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Got an Innovation to Share With the World? Head to Mumbai’s Maker Mela
Entrepreneurs, young and old, are coming together with their innovations and fantastic ideas for Maker Mela, an exhibition which seeks to be a platform to showcase innovations from all over the globe....
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8 Tips That Can Help You Save Yourself and Others in Case of a Fire
On December 28, Mumbai awoke to terrible news – a fire in two upmarket rooftop eateries in Kamala Mills claimed 14 lives. This once again exposed India’s lack of fire safety norms. Immediately after...
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Mumbai Society Transforms Land Lost to Sewage channels Into a Lush 10000 sq...
From children to senior citizens, 80 residents of a housing society in Mumbai came together to recreate a garden which was lost when a drainage channel flowing along the building compound was widened....
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This Mumbai Society’s Massive Solar Project Will Save Them Lakhs Annually
To decrease their carbon footprint, a housing society in Mumbai has found a way to generate their own electricity. They have installed the most extensive renewable energy system ever used by any...
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This Unique Mumbai Library Is Reviving Babywearing Among Moms & Caregivers!
Be it the immortalised image of the Queen of Jhansi or hundreds of daily wage women workers in tea-plantations and construction sites, mothers tying their infants to their bodies has been a...
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The Adventures of Rani, the Mumbai Stray Who Found a Loving Family in France
28-year-old French artist, Lucie Lefevre, traveled from the beautiful coastal city of Marseille in the South of France, to India five years ago to work with her close friend Karan Talwar, who runs the...
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GST on Sanitary Napkins: HC Tells Maharashtra To Cut Costs, Raise Awareness
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to reconsider the existing costs of sanitary napkins and make them available at subsidised rates to women. This request comes after a Public...
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When Michael Jackson’s Music and Moonwalk Rocked Mumbai in 1996
“Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it, my music, I know I will live forever.” – Michael Jackson. It has been more than eight years since the untimely death...
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For The First Time, Mumbaikars Can Soon Watch Flamingos Up Close In Thane
Mumbai attracts thousands of flamingos every year who fly from Kutch in Gujarat and stay in the city for about six months. However, to watch these birds in Mumbai, the only good spot so far has been...
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Moms of Wall Street: These Unexpected Investors Give Stock Trading a New Twist
From Monday to Friday Anjali Sen (name changed) has a set schedule, and nothing changes it. She wakes up at 5:30 a.m., supervises the help, makes breakfast, packs her kids to school, and tidies her...
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Police Stations to Autos, Chal Rang De is Giving Mumbai A Colourful Makeover!
Mumbai is a potpurri of cultures, a real melting pot. The City of Dreams has many faces and personalities, crammed into its crowded spaces. Chal Rang De, an NGO in Mumbai, aims to transform the city,...
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He Is No Cop, but This 68-Year-Old Manages Traffic for 4 Hours Every Day!
Passersby and motorists outside the ever-buzzing Nalasopara East police station in Mumbai amusingly look on, as a 68-year-old man in a white kurta and the quintessential Gandhi topi moves his hands in...
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Mumbai Society Sets Example, Stops 90% of Its Daily Waste From Going to...
Observing that the air quality in Mumbai is getting worse day by day and that waste segregation is an indirect, yet efficient way of controlling it, the members of Spring Leaf society in Lokhandwala...
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Like Stepping out of the Ordinary? Then These Pan-India Heritage Walks Are a...
Ever wondered about the significance of old monuments and buildings that you pass by, every once in a while? While Google can definitely help, it is equally important for us to become aware of the...
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This Planet-Friendly Move Will Help A Mumbai Housing Society Save Over 10...
Shifting from conventional sources of energy to solar power seems to be a growing trend among Mumbai housing societies! Bhoomi Green CHS Limited, a housing society in Borivali East, has joined the...
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This 26-Year-Old Wants to Stop People Falling off Mumbai Trains. Join Him!
The year was 2015. 21-year-old Bhavesh Nakate fell to his death off a local train between Kopar and Diva Junction in Mumbai. The cause of death? An overcrowded compartment during peak hours. The boy’s...
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Salaam Mumbai: A Heartfelt Ode to the Amazing City I Call Home!
Having lived in Mumbai for the entirety of my life, I have come to realise, this city isn’t just about places, but about people in these spaces. It never fails to amaze me how this city I call my...
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100 Years & Over 20 Varieties: Celebrating India’s First Rice Research Institute
Are you aware that Karjat, the last suburban station on Mumbai’s Central Railway corridor, is home to the country’s first rice research institute—the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS)? One...
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Home to 95000 Strays, Mumbai To Get Low-Cost BMC Pet Clinics & Crematoriums!
Stray dogs and other animals in Mumbai have found a good friend in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body is planning to hire seven veterinary doctors to treat and sterilise...
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5 Times Ordinary Citizens Took Extraordinary Steps for a Greener Future!
World Environment Day is celebrated to raise awareness about conservation, and sustainability and also remind us just how harmful pollution is. India will be hosting World Environment Day on June 5,...
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