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 …
There are an estimated one million cycle rickshaws plying on the roads of India. Besides being environmentally-friendly, they provide employment to about 700,000 people, not to mention the millions of people they provide transport. However, there has not been much efforts to change its design to make it easier for …
"Industrialisation is a national priority and it has to take place. In Maharashtra we have demonstrated that industrialisation would bring prosperity,' says Sharad Pawar, former chief minister of Maharashtra who has been an important player in national politics as well. "We have been able to concentrate on industrialisation consistently and …
Industrial survey statistics tell you that more than one-third - 36.3 per cent - of the total value added by to the raw materials through manufacture in the factory sector of the country comes from Maharashtra (23.66 per cent) and Gujarat (12.64 per cent). Easily, the two most industrialised states …
maharashtra's urban and rural water supply policy has cost it overseas assistance to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore over the last two years. The situation is the culmination of the government's refusal to change the "ill-planned and contractor-based water schemes' which resulted in denial of aid by project managers …
using a chemical catalyst and energy from the Sun, scientists in Maharashtra have developed a technique to treat foul-smelling distillery wastes. Tests on a small laboratory-type reactor showed that the method can be used to detoxify 100 litres of diluted distillery wastewater in five days. Results of the project at …
Scientists at the Nimbkar Agriculture Research Institute at Phaltan in Maharashtra have developed a method to treat foul-smelling distillery wastes. What is distinctive is that they will be using solar energy and a chemical catalyst, which they have refused to name. Laboratary tests have shown that the method can detoxify …
retribution caught up with former Maharashtra minister Baban Gholap when officials of Maharashtra's anti-corruption cell raided numerous residential premises and a farmhouse owned by him on July 1. Just a year ago, noted Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare had levelled corruption charges against Gholap. At that time, the minister …
the top five states in India that have major discharges of untreated domestic wastewater are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. According to a recent survey by the Union ministry of environment and forests, these five states generated more than 63 per cent of the total wastewater and …
after wreaking havoc in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, forest fires have gone out of control in the Melghat region of Amravati district in Maharashtra. The most disturbing fact is the destruction of smaller herbs and shrubs, thereby causing massive damage to biodiversity. In a letter to the Union environment …
The zooplankton community of the salt pans of Bhayandar and Thane was studied based on the contribution of microzooplankton and meso-macrozooplankton. Population of microzooplankton was about 4 times more in Bhayandar as compared to Thane salt pan. The protozoan ciliate Fabrea salina dominated the microzooplankton community. Original Source
ground fire of an unusual kind burnt to ashes full grown grass and small plants in over 1,000 hectares (ha) of the 20,000-ha Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary in Aurangabad's Kannad tehsil of Maharashtra. The fire ravaged the park for two days before it was brought under control. However, no loss of …
over recent years, farmers have come to recognise the advantages of drip irrigation, a type of micro-irrigation (sprinklers, perforated earthenware pipes and mulching). The method which was first used by Israel, is mainly introduced to utilise water efficiently in irrigation. In drip irrigation, water is constantly supplied at the root …
the Tata Power Company Ltd has been issued notices by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (mpcb) for alleged violation of environmental norms at the company's Trombay station in Mumbai. According to the mpcb, the temperature of the water being discharged in the sea is much higher than the consented limits. …
THE proposed construction of a megaport in Vadhvan, near Mumbai, will have serious implications on the environment of the region, says a study by an independent researcher, Ritu Dewan, department of economics, Mumbai University. Earlier, the Tata Risk Management Services (TRMS) had given a clean chit to the project. But …
RALEGAN SIDDHI. An enviable example of what human will and dedication can achieve against staggering odds. When Anna Hazare, then a jeep driver serving the Indian army, visited this drought-stricken village in Maharashtra"s Ambedkar district, the people here did not know what development meant. But now, they can probably teach …
Why did you make allegations against Babanrao Gholap when you did not have substantial evidence? I spoke against Gholap in the interest of society. Somebody has to take the initiative to fight against corruption. I deliberately did it to arouse mass consciousness against corruption. I had evidence against the minister, …
At the time of going to press, Anna Hazare was released from jail. The Maharashtra government ordered his release after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray wrote in the Sena mouthpiece, Saamna, that the government should find a way to release the social activist.
IN A rare display of solidarity, politicians and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have joined hands in expressing support for Anna Hazare. On September 10, Hazare was sentenced by the Mumbai metropolitan court to three months simple imprisonment in connection with a defamation suit filed by Maharashtra social welfare minister Babanrao Gholap. …
