A Right to Information (RTI) query by Waatavaran Foundation revealed that the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) had given a no objection certificate (NOC) to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to set up a continuous ambient air quality monitoring station (CAAQMS) in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai. Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) […]
Navi Mumbai 5th in Citizen Perception Survey (CPS) 2020, with 82.40 percent
Solapur topped the Citizen Perception Survey, followed by Jodhpur, Chennai and Lucknow. The Citizen Perception Survey 2020, a part of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 survey, earned Navi Mumbai the 5th position. It held 30% marks of the EoLI. The CPS was undertaken to help validate the experience of citizens in terms of […]
NMMC not in top 10 city municipalities on the Municipal Performance Index 2020
Indore topped the ‘Municipal Performance Index’, under the “million-plus population” category, and New Delhi MC topped in the “less than million population” category. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) could not make it into the first ten municipalities in the Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020, revealed on Thursday, 4 March, 2021, by Hardeep Singh Puri, […]
Navi Mumbai demoted to ‘6th most livable city’ in Ease of Living Index 2020
Dropping down from an earlier ranking of 2 in 2018, Navi Mumbai ranked 6th this year, under the “population more than million” category, with Bengaluru topping the list as first most livable city in the country. The City of the Twenty First Century; Navi Mumbai, was ranked as the sixth most livable city in the […]
CIDCO confident of kick-starting Navi Mumbai Metro in December 2021
Commercial services of metro stations between the Kharghar Central Park and Pendhar in Taloja, with five en route stations, to start first. Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has expressed confidence in the way work has progressed on the Navi Mumbai Metro Phase 1 ever since they signed up Maharashtra Metro Rail […]
Calling all Butterflies this Women’s Day: Inorbit, Vashi
Many exciting things await women at Inorbit Mall, Vashi, for a month-long celebration and extension of International Women’s Day, starting 5 March, themed for butterflies; Women! Vashi / Navi Mumbai: As the city gears up to celebrate International Women’s Day, Inorbit Mall, Vashi, plans not to limit the celebration to a single day. One day […]
NMMC Commissioner Abhijit Bangar gets vaccinated against covid-19
The civic chief got the first shot of covid-19 vaccine at the Apollo hospital, Belapur. Belapur / Navi Mumbai: The commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Abhijit Bangar, got himself vaccinated today, Wednesday, 3 February, 2021. The civic chief took the first shot of covid-19 vaccine early morning, at the Apollo Hospital, Belapur. Talking […]
NMMC commissioner Abhijt Bangar, pays surprise visit to APMC
The civic chief visited all five markets – onion & potatoes, vegetable, fruits, spices and grains. Vashi / Navi Mumbai: Considering the increasing number of covid-19 cases in the city, the commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Abhijit Bangar, surprised the traders of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), Vashi market, on Tuesday, 2 […]
DRI confiscates imported cigarettes worth Rs 4 crore from JNPT
The raid carried at the JNPT yielded a consignment of more than 21 lakh imported cigarettes. JNPT / Uran / Navi Mumbai: A huge smuggled consignment containing imported foreign cigarettes was seized at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at Uran, by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), who was acting on a tip-off. The […]
Navi Mumbai sees a 45% jump in Covid cases
February saw a sudden jump in covid-19 cases in Navi Mumbai by as much as 45%, sounding alarm bells for the NMMC. Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is concerned by the sudden rise in the number of covid-19 cases in the last 15 days of February, 2021. Active cases jumped by as […]