The arguments for and against the coastal road in Mumbai are long-drawn and expected to stretch over the week. At the end of the hearing in the case on Tuesday, however, the Bombay High Court sounded a word of caution for protection of the environment and Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog …
PANJIM: After mining companies challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the Environment Clearance (EC) certificate issue, the Board has now decided to refer the matter to the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), for action. Based on the High Court judgment of August 12, …
The Bombay High Court has said it will decide whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act of 2010 can be used to adjudicate alleged irregularities by the Lavasa township. A bench will now decide whether the NGT is competent enough to judge Lavasa-related issues, in light of the objections raised …
After a developer claimed that clearance was given by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for the construction of a residential-cum-commercial complex near Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (HPCL) refinery in Chembur, the Bombay high court has asked for clarification from the ministry on whether the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report …
The Bombay high court on Monday directed the Thane collector to file a report stating whether it would be possible to give the 433 fisherfolk families displaced due to the Tarapur atomic power plant project a hectare of land each to cultivate. A division bench of Justice B H Marlapalle …
Idol worship has been in the practice in India since ancient time. In present scenario, metals, ornaments, oily substances, synthetic colours,chemical are used to make polish and decorate idols for worship and when theseidols are immersed our aquatic and surrounding environment get severally affected. Hence, there is urgent need to …
What are your views on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on human settlements? Everybody is happy with the target that we have set: achieving significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers, by 2020. At present, there are about one billion slum- dwellers and their numbers are growing …
Acting on a petition filed by Save Andheri Versova Environment Forum, a Mumbai-based non-governmental organisation, the Mumbai High Court appointed a high-level committee and a local panel to protect and rejuvenate mangroves in suburban Versova. It also directed the Union government to file an affidavit detailing steps taken for preservation …
with an aim to save vultures from extinction, a novel programme to breed these birds has been jointly launched by the State Wildlife Preservation Department, Haryana and Bombay Natural History Society (bnhs) at Bir hunting ground near Pinjore. Haryana Chief Wildlife Warden R D Jakati said quite a number of …
Mumbai is prone to earthquakes, says V Subramanyam, retired IIT professor of earth sciences. It is quite evident from the recent earthquake that hit the Thane-Khargar belt in Maharashtra. According to Subramanyam, the city and the surrounding region is situated on more than ten fault planes. Three major faults pass …
Scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and doctors of KEM hospital, Mumbai, India, have successfully demonstrated a process to deplete stone-forming chemicals from the foodstuffs using oxalate oxidase, an enzyme obtained from beet stem and banana peels. Even a small dietary oxalate load in enteric hyperoxaluria patients can lead …
according to a recent study, one in every 500 bottles of voluntarily donated blood in Mumbai, screened for the hiv virus could transmit aids . The study could pose fresh problems for the State Health Department, already struggling to comply with the Supreme Court's ban on professional blood donors. The …
A Mumbai court has ordered the release of five blind lions and lionesses that were performing for the Golden Circus. The tigers will now be kept in the Borivilli National Park. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had instructed the Union environment and forest ministry to consider the 1991 ban on …
A new technology for the multiplication of banana plants in 12 commercial varieties has been developed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. P S Rao, head of the Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology division of BARC says that the plants that are being developed with the new technology, will …
a team of doctors at Mumbai's Nanavati hospital have achieved a major breakthrough in the treatment of coronary diseases. They recently inserted radioactive stents (metal stems) in the coronary artery for the first time in Asian medical history. The process involves declogging arterial blocks through radioactive exposure or therapy. Once …
On August 13, at the Colaba beach in Mumbai, the minister of state for food processing Dilip Kumar Ray offered coconut water to the fisherfolk's leader, Thomas Kocherry (seen on left) to break his seven-day fast against deep-sea fishing joint ventures (jvs). The minister assured in writing that no new …
the Bombay Sewage Disposal Project (bsdp) is in deep waters. The Rs 1,000 crore project, carried through with an assistance of us $192 million from the World Bank, is facing the wrath of environ mentalists and fisherfolks in the city, who contend that the project is not environment-friendly. The bsdp …
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) recently carried out the third annual nationwide bird count in India, targeting the commonly seen or heard species. The campaign was aimed at creating environmental awareness among people and collating data to enable the BNHS to prioritise conservation activity areas and to determine the …
The deplorable conditions of the Dermar abattoir in Bombay has come under close scrutiny after the All India Welfare Association filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court. The Court has asked the Municipal Corporation and the state government to take necessary steps to prevent cruelty to animals. The petitioners …
Recent research conducted by the scientists of the Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, and Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, at Manipal in Karnataka, to study the mortality and incidence of cancer in children under 15 in Bombay, reveals that potential years of life are lost by major …
