Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Pune: The H1N1 virus is wreaking havoc across the state. Maharashtra has recorded 928 swine flu cases and 73 deaths between January 1 and March 21 this year. Nagpur has recorded the highest number of cases, at 246, followed by Mumbai (172), Nashik (168) and Pune (92). During the same …
Between 2003-04 and 2011-12, India’s cotton output more than doubled from 14 million bales (of 480 pounds or 218 kg each) to 29 million bales. In 2003-04, India was the world’s third largest cotton producer (behind China and the US) and seventh biggest exporter (after the US, Uzbekistan, Australia, Greece, …
No pichkaris, no water balloons or bags, no gulal — in short, a dry Holi with no colours. Moving over wet-and-wild Holi, residents of Cuffe Parade will celebrate the festival without water to protect the environment. "We play Holi by throwing petals on each other. This way, we will avoid …
MUMBAI: Bombay high court has, in an interim order, stayed the Maharashtra government's two-and-half-year-old directive capping the price of dengue tests at 600. A division bench of justices Abhay Oka and M S Sanklecha admitted the petition filed by Association Of Practising Pathologists and held that while the state had …
Nagpur: If you are finding it difficult to deal without disposable plates, cups, glasses and bowls after the plastic ban, city girl Poonam Dixit has something that can bring back the convenience of ‘use and throw’ disposable plates in your life. A chemical engineer, Poonam has made an eco-friendly substitute …
THANE: In the last three months, one person died and 83 were detected H1N1 positive in Thane district. As per the records of the Deputy Director of Health Services (DDHS), out 119 suspected H1N1 patients, 83 were detected positive from January to March 11. The authorities said that once they …
Nagpur: High blood pressure and diabetes are some of the known causes for chronic kidney disease (CKD), unsafe well water (naturally contaminated) and exposure to pesticides are also emerging as other causes of CKD affecting mainly farmers and farm labourers in Vidarbha. Though no exact data is available yet, many …
Says affidavit filed does not outline steps to curb noise pollution The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that the affidavit filed by the Commissioner of Police (CP) is not satisfactory and directed another affidavit to be filed on what steps will be taken to curb noise pollution in future. …
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 has slowed down after a successful show last year. Visits by the BMC team and action taken by …
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 public health department, 25 people were diagnosed with swine flu in 2018. However, in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/03/2019. This application seeks direction to ensure that air pollution and noise level is within the permissible limit at Worli Sea Face and Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeevitnadi & Others Vs Municipal Council & Others dated 13/03/2019. This application seeks prohibition of work of concretization inside the blue line of Krishna river and other incidental directions. According to the applicant, Wai Municipal Council, is undertaking concretization work …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nitin Shankar Deshpande Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/03/2019. The issue for consideration in the main matter is the standards to be achieved in the treated sewage discharge. Vide order dated 21.12.2018, the Tribunal found that dilution of …
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 (six death). According to the recent data released by the health department, around 5,28,414 people have been …
MUMBAI: As many as five of the 42 water quality monitoring units on west-flowing rivers in the state have recorded ‘bad’ and ‘bad to very bad’ levels in 2017-18 compared to only one in 2016-17, found an annual survey by the state pollution control board. A majority of these monitored …
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 may become frequent in the days to come as the days get warmer. Yet, the …
A major fire broke out in February 2015, which was put out by firemen after a 10-day battle. Since then, every year, between January and March, several fires have been reported at the landfill site. A minor fire broke out on Thursday at the Deonar dumping ground, the city’s largest …
Navi Mumbai makes it to top 10; Maharashtra 3rd best performing state. After bagging the cleanest state capital tag and a nationwide 18th rank last year, Mumbai slipped several notches on Swachh Survekshan 2019 — a survey to rank cleanest cities of India — to stand at 49th, the city’s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Charudatt Koli Vs M/s Sea Lord Containers Ltd. dated 07/03/2019. History: The issue for consideration is the remedial steps to be taken for control of air pollution in the outskirts of Mumbai, at and around villages Ambapada and Mahul. The …
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. But due to this delay, development under CRZ is getting delayed. As per state environment officials, the government has …
