1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (423+ words) South Coast Railway has reviewed freight infrastructure and operational bottlenecks around Adani Krishnapatnam Port and nearby railway stations as the port targets 25 million tonnes of cargo movement by rail in the current financial year. South Coast Railway Principal Chief Operations…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (858+ words) urbanacres.in Mumbai Redevelopment Draws Capital, but Execution Holds the Key Smallcap World Fund acquired a 1.95 per cent stake in Sri Lotus Developers for about Rs 190 crore through an open-market transaction at Rs 199 a share, according to Business Standard. Promoter…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (426+ words) Mumbai BEST Faces Renewal Demands Over Growing Contractor Reliance urbanacres.in Mumbai BEST Faces Renewal Demands Over Growing Contractor Reliance A civic transport organisation has called for concrete measures to revive the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking, raising concerns…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (825+ words) urbanacres.in Pallikaranai Watershed Shows Chennai’s Planning Failure A citizen charter is seeking to replace project-by-project interventions with basin-level management across Chennai’s southern water system. The call for an integrated plan for the Pallikaranai watershed comes as citizen groups, conservation…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (392+ words) The Greater Chennai Corporation has intensified Chennai monsoon preparedness in North Chennai, reviewing stormwater drain, canal and water-body works along with emergency equipment and relief arrangements in the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar and Royapuram zones. The review meeting was held on…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (784+ words) urbanacres.in Hyderabad Sewage Treatment Plants Face a Systemic Test A compliance affidavit filed by the Telangana government before the National Green Tribunal has placed Hyderabad’s sewage treatment network under renewed scrutiny. The filing records repeated exceedances of prescribed limits…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (337+ words) Subheadline: Telangana’s NGT affidavit records repeated exceedances of BOD, COD, suspended solids and coliform limits at treatment plants linked to Hussain Sagar, the Musi and several urban lakes. For the urban water system, that spread matters. The plants named in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (866+ words) Bengaluru Air Pollution Rankings Expose a Governance Gap urbanacres.in Bengaluru Air Pollution Rankings Expose a Governance Gap Subheadline: Bengaluru’s 32nd-place finish in the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan shows how traffic, industrial emissions, waste practices and household fuel costs complicate clean-air…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (388+ words) Bengaluru | September 8, 2026 Bengaluru has ranked 32nd among India’s million-plus cities in the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, placing it among the bottom 10 performers despite measures under the National Clean Air Programme and clean-fuel schemes. The city scored 152.6 points in the assessment announced by…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (960+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Air Pollution Exposes the Limits of Clean-Air Schemes Subheadline: Bengaluru’s low position in the 2026 clean-air rankings points to a problem spread across traffic, industry, waste systems and household energy use. Standfirst: Bengaluru has ranked 32nd among India’s million-plus…...