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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98% spike in dengue cases across Mumbai in the past five years: RTI data
RTI data collected by the Praja Foundation has revealed that the occurrence of dengue has increased by 98 per cent in the past five years. Despite the increase, areas such as Andheri West, Ghatkopar East,
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MPCB to distribute 52 lakh cloth bags for free in Maharashtra
To drive home its message of doing away with plastics and create eco-friendly alternatives for it, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will distribute around 52 lakh cloth bags free of cost
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Dahi Handi 2018: Noise levels up to 90 decibels in Thane
The Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane, while grand, were just as noisy this year. As per the noise-level readings taken by Thane activist Dr Mahesh Bedekar, the decibel levels at six Dahi Handi locations
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Activists upset with just 110 silence zones across Mumbai
Even as the festival season is about to begin from first week of September, anti-noise pollution activists are up in arms against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for only notifying 110 silence
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Mumbai: Find source of oil spill affecting Juhu beach, says Residents
With huge amounts of oil and tar balls dotting the entire stretch of Juhu beach, marine experts and local activists want Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MBCP) to carry out a thorough investigation
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Bombay High Court rejects pleas of development works on hills
The Bombay High Court (HC) has rejected a bunch of petitions filed by housing societies and private developers, challenging a 2017 National Green Tribunal order and a subsequent resolution of the government,
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Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's air quality data yet to go 'Online'
Even as Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has commissioned and inaugurated 10 new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) across the city since June 6, citizens continue to
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Mumbai: 567 societies & business units face cases for not treating waste
To push waste segregation and processing at source, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has initiated prosecution against 962 bulk waste generators – housing societies and commercial establishments
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Reliance Power may earn Rs 2,000 cr from Mumbai power consumers
Mumbai suburban power consumers may end up paying about Rs 2,000 crore to Reliance Power via the Mumbai power distribution business in the next couple of years. This recovery is likely to be made from
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Mumbai: Anti-pollution body vets PET bottles reuse units
After the state government made it mandatory for packaged water manufacturers to start a buyback mechanism and recycle used bottles, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has started auditing