News for 'Mumbai Metro'

2,141 Aarey trees cut; MMRCL to take up construction

2,141 Aarey trees cut; MMRCL to take up construction

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

The MMRCL informed that only clearing of already felled trees will continue at the site.

Metro rail to be built on standard gauge

Metro rail to be built on standard gauge

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said Metro rail system in cities like Mumbai and Chennai will be built on standard gauge, which is used in most of the new age transport systems in the world.

Maha likely to ink MoC with Japan for big ticket projects

Maha likely to ink MoC with Japan for big ticket projects

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

As part of its infrastructure development, the state may ask the Japanese government to develop infrastructure with a view to utilise Japan's public funds.

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

Rediff.com9 May 2024

While the responses of the candidates were predictable, depending on which side they belonged to, an interesting point slipped through when Rahul Shewale cited the Dharavi Redevelopment Project as a scheme that would add to Mumbai's importance. No big infrastructural project in Mumbai, he said, could be successful without the Centre's nod.

RBI relaxes norms on using other banks' ATMs in metro cities

RBI relaxes norms on using other banks' ATMs in metro cities

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

The number of free transactions in a month at non-home ATMs is kept at three.

She Helps Girls Get Education

She Helps Girls Get Education

Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? Why was Safeena a casualty too? Maybe because the education system doesn't give youngsters enough options? Or there are societal issues or pressures?

High speed trains to cut travel time between metros

High speed trains to cut travel time between metros

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Speed of trains would be increased up to 200 kilometres/hour.

How to ensure urban reforms

How to ensure urban reforms

Rediff.com28 Jun 2006

Terror threat to Gujarat, metros too on alert

Terror threat to Gujarat, metros too on alert

Rediff.com6 Mar 2016

Security was beefed up following a terror alert that said some terrorist have entered the state through Kutch. NSG teams have been sent to Gujarat from Delhi following intelligence inputs, police sources said.

Covid-19: India Inc going for antibody testing

Covid-19: India Inc going for antibody testing

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

Some of India's biggest employers are testing for antibodies to either comply with regulatory norms or gauge the effectiveness of precautionary measures.

150 Covid patients shifted from Mumbai facility ahead of cyclone

150 Covid patients shifted from Mumbai facility ahead of cyclone

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Town planning authority MMRDA on Tuesday said that nearly 150 patients at its COVID facility in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) have been shifted to another location as a precaution in the wake of the Nisarga Cyclone which is expected to make a landfall close to the city on Wednesday.

Modi inaugurates Atal Setu, India's longest sea bridge

Modi inaugurates Atal Setu, India's longest sea bridge

Rediff.com13 Jan 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Rs 17,840 crore Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, the longest bridge as well as the longest sea bridge in the country connecting south Mumbai with Nhava-Sheva in Navi Mumbai.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar backs cutting of trees at Aarey forest

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar backs cutting of trees at Aarey forest

Rediff.com5 Oct 2019

Prakash Javadekar said the forest cover in the national capital has increased since then and public transport system has also improved.

Why Petroleum Products Are Not Under GST

Why Petroleum Products Are Not Under GST

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

Adding petrol and diesel to GST was a challenging task due to their significant role as revenue generators for both the central and state governments.

Does Rahul Wonder If Sheena Is Really Dead?

Does Rahul Wonder If Sheena Is Really Dead?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

All along, Rahul, right till today 10 years later, hung onto his gut feeling that something surely had happened to Sheena.

Gujarat is no Pakistan: Fadnavis on Vedanta row

Gujarat is no Pakistan: Fadnavis on Vedanta row

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

Maharashtra fell behind Gujarat in attracting foreign investment during the MVA's tenure but in the next two years the present government would take Maharashtra ahead, said Fadnavis.

RIL inks pact with Oberoi to co-manage 3 hospitality projects

RIL inks pact with Oberoi to co-manage 3 hospitality projects

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Reliance Industries in collaboration with The Oberoi Hotels and Resorts will co-manage three iconic hospitality projects which include Anant Vilas in Mumbai and Stoke Park in the UK, the company said on Thursday. The arrangement between the two companies also includes management of another planned project in Gujarat. "Reliance Industries...has entered into an understanding with The Oberoi Hotels and Resorts (Oberoi) to jointly manage three properties across India and the UK.

Indrani's secy forged Sheena's signature on resignation letter

Indrani's secy forged Sheena's signature on resignation letter

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

Kajal Sharma, personal secretary of Indrani Mukerjea told CBI that she had refused to forge Sheena Bora's signature in a resignation letter to Reliance's Mumbai Metro.

High AQI: 'Urgent traffic decongestion is a must'

High AQI: 'Urgent traffic decongestion is a must'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

'If we don't control the additional pollutants that come from various human activities then, the pollution level will not come down.'

