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Mumbai is the most expensive city in India for international workers: Survey
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on June 17, 2024
A new year, a new list, and yet Mumbai remains at the top spot as the most expensive city in India for expats. In a recent survey published by consultancy firm Mercer, Mumbai has in fact climbed up 11 spots to be ranked 136th globally. Delhi also featured in the top 200 and climbed up 4 spots from last year to 164th place.
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Published on June 16, 2024 - 01:25
Rural India runs dry as thirsty megacity Mumbai sucks water
Far from the gleaming high-rises of India's financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity's water are running dry -- a crisis repeated across the country that experts say foreshadows terrifying problems.
"Whatever water we have, all of that goes to the city (Mumbai) and our situation remains as it was and we don't get water to drink," says Sunita Pandurang Satgir.
Demand is increasing in the world's most populous nation of 1.4 billion people, but supplies are shrinking -- with climate change driving erratic rainfall and extreme heat.
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Capital of Maharashtra, India
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Megacity and union territory of India
Two Delhi police head constables, Seema Devi and Suman Hooda, achieved a remarkable feat by locating 104 missing children in just nine months. They traveled..
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Delhi recorded its coldest night of the season with foggy conditions and chilly winds continuing, as temperatures steadily drop.
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