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The Doshi Retreat, designed by Ahmedabad-based architects Balkrishna Doshi, Khushnu Panthaki Hoof and Sönke Hoof, will open on October 25 at the world-renowned Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. This is the first building on the campus designed by architects from India.

Pritzker Prize laureate Doshi, who passed away two years ago, was commissioned this project by Rolf Fehlbaum, furniture designer and former chairperson, Vitra, when he visited India in 2020. Fehlbaum had visited a shrine at the Modera Sun Complex in Gujarat and wrote a mail asking: ‘Would you consider building something like this on the Vitra Campus?’ Khushnu, Doshi’s granddaughter, elaborates, “That’s how Doshi, Sönke and I came together and worked on the project.”

Khushnu and her husband Sönke in their description of the project, say: “The retreat is not something to look at, but to experience. It defies definition, invites interpretation and dialogue and encourages a presence of being, even if it’s for a brief moment.” Click Here

Mumbai’s air pollution has surged in October 2025, making it the most polluted month of the year so far, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

Between October 18–22, 19 monitoring stations recorded their highest daily PM2.5 levels, and seven stations recorded peak PM10 levels since January.

Festive activities have worsened air quality, exposing residents to unhealthy pollution levels.

CREA emphasized the need to address both seasonal spikes and everyday sources like traffic, construction, and open burning.

Mumbai’s air is monitored by CAAQMS stations run by MPCB, IITM, and BMC. (PTI)

To handle chemical, biological, and radiological emergencies, as well as incidents in “super” high-rise buildings, specialised units will be set up across all the regions of Uttar Pradesh.

Announcing the formation of such units as part of the overhaul of the state fire department, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said small fire stations, equipped with fire tenders, will be established every 100 kilometres along the expressways in the state to ensure immediate rescue and relief operations within the “golden hour” of an accident.

“The Fire Service Department is directly linked to the protection of public life and property. Therefore, its structure must ensure a quick, efficient, and sensitive response to every emergency,” the chief minister was quoted as saying at the review meeting. Read