Mumbai Skyscrapers

Among the swanky skyscrapers of India's financial capital Mumbai, hundreds of dangerously dilapidated buildings facing demolition are crowded with families risking their lives rather than braving impossibly high rents.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) currently has 154 high-rise towers of more than 40 floors each and over 200 skyscrapers are expected to come up in the city till 2030, according to Anarock.

For more than a century, the chawls of Mumbai have acted as one of the city's most important forms of affordable housing.The Large tenement complexes were built during Mumbai's industrial boom from the 1850s through the first half of the 20th century

In Mumbai's sleek skyscrapers, harried bankers race the clock to appraise a company that hasn't been valued in decades.

At midnight on April 17, as a deadly new wave of the coronavirus overwhelmed India, Mumbai's Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal learned that six hospitals in his city would run out of oxygen within hours -- putting the lives of 168 patients at

As Mumbai grapples with intense rain, a video of water sprouting from the terrace of a South Mumbai skyscraper like a "waterfall", left people in disbelief after the clip went viral on social media.

Building an underground metro in one of the world's most crowded cities is no easy task but Mumbai has taken up this challenge. For the Devendra Fadnavis government, the project is a matter of prestige and the chief minister's office is monitoring the progress closely as work goes on round the clock. Tunnels are being constructed under religious si...

At least 90 residents were evacuated safely after a fire broke out this afternoon on the top floor of a high-rise building in Mumbai's Prabhadevi. The building houses some high-profile names, including Bollywood star Deepika Padukone.

Luxury apartments in a Mumbai skyscraper that's billed as the world's tallest residential building have gone on sale in the British capital with a starting price tag of 1.4 million pounds.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's skyscraper residence in Mumbai is the most expensive billionaire home in the world, according to a Forbes list which also includes Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's houses in London.

They may build skyscraper mansions, travel by private jet and throw sumptuous wedding parties, but it seems India's super-rich are much slower at opening their wallets for charity.

On Saturday, High-rise Committee chairman Shafi Parkar and BMC commissioner Sitaram Kunte approved development proposals for 78 skyscrapers " buildings above the height of 70 metres. Saying that Mumbai has only 30 buildings of 100 metres height or more, while Shanghai has 200 and New York close to 500, Mr Kunte made a case for buildings to get tall...

Not far from Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey tower, Antilia, a competing skyscraper is making its way into Mumbai's skyline.

Marine Drive residents have seen red over the reconstruction of another building in the area, with media reports stating that the high-rise is likely to go taller than other apartments in the vicinity.The residents have shot off a letter to the municipal commissioner and Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) to look into the matter before i...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said that no new skyscrapers would be permitted in Mumbai till the completion of the Middle Vaitarna Project in 2012.

Among the swanky skyscrapers of India's financial capital Mumbai, hundreds of dangerously dilapidated buildings facing demolition are crowded with families risking their lives rather than braving impossibly high rents.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) currently has 154 high-rise towers of more than 40 floors each and over 200 skyscrapers are expected to come up in the city till 2030, according to Anarock.

For more than a century, the chawls of Mumbai have acted as one of the city's most important forms of affordable housing.The Large tenement complexes were built during Mumbai's industrial boom from the 1850s through the first half of the 20th century

In Mumbai's sleek skyscrapers, harried bankers race the clock to appraise a company that hasn't been valued in decades.

At midnight on April 17, as a deadly new wave of the coronavirus overwhelmed India, Mumbai's Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal learned that six hospitals in his city would run out of oxygen within hours -- putting the lives of 168 patients at

As Mumbai grapples with intense rain, a video of water sprouting from the terrace of a South Mumbai skyscraper like a "waterfall", left people in disbelief after the clip went viral on social media.

Building an underground metro in one of the world's most crowded cities is no easy task but Mumbai has taken up this challenge. For the Devendra Fadnavis government, the project is a matter of prestige and the chief minister's office is monitoring the progress closely as work goes on round the clock. Tunnels are being constructed under religious si...

At least 90 residents were evacuated safely after a fire broke out this afternoon on the top floor of a high-rise building in Mumbai's Prabhadevi. The building houses some high-profile names, including Bollywood star Deepika Padukone.

Luxury apartments in a Mumbai skyscraper that's billed as the world's tallest residential building have gone on sale in the British capital with a starting price tag of 1.4 million pounds.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's skyscraper residence in Mumbai is the most expensive billionaire home in the world, according to a Forbes list which also includes Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's houses in London.

They may build skyscraper mansions, travel by private jet and throw sumptuous wedding parties, but it seems India's super-rich are much slower at opening their wallets for charity.

On Saturday, High-rise Committee chairman Shafi Parkar and BMC commissioner Sitaram Kunte approved development proposals for 78 skyscrapers " buildings above the height of 70 metres. Saying that Mumbai has only 30 buildings of 100 metres height or more, while Shanghai has 200 and New York close to 500, Mr Kunte made a case for buildings to get tall...

Not far from Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey tower, Antilia, a competing skyscraper is making its way into Mumbai's skyline.

Marine Drive residents have seen red over the reconstruction of another building in the area, with media reports stating that the high-rise is likely to go taller than other apartments in the vicinity.The residents have shot off a letter to the municipal commissioner and Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) to look into the matter before i...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said that no new skyscrapers would be permitted in Mumbai till the completion of the Middle Vaitarna Project in 2012.