Jogeshwari West Property

By incorporating small changes, as prescribed under the ancient study of architecture, Vastu, our homes could be turned into a more positive territory. Here is today's Vastu tip.

Red-faced with embarrassment over losing a Rs 500-crore plot at Jogeshwari, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to amend the Mumbai Regional Town Planning (MRTP) Act. After the municipal body failed to acquire the 14,000-square-metre plot, which was set aside for developing a recreational centre and a hospital in the 1991 development plan, within the stipulated timeline, the owner in 2014 sent a notice to the BMC, saying he would claim ownership if the civic body failed to acquire it within a year.

A recent report published by Greenpeace India listed 280 Indian cities ranked according to their particulate matter (PM10) levels. Among many cities in north India which have dangerously high PM10 levels, the national capital was at the top spot. Hassan in Karnataka has consistently appeared among the least polluted cities in India with a PM10 level of 26 microgram per cubic metre (µg/m3). Few cities in Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh managed to scrape through with PM10 levels lower than the annual permissible concentration of 60 µg/m3 set under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

Sacred Games famed actor Radhika Apte lives in a beautiful, tastefully-decorated apartment in Versova near Andheri West in north-west Mumbai. The Pune-born actor moved from London to Mumbai after her marriage with composer Benedict Taylor. The apartment, designed by the couple, comprises of a spacious living room, a well-appointed kitchen, a cosy bedroom, a reading nook near the patio, a guest room and a private dressing room. Apte has chosen bookshelves and indoor plants as focal interior decor elements. The furnishings bring a modern-meets-vintage look as there are three furniture pieces in her home belonging to her grandmother.

MakaaniQ shares some Vastu tips you could keep in mind while performing Diwali Puja.