NAVI MUMBAI: Citing the slow progress in cases of environmental crime, particularly the destruction of mangroves, three ecology-focused groups have appealed to CM Devendra Fadnavis to set up a specialised
Slum dwellers are hacking trees in the mangroves along the Palm Beach Road, said some residents. Apart from the debris mafia, locals said, encroachers, too, are paying no heed to warnings and are trying
The Bombay high court has set a 15-day deadline for the state government to prepare a comprehensive plan for protection of wetlands. The move follows a public interest litigation alleging inaction on part
Annoyed by the alleged discrimination shown by the state government over compensation packages, around 150 representatives of 20,000 MIDC project affected persons (PAP) took to the streets on Monday. They
Six villages, opposing the Navi Mumbai International Airport, are considering taking the battle to court. A day after the state government made it clear that the villagers will get 22.5% of developed
Residents from areas around crematoriums insist that in the recent round of refurbishing crematoriums, the civic body should install air purifiers to reduce the smoke released from funeral pyres. Several
Activists are in uproar over the destruction of wetlands in the city, despite several complaints made to the local and state forest authorities. The latest environmental violation can be seen behind Raghuleela Mall in Vashi, where debris has been dumped in the mangroves. "We had earlier complained about the debris being dumped in the mangroves along the Sion-Panvel highway, which was later cleared by the forest and local authorities. About the latest debris dumping in Vashi, I will again inform the forest department,'' said environmentalist Debi Goenka of Bombay Environmental Action Group.
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation was awarded the first prize at the National Urban Water Award for maintenance services. The award ceremony will be held on January 14 in New Delhi. TNN The start
Residents and activists have alleged that industries in MIDC are polluting the Kasardi river in Kharghar. They have written to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to investigate their allegations.
The ministry of environment and forest (MoEF), Delhi has refused a state government proposal to regularize 500 buildings, already built without the permission of the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management
