Bandra Current Affairs, GK & News
Girija Kir, noted author of Marathi, passes away
Girija Kir (86), the noted Marathi author, has passed away in Bandra, Maharashtra on 31st October 2019. Kir has written dozens of novels, stories, travelogues and children’s books. She also worked as an assistant editor of ‘Anuradha’ magazine for 10 years from 1968 to 1978. Kir has won several awards for her writings, which largely ..
Topics: Bandra • Geography of Maharashtra • Girija • KIR • Yerawada
India’s first-ever Floating Basketball Court opens in Mumbai
India’s first-ever Floating Basketball Court has opened in the Arabian Sea near Bandra Worli Sealink in Mumbai. It was installed by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA India Games 2019 will feature the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers, who will play two pre-season games on October 4 and 5 at the Dome in NSCI, ..
Topics: Bandra • Basketball in India • Indiana Pacers • Maharashtra • Mumbai • National Basketball Association • National Sports Club of India • States and union territories of India • Transport in Mumbai • Worli
Connaught Place India’s most expensive office location
According to a study conducted by property consultant Commercial Real Estate Services (CBRE), New Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP) is the 9th most expensive office location in the world with an annual rent of nearly USD 144 per sq ft. In its annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, CBRE tracks the cost of leasing prime ..
Topics: Bandra • Bandra Kurla Complex • BKC • Connaught Place • Economy of Mumbai • Geography of Hong Kong • Geography of Maharashtra • Geography of Mumbai • Hong Kong • Kurla • Mumbai • Nariman Point
India’s first Videsh Bhavan to come up in Maharashtra
Sushma Swaraj, the Union External Affairs Minister, will inaugurate India’s first Videsh Bhavan on August 27, 2017 at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As a first pilot project, four offices of MEA – Regional Passport Office (RPO), Protector of Emigrants (PoE) office, Branch Secretariat and Regional Office of ICCR – have been ..
Topics: Bandra • Bandra Kurla Complex • BKC • Economy of Mumbai • Foreign relations of India • Geography of Maharashtra • Geography of Mumbai • Indian Council for Cultural Relations • Kurla • Mumbai • States and union territories of India