Reply affidavit on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Gavhan Koliwada Matsyavyavsayik Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Vs City & Industrial Development Corporation & Others dated 28/01/2025. City & Industrial Development Corporation submitted a proposal for CRZ clearance for the construction of coastal road from …
MUMBAI: Despite an active circulation of the H1N1 influenza virus in the city since February, there is a time lag of 4-5 days before the onset of symptoms and initiation of treatment by doctors. Experts recommend that the antiviral is most effective when administered within the first 48 hours. In …
PUNE: Accounting for 90 chikungunya cases till May this year, Pune continues to be the hotbed of mosquito-borne disease in the state. Pune, including the areas under Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations, and fringe villages, reported as many as 90 chikungunya cases against the state's total of 111 between …
MUMBAI: With the H1N1 influenza virus gaining virulence after the onset of monsoon, doctors are witnessing a sharp increase in the instances of cluster infections in families. It has raised serious concerns about whether people are following the rules of self or home-isolation, or if awareness about the mode of …
MUMBAI: Motorists, be warned! Soon, honking in silence zones may cost you dear. The state government on Thursday informed the Bombay high court that needless honking and honking in silence zones will soon become punishable offences under the Maharashtra Transport and Road Safety Bill 2017, which is awaiting the President's …
Mumbai: A total 261 persons in Maharashtra have died due to swine flu so far, of which, 10 passed away in Mumbai. In the entire region, Pune has recorded the highest number of deaths this year at 62. With swine flu virus proliferating along with monsoon ailments such as dengue, …
Mumbai: In a setback to a city-based developer, Bombay High Court recently dismissed his plea challenging the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). NGT imposed a fine of Rs 40 lakh on the developer as he had indulged into illegal tree- and hill-cutting in Lonavala for his upcoming project. …
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala worst hit by the flu tragedy. Air borne transmission makes it tough for prevention measures to work. H1N1 flu is also known as swine flu. It's called swine flu because a few decades ago, the people who caught the H1N1 flu had direct contact …
One of the women in the family was the first to be infected. She was treated at Hinduja Hospital and the infection seems to have passed on to the rest of the family, according to the doctor. For a family of 11 living near Mohammed Ali Road, it was a …
Maharashtra farmer leaders have rejected the Rs 34,000-crore loan waiver announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis last week, terming it “incomplete”. Maharashtra farmer leaders have rejected the Rs 34,000-crore loan waiver announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis last week, terming it “incomplete”. The steering committee consisting of 21 farmer leaders …
The state government on Wednesday informed Bombay High Court that it would sensitise policemen about noise pollution rules to ensure proper implementation during the forthcoming festive season. Government Pleader Abhinandan Vagyani said, “Most of the time, policemen visit the place where loud music is being played, and on their arrival, …
Mumbai: Asking the state government to pay equal attention to tribals, Bombay high court on Monday said the issue of malnutrition deaths was more important than the farmers' issue. A bench of Justices Vidyasagar Kanade and A M Badar was miffed at non-implementation of several orders to take steps to …
The city has also reported 166 cases of malaria in June and 436 cases of gastroenteritis. While Mumbai has not reported any dengue deaths, the number of people who have succumbed to swine flu has risen to 11, including four patients who came to the city for treatment. The total …
The Assistant Commissioner of Police (Mahim Division), Shilvan Dhovale, and senior police inspector of Mahim police station, Milind Idekar, on Tuesday submitted an unconditional apology to the Bombay High Court, which was hearing a contempt petition against them for allowing the use of loudspeakers inside the Mahim police station, a …
The threat of mosquito-borne diseases continues to loom large over the abutting areas of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Pune's Lohegaon Airport. An entomological survey carried out by the officials of the Union health ministry in April showed considerable presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes' larvae in 400m radius outside …
MMRCL told the high court that it will give an undertaking that it has obtained all the necessary permissions. Mumbai: The Bombay HC has given permission to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) to cut down mangroves for the construction of underground metro station at the Bandra Kurla Complex …
Varun Sheel, scientist at Isro’s Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad specialises in the study of the atmosphere, the rapidly changing environment and the resultant climate change. An ex-student of Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie, Sheel was recently in Mussoorie to interact with students of Woodstock school. He spoke to Prachi Raturi Misra …
As Mumbai reported two more swine flu deaths in the past 10 days — a 32-year-old pregnant woman from Dharavi and a 2-year-old child — taking the toll to seven, it is a case of delayed diagnosis and travel that is playing a major role. Both Thane and Mira-Bhayander recorded …
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRCL) officials said on Thursday that the Metro 3 project would reduce carbon dioxide emissions on a larger scale in the long run than the reduction in emissions due to the cutting of trees for the project. Speaking to the press, Subodh Gupta, Director (Projects), …
The survey was conducted Thursday morning by nearly 20 road safety experts. Mumbai: A survey conducted from Worli naka to Worli sea face by road safety experts from three private organisations has found that footpaths in Mumbai are anything but pedestrian-friendly. According to the experts, sidewalks in the city are …
The soaring mercury level has pushed Delhi's power demand to an all-time high. The capital's peak consumption demand at 3.06pm on Monday touched 6,361MW, the highest ever recorded in any city of India. The last time Delhi set an all-time record was on June 30, 2016 when the electricity demand …
