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
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Blue squad takes it slow on plastic ban in Mumbai
Following implementation of plastic ban on June 23 across the state, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) started a drive to enforce the ban by penalising violators of the ban. However, the momentum
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Mumbai: In 28 days, H1N1 cases beat 2018 count
With 40 Mumbaikars diagnosed with H1N1 in February, the total number of cases in 2019 so far has surpassed the total number of persons tested positive for the disease in 2018. According to records of BMC's
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Maharashtra records 52 swine flu deaths in 2019
A committee meeting that was held on Saturday confirmed the number of deaths. The highest number of casualty has been reported from Nashik district (15 deaths), followed by Nagpur (nine death) and Pune
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BMC's plan to get energy from waste delayed again
Although summer is yet to set in, city's largest landfill site at Deonar has experienced its first fire incident of this summer on Thursday. This is just the beginning, fire episodes at the garbage yard
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Red tape puts paid to Maharashtra govt's CRZ plans
The Maharashtra government is yet to upgrade its amended Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) map to relax development restrictions along the coastline, from the existing 500 metres to the proposed 50 metres.
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Maharashtra: Onus fully on Adani Power to use fly ash generated from Tiroda plant
Adani Power Maharashtra (APM), which operates 3,300 mw of thermal power plant Tiroda in the Vidarbha region, cannot escape from its responsibility to fully utilize the fly ash as per its commitment and
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Mumbai: In a bid to breathe clean, BJP corporator demands anti-pollution tower
As the city grapples with air pollution, Jyotsna Mehta, a Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) corporator from South Mumbai has moved a notice of motion to set up anti-pollution towers in the city to combat air
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Maharashtra sees 13 swine flu deaths between January & February
The state government's public health department has reported 13 swine flu deaths between January and first week of February. While more cases are found in the Vidarbha region, a handful of cases are reported
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Convert old vehicles into EVs is the answer to check pollution
The Supreme Court recently banned plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR) to check "very critical" level of pollution, upholding the earlier verdict
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Make interim policy to protect river beds: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday suggested to the state government that it lay out an interim policy to protect rivers in Maharashtra till the Centre comes up with a river regulation policy that would