Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced /mumʋaːi/ in Marathi, and /mʊm'baɪ/ in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 18 million. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island off the west coast of India. Along with the neighbouring towns, it forms one of the world's most populous metropolitan are ...

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• Mumbai - History
• Mumbai - Geography
• Mumbai - Climate
• Mumbai - Economy
• Mumbai - Civic administration
• Mumbai - Transport
• Mumbai - Utility services
• Mumbai - Demographics
• Mumbai - People and culture
• Mumbai - Media
• Mumbai - Education
• Mumbai - Sports

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• University of Mumbai - Mumbai University Campuses
• University of Mumbai - Prominent Departments and Institutes of University of Mumbai
• University of Mumbai - Mumbai University Libraries
• University of Mumbai - Some departments and institutes of University of Mumbai
• University of Mumbai - Other Features and Facilities
• University of Mumbai - Prominent Alumni of UoM
• University of Mumbai - External link

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Mumbai has two weather monitoring stations. One at Santacruz Airport and the other at Colaba - Navy Nagar. Since Mumbai is a coastal city, the weather is mostly humid year round. Also as it is in the tropics, it never gets very cold and the yearly extremes lie within a 30°C range. Mumbai can be divided into 4 seasons. Winter: (December-Feb); Summer: (March-May); Monsoon (June-Sep) and withdrawal season (Oct-Dec) Here are the monthly breakup of the weather in Mumbai. Weather of Mumbai - January. This ...

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• Weather of Mumbai - January
• Weather of Mumbai - February
• Weather of Mumbai - March
• Weather of Mumbai - April
• Weather of Mumbai - May
• Weather of Mumbai - June
• Weather of Mumbai - July
• Weather of Mumbai - August
• Weather of Mumbai - September
• Weather of Mumbai - October
• Weather of Mumbai - November
• Weather of Mumbai - December

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Present-day Mumbai was originally made up of seven isles. Artefacts found near Kandivali in northern Mumbai indicate that these islands had been inhabited since the Stone Age. Documented evidence dates back to 250 BC when it was known as Heptanesia or a cluster of seven islands. In the 3rd century BCE, they were part of the Maurya empire, ruled by the Buddhist emperor Ashoka. The Hindu rulers of the Silhara dynasty later governed the islands until 1343, when it was annexed by the kingdom of Gujarat. Some of the oldest edifices of the archipelago–the Elephanta Caves and the Walkeshwa ...

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Mumbai, Mumbai - History, Mumbai - Geography, Mumbai - Climate, Mumbai - Economy, Mumbai - Civic administration, Mumbai - Transport, Mumbai - Utility services, Mumbai - Demographics, Mumbai - People and culture, Mumbai - Media, Mumbai - Education, Mumbai - Sports

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The city of Mumbai, India, is divided into administrative divisions. Greater Mumbai is the urban agglomeration of 18 million people (largest in India and one of the six largest in the world) which comes under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai employs 1,40,626 people in different categories. The Corporation operates an annual budgetary outlay in excess of Rs. 3300 Crores. (US$ 720 million approx.) Two offices that hold the balance of prestige & powers in the City ...

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• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Zone 1
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward A
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward B
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward C
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward D
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward E
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Zone 2
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward F North
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward F South
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward G North
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward G South
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Zone 3
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward H East
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward H West
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward K East
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward K West
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Zone 4
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward P North
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward P South
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward R
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Zone 5
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward L
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward M
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Zone 6
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward N
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward S
• Administrative divisions of Mumbai - Ward T

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The 1993 Mumbai bombings were a series of bomb explosions that took place in Mumbai (Bombay), India on March 12, 1993. The attacks were the most destructive and coordinated bomb explosions in the country's history. 1993 Mumbai bombings - Background. In December 1992 and January 1993 there was widespread rioting in Mumbai following the destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu groups led by the RSS. Between January 1 and 5, the city witnessed a series of riots in which 1,788 (official figures) peop ...

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• 1993 Mumbai bombings - Background
• 1993 Mumbai bombings - The bombings
• 1993 Mumbai bombings - Aftermath

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Worli is a neighbourhood of Mumbai, the largest city in India. The nearest railway station to the neighborhood is Mahalaxmi. Worli - History. Worli was one of the original seven islands that constituted the city of Mumbai. Although primarily a fishing village, the Worli Fort, a British fort was located there. It also had a mosque, the Haji Ali Dargah, on a rock in the sea, which was connected at low-tide to the island by a natural causeway. The island of Worli was connected to the main island ...

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• Worli - History

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The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (formerly Bombay Municipal Corporation) or the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is India's richest municipal organisation. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure of the city of Mumbai (Bombay). The BMC, as it is more popularly known is the largest civic organisation in the country and covers an area of 434 sq km. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - Tasks. The BMC is responsible for providing basic infrastructure to the city. ...

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• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - Tasks
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - Administration
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - Jurisdiction
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai - Other departments

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Vihar lake is Mumbai's largest lake. It is situated in the Borivali National Park in northern Mumbai. Vihar lake is sandwiched between Tulsi Lake and Powai Lake are the other two lakes in the vicinity. The Powai-Kanheri hill ranges serve as the catchment area for rain water which feeds the lake. It meets part of the city's water requirement, especially to the South Mumbai region. Its overflow level is measured at 80.42 metres. See also. Mumbai's water sources ...

