Maharashtra detects 6,111 new TB cases in 35 days | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Maharashtra has detected 6,111 new tuberculosis (TB) cases within the first 35 days of the Centre’s 100-day TB-Free India campaign, while 11,091 villages in the state were identified as high-risk through an AI-based assessment system, a minister informed the legislative assembly on Wednesday.In a written reply, public health minister Prakash Abitkar acknowledged that villages…

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BMC staffer falls into open drain during Mumbai Mayor’s inspection at flooded King Circle | Mumbai News

A grab of the viral video of the mukadam from BMC’s F-North ward falling into an open drain in Gandhi Market during the Mayor’s inspection on Wednesday morning Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde’s on-ground inspection of severe waterlogging in King Circle’s Gandhi Market area on Wednesday morning witnessed high drama when a BMC staffer fell…

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Mumbai rains surge, but lake levels barely move; water stock at 7.94% | Mumbai News

Mumbai’s water reserves remain critically low despite heavy overnight showers, MUMBAI: Even as Mumbai was battered by intense overnight monsoon showers between June 23-24, the city’s seven lakes, which supply drinking water, have shown little improvement in storage levels, showing a stark mismatch between urban rainfall and catchment inflows.As of 6am on Wednesday, total water…

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67-year-old duped in Rs 82.5 lakh online investment fraud in Mumbai | Mumbai News

A 67-year-old Mumbai businessman lost Rs 82.50 lakh to a sophisticated online investment scam (Representative image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: A 67-year-old businessman was duped of Rs 82.50 lakh in an online stock trading investment fraud operated through fake WhatsApp and Telegram groups impersonating a reputed financial services company.The victim a Jogeshwari resident came across…

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Mumbai local train murder: Airport cargo worker nabbed from Panvel; how argument over coach door led to stabbing | Mumbai News

Roshan Suvarna (L) was arrested from Panvel after police tracked him through multiple CCTV footages in Mumbai local murder case MUMBAI: A Mumbai airport worker was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 22-year-old passenger to death inside a moving local train after a dispute over closing the coach door during heavy rain, police said.The accused, identified…

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India gets recycling pledges thrice its target, eyes global critical minerals hub by 2030 | Mumbai News

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s ambitions of securing supplies of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, electronics, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing, the Centre has received industry commitments for recycling capacity of 850 kilotonnes (KT) against an initial target of 270 KT, signalling robust private sector participation in a sector seen as…

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