The ruling son-of-the-soil party in the city council is putting the finishing touches to a plan to erect a huge Ferris wheel-like structure at Land's End. Whether any real Mumbaikars want this, or can afford it, is very doubtful, says Darryl D'Monte.

A recent ruling by the Bombay High Court on a case of sexual harassment against a private sector company offers encouragement for women are afraid to talk about the problem. Kalpana Sharma has more.

A hillock along this layout is blissfully peaceful. In that sense, the place is perhaps akin to heaven, indeed. But electricity, water and roads? Well.... Jaideep Hardikar has more.

The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority calls a halt to the privatisation of the Nira Deoghar dam, citing contradictions in the laws governing water management. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.

Proposals for mining in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve are pending at New Delhi for environmental clearance. Conservationists have warned against proceeding, while the state's politicians are for the mining. Jaideep Hardikar digs deeper.

Shakuntala Pawra knew that her home would be submerged by the backwaters of the Narmada dam, so she accepted the government's offer of resettlement. Except, she is drowning there too. Neeta Deshpande reports.

The Acorn Foundation India Trust aims to organise ragpickers and train them in scientific methods of waste handling, segregation and recycling, bringing a measure of respect to their work. Freny Manecksha reports.

If you hire consultants who are not familiar with the local terrain, they are apt to provide solutions which do not conform with the situation on the ground. Mumbai's latest self-vision exercise bears this out, writes Darryl D'Monte.

In the 1960s, Maharashtra ended famine forever by passing an Act that deleted the word 'famine' from all laws of the State. It's an idea that is still in fashion, writes P Sainath.

NPCIL and the political establishment are burying their heads in the sand over the controversial nuclear plants on the Konkan coast, which will affect the lives of people in the entire region. Darryl D'Monte reports.

In a city of vast homelessness, can economic growth in the services sector alone lift millions out of poverty? Mumbai's new vision of the future pitches for reclamation and densification, but not jobs and livelihoods. Darryl D'Monte reports.

Girl children who were given names that reflected their unwanted status are being renamed in Maharashtra, in a new initiative to reverse the decline in sex ratio. Freny Manecksha reports.

The fact that the state's most drought-prone regions have continued to devote precious resources for highly water-intensive sugarcane cultivation and sugar production indicates that there is more to the region's water crisis than climatic conditions alone. Parineeta Dandekar analyses.

A tragic accident at the Chinchave Minor Irrigation Project in Maharashtra brings into focus long-simmering questions over the quality of minor irrigation works as well as the nexus between engineers and contractors. Parineeta Dandekar takes a look.

Thousands of landless villagers in Maharashtra's Marathwada region are forced to take up sugarcane harvesting for lack of better livelihood alternatives. Shirish Khare visits the region and uncovers the rampant exploitation and hardships for workers that these contracts entail.

Jackfruit from the farm of Maharashtra's Prakash Sawanth yielded fruit in a record two years, an unheard of agricultural phenomenon in the country. Shrikrishna D reports on the many specialities of the new variety.

While state atrocities against Pardhi communities show few signs of abatement, a small school in Mahadev Basti in Usmanabad, Maharashtra brings a ray of hope. Shirish Khare reports.

India's commercial capital suffers from a deplorable lack of open spaces and falls far below both national and global standards in that respect. Clearly, the BMC is not tuned in to the requirements, as Darryl D'Monte shows in his report on the draft development plan for the city.

The plan to erect 12 dams in order to meet the water requirements of cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region is not only objectionable from an environmental perspective, but also undermines the priorities laid out by the 12th Five Year Plan. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.

While formal education on climate change is largely structured around doctrines and laws targeted at mature minds, some have realised the importance of building awareness and inspiring action among the younger brigade.Angelica Pereira reports from Mumbai.

The report of the Kelkar Committee on balanced development in Maharashtra has important recommendations. But will it all come to nought because of its failure to avoid some conventional pitfalls? Shripad Dharmadhikary explores.

Fishing villages in Mumbai are probably more threatened than those in other cities, due to the dizzy densification of the country’s commercial capital, writes Darryl D’Monte.

Mumbai’s port land should be redeveloped to benefit, among others, the dock workers and slum dwellers, says a recently released report by city based NGOs Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) and Hamara Shehar Vikas Niyojan Abhiyaan. Darryl D’Monte analyses the report.

If electrification drives remain focused only on village electrification, connections and lighting, 'Gaaon Ka Vikaas Garv Ke Saath' will remain just rhetoric. Anjali Sharma, Ann Josey, and Sreekumar N report.

The lofty aim of land re-distribution to the poor fell short for a number of reasons, but the most cruel of them is that the state failed to play its role. Videh Upadhyay urges change, even at this late hour.

Rather than rouse themselves to respond when floods strike, state governments seize the opportunity to play financial games with the Centre, says Dinesh Mishra.

For seven years women and children of the rural districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been deprived of essential health services so that the polio eradication campaign could go on. On World Health Day, Abhijit Das points out that this need not be.

Elections in Bihar move into the final phase today. Polling began on 18 October with the first of four phases. For a total of 243 seats in the State Assembly, 1607 candidates have been in the running. Of these, 446 candidates (nearly 2 competitors per seat) have criminal records. Varupi Jain reports.

In a number of dalit settlements in Gaya, Bihar, there are school structures but no teachers. In some places, where there are both, as in Parariya village, the dominant Yadavs make intrusive and insulting remarks that do not provide a facilitating environment. Rahul Ramagundam reports.

