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Mumbai's Monthly All Starr Jamm Kicks It up a Notch

For the last six months, Vero Moda and Jack & Jones have presented the All Starr Jamm in Mumbai, but their seventh iteration has kicked things up a notch with a surge in turn out and the appearance of Salim-Sulaiman, Karsh Kale, Shilpa Rao and Apeksha Dandekar all on stage at once.

Mumbai Festival of Sails Soon Underway

December 19th through the 25th will be a fascinating period for sailors in and around Mumbai as the city launches its first ever Festival of Sails, a weeklong festival featuring numerous competitions and events bringing together more than 250 sailors and their ships.

Mumbai's Metro Rail Overcomes Six-Month Delay

Launched back in 2011 as a means to facilitate mass transit within the city and to bring with it a host of benefits to the city, Mumbai's Metro Rail project has finally gotten back on-track with the construction of nearly 42 of its 320 foundations. Though the news comes after a six month delay caused by a drop in stocks, directors with the City and Industrial Development Corporation predict the trains will run well before their December 2014 deadline.

Mumbai Joins New Delhi and Bangalore in Beer Brewing

The Barking Deer, Mumbai's eagerly anticipated microbrewery, is set to bring Mumbai into New Delhi's, Bangalore's, Gurgaon and Pune's near exclusive bear brewing club as construction continues despite obstructions from local laws. Party goers and diners alike will share freshly brewed, local beverages – a stark contrast from the rising rate of imported beer.

Two Month Indian Tourism Visa Restriction Lifted

Mumbai was rocked in 2008 by a tragic attack and loss of life that threw the country into a wave of security measures that included a sixty day gap on a foreign national's ability to visit the country from a number of nations in the region. India announced Tuesday that this security revision will be lifted, a welcome boon to local tourism and a relief for those who criticized the practice as off-putting.

Hoops Cleared and Hopes Fulfilled For Mumbai Mummy Display

It wasn't an easy fight, but the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya managed to fulfill the burgeoning laundry list of special requirements to host the British Museum's precious 4,000 year old Egyptian mummy display in Mumbai. Drawing in over 6,000 visitors a day, the exhibit has caught the attention of many a curious passerby and re-sparked interest in the fascinating but familiar Egyptian burial practice.

Shiv Sena Seeks Mumbai Facelift

Lovers of Mumbai's current view scape have come together to mourn, but oppose the excessive memorial of, the recently passed Bal Thackeray, a reaction that comes on the heels of the Shiv Sena's plans to rename several public buildings and possibly begin construction of a new memorial site. The opposition seeks to stop the widespread and confusing renaming of many public buildings.

Mumbai Government Goes Greener

Seeking to foster a dramatically decreased environmental impact, the state government in Mumbai seeks to pass legislation that would require developers to receive a “no-objection certification” from local forestry departments in order to continue with projects. This comes as part of a move to increase the green coverage of the city from 20% to nearly 33%.

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