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If you're running out of things to experience in a city like Mumbai, then chances are you haven’t looked closely enough. You needn't be an aesthete to have an eye for art, but if you're just starting out, this exhibition at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) is a good one to hit. Second Nature, inaugurated by Isha Ambani, debuted at NMACC on July 3, and it’s where you become part of the art itself. What is Second Nature? Curated by Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst and Margot Mottaz, Second Nature is brought to India by Superblue, a global platform marking its Asia debut with this. The exhibition explores the possibilities (and blurring) of boundaries between humans, nature and technology through nine immersive installations. It taps into the psyche, interrogating the point at which technology starts to feel organic and like second nature to observers. And it urges people to reflect on the systems that are shaping how we experience the world at present.  In partnership with NMACC, the exhibition unfolds across four floors of Art House as a multi-sensory journey. The five artists and collectives making their India debut as well are Random International, teamLab, A.A. Murakami, Simon Heijdens, and Es Devlin.  Several works are, interestingly, adapted for Mumbai and its audiences.  What installations can one experience? There is Presence and Erasure, Our Future Selves, and Audience by London-based Random International. teamLab, a Tokyo collective, is presenting Flowers and People

Mumbai – grappling with intense monsoon conditions and heavy downpours – has already received 80% of the average July rainfall in about four days. What that means, other than regular disruptions, is that inter-city travel between Mumbai and Pune has taken a big hit. The six-lane busy expressway, Mumbai-Pune Expressway, that connects the two cities and other regions of Maharashtra, has been shut. Videos of landslides on the newly constructed 'Missing Link' part are doing the rounds.  E-way operations suspended On Monday, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC) announced closure of the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway (its official name). A post on their official social media platforms read: 'Due to landslides and continuous heavy rainfall, traffic on both the Pune–Mumbai Expressway and the old Mumbai–Pune highway has been severely affected. Traffic in both directions—Pune–Mumbai and Mumbai–Pune—has been completely closed until further orders.' Asking for cooperation, they've even urged citizens to not travel between the two cities until further notice. 'In case of absolutely essential travel, please follow the traffic advisories and updated information issued by the administration from time to time.' Train services impacted It's not just the expressway and old highway. The local train services between Karjat and Khopoli remain suspended, and because of the landslide between Lonavala and Karjat, some trains have been diverted and rescheduled, and their

Is the skyline at Mumbai’s southernmost tip, Cuffe Parade, about to change? Well, not immediately, but perhaps in the near future. Up for a waterfront redevelopment, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has approved a proposal for a super-luxe marina complex at this prime real estate location! What’s the plan? Proposed by Rashmi Developments Private Limited, on the cards are a state-of-the-art inland water transport terminal, a marina with luxury service apartments, an art gallery, luxury retail outlets, seaplane facilities, a yacht club, a helipad, and…wait for it…an offshore seven-star floating hotel. It’s giving Dubai.  Floating two nautical miles off Nariman Point, the proposed hotel will have about 520 keys, a theatre that can seat about 1,530 people, multiple F&B options, and more luxurious facilities that would make it comparable to a global seven-star hotel standard (even though officially, there exist none). Since it's off the coast, arrival at this proposed hotel will be in style via a seaplane, a speedboat or a helicopter. The waterfront development plan also proposes an eight-storey structure equipped with two basements and six upper floors spanning 35,000 square metres. And what's the catch? Since this project is proposed within the Coastal Regulation Zone through reclamation in a CRZ-IV area (covering territorial water bodies and tidal-influenced zones), the developers are mandated to seek CRZ clearance. And they require a statutory environm