Prices of pulses fall by 22% in metros: Pawar

Prices of pulses fall by 22% in metros: Pawar

Rediff.com7 May 2010

The retail prices of key pulses such as tur and urad have fallen by up to 22 per cent in metro cities over the last three months, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday.

CISF to take over security of Delhi Metro

CISF to take over security of Delhi Metro

Rediff.com27 Jul 2006

In the first phase, 1,600 CISF personnel will be deployed to cover the 59 stations of mass transit system, stretching over 62 kms, as against the present system of 700-odd men guarding the network round the clock.

Another R-Infra project heads for termination

Another R-Infra project heads for termination

Rediff.com18 Dec 2012

Red signal for Mumbai Metro Phase II.

White-collar hiring sees 8.6% decline in Sep

White-collar hiring sees 8.6% decline in Sep

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

White-collar hiring witnessed an 8.6 per cent annual decline in September, following a negative trend in sectors including IT, BPO or ITES and FMCG, a report said on Monday. On a month-on-month basis, however, there has been a growth of almost 6 per cent in job postings. In September, there were 2,835 white-collar job postings, down by 8.6 per cent compared to the same month last year when 3,103 jobs were posted, according to Naukri.com's monthly 'Naukri JobSpeak Index'.

DTH firms, cable operators make windfall in metros

DTH firms, cable operators make windfall in metros

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

This is no surprise, given that the deadline for digitisation in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai was October 31 and DTH firms and multiple-system operators were eyeing a windfall.

Planning To Buy A House? Read This

Planning To Buy A House? Read This

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

'Some buyers believe prices may correct in the future.' 'This is unlikely. Many developers are increasing prices amid strong sales and inflationary trends.'

Greens suffer jolt; HC refuses stay on felling of trees at Aarey

Greens suffer jolt; HC refuses stay on felling of trees at Aarey

Rediff.com5 Oct 2019

The activists argued that an appeal would be filed in the apex court on Monday but by then the MMRCL would have completed cutting all the trees in the colony.

Major power outage halts trains in Mumbai; govt orders probe

Major power outage halts trains in Mumbai; govt orders probe

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Train movement halted between Andheri and Churchgate railway stations as the power supply stopped, Western Railway's chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said.

NCP leader tweets photos of flooded home in Mumbai

NCP leader tweets photos of flooded home in Mumbai

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik on Tuesday took a jibe at the Shiv Sena-headed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation after his residence in central Mumbai's Kurla area got water-logged following heavy rains.

Meet the law student who moved SC on Aarey

Meet the law student who moved SC on Aarey

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

'It was immoral to cut the trees at Aarey, says Delhi law student Rishav Ranjan.

'Independence Without Safety Means Nothing'

'Independence Without Safety Means Nothing'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

'I humbly request the government to create safe spaces for ALL women, the strictest of punishment and the swiftest justice.'

Reliance Jio to roll out 4G services in metros by March

Reliance Jio to roll out 4G services in metros by March

Rediff.com23 May 2013

The company will invest Rs 7,000 cr over 2-3 years to launch services in eastern, northeastern states.

In home and office, India's real estate market is charting a course for growth

In home and office, India's real estate market is charting a course for growth

Rediff.com8 Jun 2024

India's real estate market is poised for growth across categories - residential, commercial, and rental. Currently valued at Rs 24 trillion, or about $300 billion, it is projected to surge to $1.3 trillion by 2034, and then grow further to $5.17 trillion by 2047, indicates a report by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (Credai).

NE-inspired India Post will now fly to metros

NE-inspired India Post will now fly to metros

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

To start with, the air freight service will be introduced connecting all four metros-- Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata -- taking Nagpur as a hub of operations in the first phase. This will happen as soon as the Air India could provide an aircraft on wet lease to India Post.

Metros on high alert for possible terror strikes

Metros on high alert for possible terror strikes

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

In the wake of the haul of RDX in Haryana on Wednesday, the Centre has advised authorities in four metros, as well as Hyderabad and Bangalore, to remain on high alert, since there is a possibility of a terror strike strike during the festival season.

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.'

How Mumbai airport shutdown will affect you

How Mumbai airport shutdown will affect you

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Fares to key routes such as Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad may shoot up 80 per cent

Activist seeks probe into axing of Aarey trees at night

Activist seeks probe into axing of Aarey trees at night

Rediff.com7 Oct 2019

Professor Avkash Jadhav, head of the history department at St Xavier's College and trustee of the city-based KAASH Foundation, said a Special Investigation Team should be set up to inspect the site where trees were cut and ascertain the actual damage done.

Metro AG to invest 300 mn euro in India

Metro AG to invest 300 mn euro in India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

Germany's Metro AG to invest 300 million euro in India and open wholesale stores in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Adani's ambitious plans for Mumbai airport

Adani's ambitious plans for Mumbai airport

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

Adani said he expected the number of flyers in the country to grow five-fold, which means India would require 200 additional airports to handle over 1 billion domestic and international passengers across the tier-1, -2 and -3 cities.