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
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
Activists, residents up in arms after BMC hacks three trees on pretext of averting accidents. Officials from the municipality's garden department said the trees were being cut after two motorists were
As per a leaked UN report, CO2 emissions have gone up to 95% from 90% in '07. The United Nations will be releasing its fifth assessment report (AR5) on climate change releasing this Friday, and it paints
A pollution index is currently featuring four Indian cities in the 25 most polluted places in the world A pollution index by Numbeo, updated every week, is currently featuring four Indian cities in
It is a known fact that the electromagnetic radiation emanating from mobile towers adversely affects the human body. The Department of Tele-communication (DoT) had formed a committee to study the harmful
With the noise level reaching 123.2 dB on Wednesday, the final immersion day, this year’s Ganesh visarjan was the noisiest in the last 10 years. Last year, Girgaum Chowpatty had recorded the highest noise
Four people drowned in two incidents in Nashik district late on Sunday. The bodies of three persons had been recovered by Monday evening. At Gangapadali village near Nashik city, three women were washed
A survey conducted by Haffkine Research Institute in Parel showed that many people are ignorant about dengue and its causes. The institute conducted a survey among 500 Mumbaikars on dengue awareness
On August 23, 2013, a reply tabled by Union minister of mines before the Lok Sabha confirmed Maharashtra’s position as the national leader in respect of illegal mining (see table). In fact, Maharashtra
The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link project has got a coastal regulation zone clearance from the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF). The state will now make another attempt to build the bridge. The MoEF
Two citizens groups in Mumbai are perfect examples of the anti-radiation movement. The F-North Ward Citizens’ Forum in Matunga and the Bandra’s Perry Road Residents’ Association are working towards increasing