Mumbai News Live: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray unveiled Mumbai’s Climate Action Plan (MCAP), set to be India’s first climate action plan to set a short, medium and long-term climate goals aimed towards a net-zero target of 2050. Low-carbon electricity, switch to 100 per cent zero-emission vehicles by 2050, flood-resilient infrastructure, localised water conservation and improved air quality monitoring are some of the highlights of the plan.
In another development, the police Sunday tightened security outside the residence of senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis in South Mumbai and the BKC cyber police station ahead of the recording of his statement in a case of alleged illegal tapping of phones, an official said.
Phones of political leaders, including state Congress chief Nana Patole, minister Bachchu Kadu, former MLA Ashish Deshmukh, former MP Sanjay Kakade and others were tapped illegally by IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, when she was the state intelligence chief, Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil had alleged last month.
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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-bmc-first-climate-action-plan-covid-civic-polls-7817371/
