Mumbai gets new private skill university, state OKs Rs 4k cr ITI upgrade | Mumbai News

Skill development minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha presented the Maharashtra Private Skill Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Second Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Legislative Council on Thursday Mumbai: In a sweeping overhaul of the state’s vocational education ecosystem, the government has approved a new private skill university for Mumbai, announced a Rs 4,000-crore modernisation of Industrial Training…

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Activists serve legal notice to Maharashtra government over new RTI rules | Mumbai News

The activists said they would move the Bombay high court challenging the validity of the new rules Mumbai: The controversy surrounding Maharashtra’s recently notified Right to Information (RTI) Rules, 2026 has escalated with a group of prominent transparency activists and former information officials issuing a legal notice to the state government demanding that the rules…

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Bombay high court permits clearing mangroves for approach road to Vadhvan port project in Palghar | Mumbai News

Bombay high court permitted the National Highways Authority of India to fell 208 mangrove trees for the construction of an eight-lane access-controlled highway linking the upcoming port to NH-48 Mumbai: Observing that Vadhvan Port project in Palghar district is a public utility of national importance with wider economic significance, Bombay high court has permitted clearance…

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