Public spaces should be accessible and disabled friendly: Bombay High Court  

Public spaces should be accessible and disabled friendly: Bombay High Court  

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: The Hindu   The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to file a detailed affidavit on the steps taken to make Mumbai’s footpaths accessible for the specially-abled. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra K. Upadhyaya and Justice Arif S. Doctor was hearing a suo … Read more

Political spat erupts in Maharashtra as Sena (UBT), ruling BJP trade barbs over foreign visits

Political spat erupts in Maharashtra as Sena (UBT), ruling BJP trade barbs over foreign visits

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray addresses a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Launching a scathing attack on the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday slammed the dispensation for planning foreign trips at the expense of taxpayer’s money. He also raised questions about Maratha … Read more

Can AI-backed tuberculosis software help detect lung cancer too? – ET HealthWorld

Can AI-backed tuberculosis software help detect lung cancer too? – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: In 2022, BMC health officials found that an artificial intelligence-backed software detected tuberculosis in some people months before the disease’s tell-tale symptoms such as coughing emerged. Now, Qure.ai, a city-based startup that fitted the AI software in nine BMC hospitals and a mobile van wants to update the programme to detect lung cancer as … Read more

SC penalises Mumbai Metro for felling of trees in Aarey forest beyond permission

SC penalises Mumbai Metro for felling of trees in Aarey forest beyond permission

Metro 3 car shed construction underway in Aarey forest in Mumbai, on July 27, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Observing that the Mumbai Metro has made an attempt to overreach the court’s jurisdiction, the Supreme Court on April 17 directed it to pay ₹10 lakh fine within two weeks for felling of trees in Aarey … Read more

Dior transforms Mumbai’s Gateway of India into fashion ramp

Dior transforms Mumbai’s Gateway of India into fashion ramp

Models display creations for the Dior Pre-Fall 2023 collection at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India. | Photo Credit: AP In a glittering splash of luxury fashion, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic Gateway of India monument into a runway laden with celebrity, beauty and craftsmanship. Flanked by the brightly lit, iconic Taj Mahal Palace … Read more

Covid-19: Mumbai sees 46 cases, while 1 death ends 9-day zero fatality run 

Covid-19: Mumbai sees 46 cases, while 1 death ends 9-day zero fatality run 

Of the 46 new cases, 41 are asymptomatic, with just one patient requiring oxygen support. Mumbai on Sunday reported 46 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,56,918, while one death after a clean slate for nine consecutive days took the toll to 16,692, a civic official said. Of the 46 new cases, 41 are asymptomatic, … Read more