Mumbai: Suburban collector Vishwas Patil has supported a citizens' initiative to restore the Juhu lake in JVPD and Pawan Hans base (runway) near Nehru Nagar. Spread over 64 acres, the water body, Juhu citizens say will solve the problem of floods in the area.

Mumbai: In a move that will provide impetus to development of innovation, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) will now facilitate dissemination, commercialization and public utilization of inventions by students and faculty members. It would be done in collaboration with Intellectual Ventures, a company that deals with funding inventions in institutes across the country.

Mumbai: Four years after the 2005 deluge, which killed over 400 people, Mumbai continues to be at the risk of floods with a high possibility of disaster in future. In fact, it is the third city after Rio De Jeneiro and Shanghai that is most prone to disaster.

Mumbai: The Democratic Front government on Monday reiterated its commitment to transforming Mumbai into a world class city. In his address to the joint session of the state legislature at Vidahan Bhawan, the governor of Maharashtra SC Jamir outlined the socio-economic and political priorities of the Congress-NCP government.

Mumbai: Mahim beach once had a prominent shoreline, stretching from Mahim Fort to Mahim market. The shoreline has narrowed over the last decade owing to frantic reclamation, angering local residents, who have now got together to form a forum to save the beach from being reclaimed further.

Mumbai: It's official. The dedicated bus lanes to be introduced in the city will be demarcated along the median on the highways. After much deliberation, the authorities have decided to mark these lanes along the divider, rather than the far-off ends where bus stops usually are, despite the decision requiring massive construction along the highways, as well as re-engineering of the buses.

Mumbai: An organisation training girls from the Delhi slums to be professional taxi drivers, another working on the mental health issues of mothers and young girls from Kolkata, and an NGO responsible for introducing innovative research and education programmes for tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh have won the first Kubera-Edelweiss Social Innovation Honours (KESIH).

Mumbai: Metro II is still to get a bidder, but Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU) is thinking of a pilot station that will have a 'circle of influence'.

The 'circle' concept involves an area of 500 sqm around metro stations that is developed as business hubs. And the government gives out incentives such as higher FSI for this.

MUMBAI: If you are a fish-eater, it might be a good idea to check if your catch comes from Versova. Mackerel and pomfret from Versova docks were found to be laced with unusually high quantities of mercury when fish from four Mumbai docks were tested by a local environmental medicine institute. Fish from other docks in the city have, however, been declared "safe'' to eat.

Mumbai: Fifty-two students including eight from Mumbai have been chosen as Indian ambassadors to the International Climate Champions 2009 programme. It is a youth-oriented programme that aims