Global EV giant Tesla officially made its entry in India on Tuesday with the launch of its first experience centre at the Maker Maxity Commercial Complex, in Bandra Kurla Complex here. The experience centre was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of other dignitaries.
16 Jul 2025Mumbai police urged residents to avoid coastal and low-lying areas as the IMD issued orange alerts for the city, Thane, and Pune, and a red alert for Raigad. Heavy rains are expected, causing waterlogging and traffic disruptions.
2 min read15 Jul 2025Mumbai rains: A road in Navi Mumbai's Vashi Plaza Commercial Complex collapsed on 16 June 2025. IMD issued an ‘orange’ alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar, and a ‘red’ alert for Raigad.
1 min read16 Jun 2025India’s urban infrastructure is ill-equipped for heavy rain and the like. Although technical solutions exist, we lack expertise. Let’s encourage civil engineering studies, which have taken a backseat to IT-focused fields, so that we have enough professionals for our needs.
4 min read15 Jun 2025In the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. on Sunday, the island city received 31 mm of rainfall, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 21 mm and 20 mm of rainfall, respectively.
1 min read15 Jun 2025The city’s suburban rail network has long been typified by overpacked trains with passengers bulging out of open doors. It’s a relief that the Indian Railways is moving to consign this gulp-inducing practice to history.
1 min read10 Jun 2025Our annual rains were once heroic—a relief for millions, an inspiration for poetry and a wellspring of growth for the economy. It’s still central to the plot, but as a villain—exposing our negligence of nature, laxity in urban planning and worse.
4 min read5 Jun 2025American electric carmaker Tesla has leased 24,565 square feet of space at Lodha Logistics Park in Mumbai’s Kurla West. The transaction adds to the Elon Musk-promoted company’s steady expansion of its real estate footprint in India—through offices, showrooms, and now warehousing—as it inches towards an expected market entry. Watch!
5 Jun 2025Nearly a year after Mumbai’s Coastal Road was opened to traffic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has selected Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to develop 53 hectares of reclaimed open space along the road. The company will take at least three to four months to prepare a plan, following which work on realising new open spaces along the road from Priyadarshini Park to Worli will commence, said sources in the civic body. Initially, the BMC had planned to develop open spaces along the ₹13,000-crore Coastal Road of its own accord. The plan was rolled back due to estimated additional expenditure of ₹400 crore and increased capital expenditure on big ticket projects including north-ward extension of the Coastal Road. Here's all you need to know
5 Jun 2025SpiceJet issued a travel advisory for its passengers who are departing or arriving at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, citing that the operations are likely to be affected due to bad weather.
1 min read28 May 2025The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
If you’re a company, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, or GIFT City for short, is where you want to be. At least, that's what the government wants you to believe. Even prior to launching in 2015 as a special economic zone (SEZ), some companies rushed to set up offices there. But since then, progress has been slow. Since the pandemic, companies have begun to move to Gandhinagar, as the government has increased benefits. The game-changer came in 2024, when the GIFT City exchange allowed listed companies to appear on both the Indian and foreign markets. Mint’s coverage of GIFT City stretches from its various schemes to attract MNCs, its exchange, and office spaces issues.