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For information about the company in the UK called Central Railway see Central Railway (UK) The Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is one of the largest. Its headquarters are in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus). It also has the distinction of including the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Bombay to Thane on April 16, 1853. Some major cities that fall under the Central Railway zonal jurisdiction are: Mumbai PuneIncluding:

• Central Railway - The Matheran Line
• Central Railway - Notable Trains

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A dabbawala, sometimes spelled dabbawalla or dabbawallah, is a person in Mumbai (Bombay), India, whose job is carrying and delivering freshly made food from home in lunch boxes to office workers. Tiffin is an old-fashioned English word for a light lunch, and sometimes for the box it is carried in. Dabbawalas are sometimes called tiffin-wallas. Though the work sounds simple, it is actually a highly specialized trade that is over a century old an ...

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• Dabbawala - Etymology
• Dabbawala - Background
• Dabbawala - Economic analysis
• Dabbawala - Uninterrupted services
• Dabbawala - Outside Mumbai
• Dabbawala - In Literature

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The Maharashtra floods of 2005 refers to the flooding of many parts of the Indian state of Maharashtra including large areas of the metropolis of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), a city located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, on the western coast of India, in which at least 1,000 people died. It happened just one month after similar flooding in Gujarat. The floods were caused by the eighth heaviest ever recorded 24-hour rainfall figure of 944 mm (37.2 inches) which lashed the metropolis on 26 July 2005, and intermittently c ...

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• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Overview
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Threat to public health
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Topography
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Financial effect
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Effect on Mumbai's links to the rest of the world
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Human tragedy
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Factors aggravating the disaster in Mumbai
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Antiquated drainage system
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Uncontrolled unplanned development in Northern Suburbs
• 2005 Maharashtra floods - Destruction of mangrove ecosystems

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DNA, the second major newspaper launched in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2005, is an initiative of the Bhaskar Group of Publications, better known for the Dainik Bhaskar - a Hindi language newspaper popular in the central and northern states of India. It is also counted as one of the top five most-read newspapers in the country. Daily News and Analysis was launched on July 30, 2005, after a much-talked about advertising campaign that continued for four months. It is notable that it was launched when the city was in the aftermath of the July 26 deluge, which submerge ...

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• D N A - Daily News And Analysis - Editorial Board
• D N A - Daily News And Analysis - Mainstream Media Competition in Mumbai

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The BEST (Marathi: बेस्ट) or the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport is Mumbai's public transport service and electricity provider. The government-owned organisation, which was set up in 1873, operates one of India's largest fleet of buses. Originally setup as a tramway company, it branched out into supplying electricity to the city in 1905, and later into operating ...

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• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - History
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Origins
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - The tram company
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Advent of buses
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - The BEST Undertaking
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Transport
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Electric department
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Organisation
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Finances
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Culture and awards
• Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Notes

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Datta Dalvi is an Indian politician from the Shiv Sena political party. He is a resident of Kannamwar Nagar in Vikhroli, Mumbai. He has served as a corporator in the Mumbai municipal corporation for three successive terms. On February 18, 2005, he was elected as Mayor of Mumbai. Other related archives2005, February 18, Indian, Mayor of Mumbai, Mumbai, Shiv Sena, Vikhroli

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The Afternoon is an afternoon tabloid in Mumbai, India. The Afternoon was started by Behram Contractor, "Busybee" about 20 years ago. After the death of Busybee, sales have slowed down. Other related archivesBehram Contractor, India, Mumbai, tabloid

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The Wankhede Stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the Indian city of Mumbai. This ground was built after disputes between the Cricket Club of India which own the Brabourne Stadium, and the Mumbai Cricket Association over the allocation of tickets for cricket matches. This became severe after the Test between India and England in 1973. At the initiative of S. K. Wankhede, a politician and the secretary of the Mumbai Cricket Association, MCA built the new stadium in South Mumbai near the Churchgate station. It was built in six mont ...

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The Brabourne Stadium is a cricket ground in the Indian city of Mumbai. It is located near Churchgate station in South Mumbai. The stadium also has the Cricket Club of India and has the offices of the BCCI, the head organisation of Indian cricket. Brabourne stadium hosted Test matches from 1933 to the 1970s, as well as the Bombay Quadrangular. After a major dispute between CCI and the Mumbai Cricket Association about the allotment of complimentary tickets for the Test between India and England in 1973, MCA built a cricket stadium of t ...

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The University of Mumbai campus is not bound at one location, rather it is spread across the entire city of Mumbai (Bombay) and the four coastal districts of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. The major locations include: The Fort Campus The Kalina Campus The Ratnagiri Campus University Departments located across Bombay Affiliated colleges such as Elphinstone College and St. Xavier's College The original campus is in Fort, Mumbai, near the southern end of the city of Mumbai ...

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University of Mumbai, University of Mumbai - Mumbai University Campuses, University of Mumbai - Prominent Departments and Institutes of University of Mumbai, University of Mumbai - Mumbai University Libraries, University of Mumbai - Some departments and institutes of University of Mumbai, University of Mumbai - Other Features and Facilities, University of Mumbai - Prominent Alumni of UoM, University of Mumbai - External link

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Mumbai has traditionally owed its prosperity largely to its textile mills and its seaport till the 1980s. This has now been replaced by industries employing more skilled labour such as engineering, diamond polishing, healthcare and information technology. As Mumbai is the state capital, government employees make up a large percentage of the city's workforce. Mumbai also has a large unskilled and semi-skilled labour population, who primarily earn their livelihood as hawkers, taxi drivers, mechanics and other such proletarian professions. The ...

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Economy of Mumbai, Economy of Mumbai - Occupations, Economy of Mumbai - Strategic Industries, Economy of Mumbai - Consumer Industries, Economy of Mumbai - List of Mumbai companies, Economy of Mumbai - Industries

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