch of nature enthusiasts are hoping to transform some of these lesser known sanctuaries of tranquility into tourist spots. Recently, environmentalists organised walks along several coastal and mangrove areas in Sewri, Bandra, Andheri, Bhandup and Dahisar to sensitise nature lovers and the government to start an initiative to protect and promote the wetlands as tourist spots, instead of letting them fall into the hands of encroachers.

Feasibility study for the new suburban Virar- Vasai Road- Diva- Panvel line would soon begin in about a months time. Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation ( MRVC) would be carrying out the work under phase three of Mumbai Urban Transport Project ( MUTP). " The feasibility study would be in two parts - practical and financial. Study will also be conducted on the fast corridor on harbour line project. Both these projects collectively are estimated to cost about Rs 20,000 crores," said a MRVC official on condition of anonymity.

In a city starkly divided between munificent high rises and voluminous slum pockets, disparity in living conditions of Mumbaikars glares starkly at ones face.
While on one hand, aristocrats while away litres and litres of water supplied by the civic body washing away their cars and bathing their dogs, activists inform that, more than twenty lakh people in slums of Mumbai have to pay through their nose to gain equitable access to this quintessential commodity.

In face to face, an election special programme by sister publication Navshakti, we spoke to local residents regarding the issues in the ward as well as what promises the contestants have to make. Ward profile : Ward name : Kamgar Krida Kendra - Dadar Railway Station Ward No. 184 Reservation : OBC Sitting corporator : Snehal Jadhav ( Shiv Sena) Population : 52781 ( SC : 4980, ST : 121) Teething issues : Local residents face a inconvenience due to the fish market located outside Kamgar stadium. Heaps of garbage are found lying around and cleanliness issues are unaddressed.

MUMBAI: Is it possible to make cornea retrieval in all medico-legal cases without legal hassles, the Bombay HC asked the Centre on Monday while hearing a PIL on the underutilization of corneas. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Ranjit More was hearing the PIL by Sampat Shetty which pointed out that underutilization of corneas has resulted in wastage, and that in the absence of monitoring agency , there was scope for tampering with the waiting lists.

Jogging tracks, gardens, on-the-go shopping and eating spots on the skywalks, convenient bus-stops that do not encroach on the pavements - these are some of the recommendations made by a combined group of architecture students from India and France to ensure a more pedestrian-friendly city. The students of Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture (BVCOA), Navi Mumbai, in association with a group from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecturede Paris La Villette (ENSAPLV), France, studied varied crowded spots in Navi Mumbai before formulating these suggestions.

Flanked by the Deonar dumping ground on one side and refineries and chemical factories on the other, M-West is one of the most polluted wards in the city. Residents of Chembur and Mahul complain that the dense pollution in their areas has made life a constant ordeal. Locals blame the respiratory ailments that are rampant in MWest on the proximity to the dumping ground, a recently setup bio-medical waste incinerator and industrial units.

Mumbai: Ever heard of a medical iron tablet actually containing free iron particles, that too in a huge quantity? State food and drug administration commissioner Mahesh Zagde initially did not believe it. However, when a Thanebased consumer presented him with the evidence, he was left both stunned and horrified. “The consumer walked into my office, and in the presence of officials showed how the iron tablet was attracted to a magnet,’’ Zagde told TOI.

Observing that security scenarios keep changing every month, the Bombay high court has demanded that a map of the area around the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) refinery at Mahul in Chembur be produced before it. A division bench comprising justices SA Bobade and RD Dhanuka observed that refineries, which are “a class by itself”, are soft targets for the country’s economy as well as defence.