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Dec 31, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
Oval Maidan in Mumbai is at once several things for Mumbai and Mumbaikars. It is an important ground for cricket and has been declared a Grade 1 Heritage Maidan by the government. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai’, it serves as a much-needed green lung and open space in the city. However, not many people know that the Oval Maidan is also home to a successful rainwater harvesting system.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Hepzi Anthony |Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
You and every citizen frustrated by potholed roads, air pollution, garbage—in short our broken cities. Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform. We dig into the “why” and “how” behind issues plaguing our cities and neighbourhoods—and spotlight solutions. But we go further. We focus on citizens driving change and their strategies and bring you a playbook for better cities.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
You and every citizen frustrated by potholed roads, air pollution, garbage—in short our broken cities. Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform. We dig into the “why” and “how” behind issues plaguing our cities and neighbourhoods—and spotlight solutions. But we go further. We focus on citizens driving change and their strategies and bring you a playbook for better cities.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber |Shruti Gokarn
Shaina NC, a fashion designer, prominent personality in Mumbai and daughter of former sheriff of Mumbai Nana Chudasama, was earlier with the BJP for several years. She joined Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and is now contesting against Amin Patel (Congress) from Mumbadevi constiatuency.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber |Shruti Gokarn |Shobana Radhakrishnan
In 2022, with the world just recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn’t seem extraordinary when elections to the richest civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were postponed. Though the reasons for postponement were a case in the Supreme Court about OBC seats and an earlier delimitation exercise, any aberrations to the existing systems were acceptable in the backdrop of two ghastly COVID-19 waves and Omicron.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Shruti Gokarn |Shobana Radhakrishnan |Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
Scorching heat waves, devastating floods, , high AQI levels, Mumbai has seen it all over the past few decades, with no sign that the vagaries of climate will let up anytime soon. If the island city is to weather the storm of climate change, it requires a concrete map to navigate the next couple of decades. The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP), created by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the World Resources Institute (WRI) as a knowledge partner, is such a map.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
A Lancet study linking air pollution to an estimated 33,000 deaths annually, mainly due to PM2.5 levels in ten major Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, may not be following the accurate methodology. It might be incorrect about the air quality challenges or mortality rates, said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber |Hepzi Anthony
Maharashtra assembly elections are here and Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is witnessing tough fights between various parties for 36 out of a total 288 seats. With many political defections and splits in parties, the number of contesting candidates has gone up by 28% since 2019. A total of 4,140 candidates will contest the polls, including 420 candidates for Mumbai. Amidst this politically volatile atmosphere, in all likelihood, the focus will be on who forms the next government.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber |Shobana Radhakrishnan
As Maharashtra assembly elections draw closer, all one gets to hear about is political clashes, leaders switching parties, candidates promising the moon and more and an overall atmosphere of unreal declarations amidst unbelievably high decibel campaigns. In this cacophony, Mumbaikars, who are notorious for lukewarm voting patterns, may feel more distant than ever.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
citizenmatters.in | Laasya Shekhar |Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
Mumbai’s development authority has drafted a Rs 58,000 masterplan to build a network of ring roads that are supposed to connect all corners of the city by 2029, cutting travel time significantly.
