BMC clears proposals for digital heritage boards, floating waste barriers, and AI crowd monitoring at key Mumbai tourist sites | Mumbai News

The BMC administration has been asked to examine the feasibility of all three proposals and submit detailed implementation reports before taking them up for execution Mumbai: Mumbai’s roads, public spaces, tourist destinations, and water bodies could soon see a technology-driven makeover as the BMC general body has approved three proposals moved by BJP corporator Tajinder…

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Maharashtra orders probe into stamp duty scam estimated to be worth up to Rs 20,000 crore | Mumbai News

Bawankule said the probe will investigate stamp duty adjudication cases across the state between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2026 State orders probe into stamp duty scam worth Rs 10,000-20,000 crorePriyanka KakodkarMumbai: Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has ordered an investigation by a task force under the state accountant general into a stamp duty scam…

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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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