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 …
From May, Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) will source 30% of its non-traction energy requirement through solar panels which have been installed at Andheri and Ghtatkopar Metro stations. The initiative is a part of Mumbai Metro One's `Go Green Go Clean' campaign launched to mark its second anniversary. Metro …
MUMBAI: At air quality index (AQI) of 52, Mumbai recorded its least polluted day of 2017 on Thursday. According to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai's air quality improved from Wednesday's 58. The AQI on Tuesday was 59. An AQI between 0 and 100 is considered …
Religious leaders in Delhi are not losing sleep over the controversy created by singer Sonu Nigam over the use of loudspeakers at religious places. In fact, they agree that discordant and unacceptably loud noise should not be tolerated. Of course, unlike Nigam, most residents of areas abutting religious institutions hesitate …
2019: Dumping grounds see drop in quantity of waste Authorities give credit to changing mindset of residential societies, hotels & malls, emphasis on segregation of wet and dry waste, setting up of compost pits An alarming detail in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s affidavit in the Bombay High Court last year …
MUMBAI: The retail price of most varieties of marine fish in Mumbai has doubled in the last five to eight years. For that matter, the number of varieties has also dwindled. The main reason is pollution due to waste discharge into the sea and a loss of mangroves, which are …
There was an urgent need to create such a database for Mumbai as there was no guide to 'Household Waste Management' available to help citizens take an informed decision on the best-fit solution for them. With Mumbai effectively managing 9000 metric tonnes of garbage that it generates daily, an environmental …
Illegal sand miners are having a field day in Panvel creek even as the administration has initiated a crackdown against unauthorized excavators in the creek between Thane and Kalyan, allege activists. Sand dredging is going on brazenly with heavy suction pumps, cranes, boats in broad daylight, resulting in rampant destruction …
A study of 360 safai karamcharis employed with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai suggests that policies aimed at uplifting conservancy work may actually be institutionalising caste-based occupations. This article describes the situation that keeps generations of safai karamcharis in this occupation, and recommends practical solutions to break the vicious …
MUMBAI: Anti-noise crusaders in the city have written to railway minister, Suresh Prabhu and initiated a Twitter campaign to bring down the high decibel levels commuters are subjected to during suburban train travel. According to a survey conducted by NGO Awaaz foundation, the highest noise levels of 97.7 dB was …
Small particles of air pollution and dust may play a role in enhancing a good monsoon while aggravating a poor one. That is one implication of a new IIT-Bombay study that found a link between the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere and cloud formation during the monsoon. Aerosols refer …
Your city's switching on the green way. Nearly 60 housing societies and commercial buildings in Mumbai have already started generating their electricity requirement by using rooftop solar power plants. Currently, these housing societies generate about 1,400 units of green power a day. And it goes beyond Mumbai. More than 400 …
The court had last year asked the government to strictly implement noise pollution rules The Bombay High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the state government over incomplete data provided to it on noise pollution levels in the state. A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Anuja …
If the notice is not complied with, BMC will refuse to lift garbage from these areas Civic body makes it mandatory for residential societies and commercial establishments in H/West ward to separate wet, dry waste In a move aimed at easing the city's solid waste management problems, the BMC has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil V. Tharthare V/s Secretary, Environment Department & Ors dated 06/03/2017 regarding cutting of the trees for a housing society, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra East, Mumbai.It is brought to the court's notice that the Tree Authority has granted permission to cut …
Additional Government Pleader Kavita Solanki, appearing for the government, submitted a development plan of the area showing the layout plan. The Bombay High Court on Friday appointed a two-member committee to visit the Nahar Amrit Shakti Township, located in Chandivali, and inspect whether the developer has excavated a hill, cut …
"Efforts will be taken to see to it that environment is not affected while constructing the road,” said U J Dabe, Superintending Engineer, MSRDC. THE MAHARASHTRA State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) conducted the first public hearing for the Maharashtra Samruddhi Corridor (MSC) in Nagpur on Tuesday. Conducted after orders issued …
The project is the brainchild of a Mumbai-based couple Kislay and Sheena Vora, as part of which, Vora and his team go around the city and bandage tree branches. Passing through the lanes of Koregaon Park, one may come across a number of trees with a gauze-covered branch or bark. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suresh Kumar Pukhrajji Dhoka & Others Vs M/s. T.N. Pandya & Others dated 02/03/2017 regarding extraction of groundwater from borewells by business units in Jagannath Shankar Sheth Road, Mumbai. According to the Applicant, water is extracted from the borewells for …
Road safety is a major international health issue – every year an estimated 1.25 million people are killed on the world’s roads and up to 50 million people incur non-fatal injuries. Despite the scale of the human cost, road safety has historically been given low priority, with interventions having a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dileep B.Nevatia V/s Union of India & Others dated 01/03/2017 regarding CRZ clearance to Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) project across Mumbai Harbour. Only surviving issue is the compliance of the directions to the MoEF to consider …