An indifferent political system, trading of charges between state and central governments, and the apathy of the Water Resources Department have together created and compounded the misery of floods in Bihar. When floods struck this year, all the measures collapsed like a house of cards, which again is not a new phenomenon, writes Dinesh Kumar Mishra.

People from several villages in Bihar are opposing the construction of a pair of embankments on the Bagmati river and have stopped work on one of them. Less visible behind their cries is a state administration that seems to be set on continuing a history of trapping villages in flood waters, reports Dinesh Mishra.

A recent study on the Kosi deluge asserts that embankments are the root cause of the present crises. Only a longterm micro-level study of why the river course is changing along with firm policy decisions can remedy the situation, says Sudhirendar Sharma.

e-Governance initiatives are paying off in states considered as difficult as Bihar, bringing to commoners easier access to public services. Some have been empowered by it to stop their exploitation. Ramesh Menon reports.

Recently, Ashish Kothari visited some areas in Bihar where interesting things are happening. Under progressive governance and grassroots action by its citizens when these are implemented state-wise, Bihar would be well on the path of progress.

The Centre gears up to take national control of the Kosi and Gandak and turn them into commercial waterways. Shripad Dharmadhikary and the Manthan team report on findings from a recent visit to the region.

The common thread between our external and internal security predicaments is our approach to time. Most security issues are long-standing and seemingly interminable. If we understood why this is so, we can change it, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

नार्वेजियन यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ साइंस एंड टेक्नोलॉजी ने अध्ययन किया है कि कसरत को प्रेरित करने के मामले में सोशल मीडिया कितना मददगार हो सकता है.

अगर लॉकडाउन के चलते घर में बंद रहने से आपकी हालत बीमार लोगों की तरह हो रही है तो अपने मॉर्निंग रूटीन में बड़े बदलाव कीजिए ताकि आप दिन भर तरोताजा और फिट रह सकें.

नासा (NASA) के वैज्ञानिकों हवाले से लिखा है कि 'पौधों की जड़ें और उनसे जुड़े सूक्ष्मजीव तब रोगजनक वायरस, बैक्टीरिया और कार्बनिक रसायनों को नष्ट करते हैं.

हाई ब्लड प्रेशर जिसे हाईपरटेंशन भी कहते हैं, एक गंभीर समस्या है. इसके कारण शरीर के ब्लड वेसल्स नष्ट हो जाते हैं. यह एक ऐसी बीमारी है जिसे दवाई ही नहीं बल्कि कुछ फूड्स का सेवन करके भी कंट्रोल किया जा सकता है.

कार के लॉन्च पर किया मोटर्स इंडिया ने कहा कि इस कार (Kia Carnival) की बुकिंग खुलने के पहले ही दिन इसे 1,400 से अधिक बुकिंग मिली थीं, अब तक उसे इस कार के लिए कुल 3500 बुकिंग मिल चुकी हैं

Auto Expo 2020 Live Updates: आज पियाजियो इंडिया मोटर स्कूटर, इलेक्ट्रिक वीकल स्टार्टअप ओलेक्ट्रा और इवोलेट द्वारा इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन, मर्सिडीज़ बेंज की वी-क्लास का कैंपर वर्ज़न, और एमजी मोटर्स के द्वारा हेक्टर प्लस को लॉन्च करने की योजना है.

इसमें गनमेटल कलर पेंट के साथ डार्क क्रोम का काफी इस्तेमाल किया गया है. साथ ही कार (Kia Seltos X-Line) के एक्टीरियर को ज्यादा टफ लुक देने के लिए आपको रूफ रेल्स, ऑरेंज एसेंट्स और सिल्वर स्किड प्लेट्स भी नजर आएंगी

होंडा ने अपनी किफायती बाइक Honda Shine का नया BS6 वेरिएंट लॉन्च कर दिया है. होंडा की इस बाइक की कीमत 67,857 रुपये है. आइए आपको बताते हैं इस बाइक के फीचर्स और स्पेशिफिकेशन से लेकर डाइमेंशन के बारे में.

होंडा ने अपनी नई बाइक 2020 Africa Twin एडवेंटर मोटरसाइकिल लॉन्च कर दिया है. 2020 Honda Africa Twin की भारत में एक्स-शोरूम कीमत 15.35 लाख रुपये है जबकि इसकी DTC की एक्स-शोरूम कीमत 16.10 लाख रुपये है.

बजाज ऑटो (Bajaj Auto) ने बुधवार को 250CC इंजन क्षमता वाली डॉमिनार स्पोर्ट्स ट्यूरर पेश की. दिल्ली के शोरूम में इसकी कीमत 1.6 लाख रुपये से शुरू की है.

बाजार में इन दिनों इस सेगमेंट में कई गाड़ियां मौजूद है. इनमें हुंडई वेन्यू, टाटा नेक्सन, ब्रेजा, इकोस्पोर्ट और महिंद्रा XUV300 जैसी गाड़ियां है..जानें कौन सी है बेस्ट

कंपनी का कहना है कि यह कदम कोरोनावायरस महामारी के चलते उठाया गया है.

BS-VI वर्जन में महिन्द्रा बोलेरो के एक्सटीरियर में भी बदलाव हुआ है. पैदल चलने वाले लोगों की सुरक्षा के लिए मेटल बंपर्स जोड़े गए हैं. महिन्द्रा ने व्हीकल में X शेप्ड फॉग लाइट्स लगाई हैं. ग्रिल डिजाइन भी ​बदली हुई है.

Bajaj Dominar 400 BS6 की दिल्ली में एक्स-शोरूम कीमत 1.91 लाख रुपये है. BS-4 मॉडल के मुकाबले यह बाइक 1,749 रुपये महंगी है.