Next Stop NMMC's Upcycled Art Toilet Bus

Next stop: NMMC’s Upcycled Art Toilet Bus

NMMT transforms two defunct and scrap buses into portable unisex toilets, with art written all over them Navi Mumbai / CBD-Belapur: Well, thanks to the NMMC, citizens of Navi Mumbai will now be able to relieve themselves while admiring “Art”! Yes, you heard it right! Two defunct NMMT buses have been transformed into, what they […]

Taloja pollution is back: Pungent smell fills up the air again

Taloja pollution is back: Pungent smell fills up the air again

Hardly a month after the MPCP is said to have taken action against 8 polluting companies in Taloja, ordering 4 to shut down, and issuing notices to the remaining ones, the pollution in Kharghar from Taloja is back. Kharghar / Taloja / Navi Mumbai / PMC: Residents were just about getting used to the low […]

No relaxation on inflated electricity bills: Consumers will have to pay as per correct meter reading

No relaxation on inflated electricity bills: Consumers will have to pay as per correct meter reading

From hinting at a ‘Diwali Bonus’ for troubled electricity consumers across the state to asking them to pay the full billed amount, the energy department has left many disappointed Much to the surprise of many electricity consumers in Maharashtra, the energy minister, Nitin Raut, recently announced that the state government would not provide any relief […]

It was Diwali like always: Navi Mumbai citizens gave covid-19 fears a break

It was Diwali like always: Navi Mumbai citizens gave covid-19 fears a break

Irrespective of what the ongoing pandemic situation, the NMMC commissioner’s plea for self-discipline or the CM trusting responsible citizens this Diwali, most people in Navi Mumbai celebrated Diwali in more or less the same manner as every other year. Navi Mumbai: The fear, or even concern for covid-19 did not cast any shadow on the […]

With no ban on firecrackers, Diwali could increase covid-19 cases in Maharashtra

With no ban on firecrackers, Diwali could increase covid-19 cases in Maharashtra

With CM Uddhav Thackeray deciding not to ban firecrackers in the state of Maharashtra, and trusting the people to behave responsibly instead, there may be a surge in covid-19 infections post Diwali, as people have already started bursting crackers. While several states across the country decided that a ban on firecrackers during Diwali celebrations was […]

No ban on firecrackers in Maharashtra, this Diwali

No ban on firecrackers in Maharashtra this Diwali

While most of the states have already banned firecrackers, Maharashtra has decided to trust the citizens to act responsibly Much to the surprise and against the expectation of many, the state of Maharashtra has informed about their decision to allow use of firecrackers this Diwali. The message was conveyed to the public on social platforms […]

Diwali 2020 will be the best one ever for pets and stray animals

Diwali 2020 will be the best one ever for pets and stray animals

With most states banning firecrackers, less people on the roads and lowest pollution ever seen, this is going to be the safest Diwali for pets and stray animals Well, Diwali is almost here and many people are still brooding over the fact that most of the state governments across the country, except Maharashtra, have already […]

How to celebrate Diwali safely amid covid-19

How to celebrate Diwali safely amid covid-19

Diwali celebrations will be different this year owing to the pandemic and hence some precautions have to be taken for general safety during this festival of lights Diwali is almost here and people are with mixed feelings. Some are aware that it would be just like all the other festivals that came before it and […]

Strictly avoid firecrackers this Diwali to stop covid-19 infections from spreading fast

Strictly avoid firecrackers this Diwali to stop covid-19 infections from spreading fast

Long story short, bursting of firecrackers will add to the pollution and make the covid-19 situation worse for everyone Diwali is almost here and some of you must have already made plans to have a blast this festival. Well, don’t! If not for yourself, then for the sake of many unsuspecting people who will be […]

MSRDC to chop more than 600 trees for constructing a new Thane creek bridge

MSRDC to chop more than 600 trees for constructing a new Thane creek bridge

The bridge will be the third one to be built on the thane creek and connecting Sion-Panvel highway Navi Mumbai: The The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC) will be constructing a new bridge across the Thane creek connecting the Sion-Panvel highway. To be able to do so, they will be cutting down more […]