Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Chikungunya cases go up by 185 in Maharashtra during Jan-April

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Climate change to hit agriculture hardest, warns weather expert
Significant climate change is expected in the coming years with temperatures projected to rise by 3 degrees Celsius by 2050 and this alarming trend is set to impact agriculture the most, warned an expert and researcher on Monday. Dr Anjal Prakash, Associate Professor (Research) and Research Director at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, stressed that every individual has a role in mitigating climate impacts, PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Two held in Mumbai for trafficking primates from Malaysia
Forest officials on Monday raided a hotel in south Mumbai and arrested a man and a woman for allegedly smuggling nine primates from Malaysia, an official said. However, eight of the wild animals had died before the raid. The surviving primate is critical and is being looked after by a team of wildlife experts, PTI reported.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rupee jumps 27 paise to close at 84.30 against US dollar
The rupee surged 27 paise to settle at 84.30 against the US dollar on Monday, supported by a sharp decline in crude oil prices and a positive trend in domestic equities, PTI reported. Robust equity inflows reflect continued foreign investor interest in Indian assets, forex traders said, adding that global uncertainties capped the rupee`s gains.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Car hits seven vehicles in escape bid after crash; driver held after chase
Panicked after his car rammed into an iron pole in Mulund area of Mumbai, a 26-year-old driver led police on a nearly 11-km chase on a highway, leaving behind a trail of six to seven damaged vehicles before he was arrested, officials said on Monday. The car was intercepted after a chase on the Eastern Expressed Highway at Vikhroli on Sunday night, PTI reported.