Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Pollution at critical level in 5 Maharashtra towns
New Delhi: Amid rising concern about public health in industrial towns, the Centre has put on hold the expansion of 43 industrial clusters, including five in Maharashtra, that have reached alarming and critical levels of pollution.
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Beware! the fish you eat could be a health risk
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Maharashtra to have flying squads for tracking e-waste
Mumbai: Maharashtra government would soon appoint flying squads to check the disposal of e-waste, which has hazardous impact on the city's environment. An announcement in this regard was made by minister of state for environment, Sachin Ahir in the Legislative Council last week.
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Oil spill: Anti-pollution operations continue off Mumbai coast
<br />The navy and the Coast Guard carried out anti-pollution operations for the third consecutive day today to check and neutralise the oil spill caused due to a collision between two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast.<br />
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15,000 Ganesh mandals booked, none punished in Mumbai
The fact that Ganeshotsav is just around the corner may not be music to the ears of several Mumbaikars.
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JCBs overrun Mumbai as residents struggle with pollution
Those big, mean, yellow machines are usually called excavators, forklifts, cranes and diggers, but in this part of the world, they are simply known as JCBs, though no one knows what that stands for. Latest statistics from Maharashtra
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Organic farming is the way forward, says Vandana Shiva
Mumbai: In a direct attack on multinationals, noted environmentalist Dr Vandana Shiva blamed these companies for spreading myths about genetically modified (GM) food and said the country's corrupt system helps them.
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Pune Municipal Corporation to act against garbage incineration
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has announced strict action against those who fail to segregate garbage and those found burning waste. The PMC staff too has been warned of action if found burning waste. The decision follows efforts by the National Society for Clean Cities (NSCC) to persuade the civic body officials to take steps in the matter.
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Pune Municipal Corporation team cleans up Mula river
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has intensified its drive to clean the Mula river of the rapidly proliferating water hyacinth. On Monday, malaria surveillance inspector Govind Satpute and his team were spotted cleaning the Mula river, which is covered hyacinth, after successfully cleaning Pashan lake. Satpute, who has been undertaking this activity for the last eight years, said removin
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Rainwater harvesting a must for Pune
Pune is a water-rich city with four dams and three rivers supplying water.