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Maharashtra: Std X, XII private students can now save a year
For first time, private SSC, HSC students who could not register for Feb-Mar exams can register for July-Aug 2025 session
12 April,2025 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Archana Dahiwal
Mumbai water crisis: Parched at the Royal Palms
Aarey residents, offices go dry as water tanker supply halts; 250 families on brink of crisis; Home to over 250 families, the society is entirely dependent on private water tankers for their daily needs—and the supply has suddenly stopped
12 April,2025 08:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai water crisis: ‘We cannot survive if we sit idle like this’
Tanker operators say BMC’s action against their vehicles has hit their daily earnings
12 April,2025 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai water crisis
‘This isn’t about us; govt should realise families and projects are suffering’
Well owners implore authorities to be understanding, claim their reach is wider than that of BMC
12 April,2025 07:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai water crisis: Tankered dreams run dry
With water tankers off roads, drivers, owners, staff stare at job loss, mounting EMIs, unpaid dues; many tanker owners had bought their vehicles on loans, and with operations halted, they are now unable to pay EMIs, let alone salaries for drivers, cleaners, and managers
12 April,2025 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai water crisis: Won’t budge, say tanker owners
High-level meeting on Friday ends without resolution; tanker owners, operators insist on written assurance from the authorities; BJP MLC Pravin Darekar, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil, a MWTA representative and Deputy Municipal Commissioner Sharad Ughade met at Bandra Kurla Complex to work out a solution
12 April,2025 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai: Gargai still on paper as city thirsts through successive summers
With daily demand far outstripping supply, key projects like Gargai dam await land acquisition, clearances, and tenders while older neighbourhoods grapple with dry taps each summer
10 April,2025 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai
‘Instead of a dam, increase city’s water supply through wastewater recycling’
Conservationists warn Tansa dam project will submerge UNESCO-listed forest and disrupt a vital wildlife corridor
29 March,2025 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai: No takers for desalination, Gargai dam back in focus
Top civic sources tell mid-day final decision on scrapping of desalination plant tender awaited, but Gargai will be fast-tracked; the civic body cancelled the bidding process for the desalination project in September 2024 as only one company was participating in it
29 January,2025 09:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai: UBT Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray pitches desalination over dams
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader says seawater plants can meet Mumbai’s growing needs as they are also cost-effective today; experts back him
18 November,2024 12:54 PM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar