Targeted congestion pricing in dense business districts, combined with demand-based parking management, can reduce traffic congestion, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has said, calling for policy intervention to manage rising congestion in large cities. Citing global examples such as Singapore and London, the survey noted that a dynamic, electronic, congestion-pricing system that automatically charges vehicles when […]
Mumbai’s property market made headlines in 2025 when a sea-facing luxury apartment sold for nearly ₹700 crore, or about ₹3 lakh per sq ft. However, even as post-pandemic real estate prices have surged, the city’s air quality has deteriorated, turning pollution into a growing civic concern that is beginning to influence home-buying decisions, experts said. […]