South Mumbai to Thane in Just 25 Minutes: MMRDA Begins Work on 13.9 km Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension
The MMRDA has launched construction of the 13.9 km Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension, a six-lane high-speed corridor that will cut South Mumbai–Thane travel time to just 25–30 minutes. With advanced engineering, green measures, and seamless regional connectivity, the project promises faster, cleaner mobility across the MMR.
Maharashtra Govt Escalates Pressure on SRA: ‘Immediate Action’ Ordered on Chawl First-Floor Regularisation Ahead of BMC Polls
In a sharp November 2025 letter, the Maharashtra government has ordered the Slum Rehabilitation Authority to immediately regularise first-floor tenements in old Mumbai chawls and start issuing rehab flats to long-excluded families. With BMC elections approaching, the Mahayuti alliance is pushing hard to settle a decades-old grievance of lakhs of chawl residents before they go to the polls. Residents and political leaders have welcomed the move, calling it a “historic correction of injustice”.
GRESB–CII IGBC Tie-Up to Boost Green Finance and Fast-Track India’s Net Zero Real Estate Transition
GRESB and CII-IGBC have signed a landmark MoU to bridge India’s green finance gap and fast-track the shift to net zero real estate. The collaboration focuses on scaling green loans, ESG-linked credit lines, and sustainability-based financial instruments while strengthening India’s green building ecosystem through unified data frameworks and global ESG benchmarks.