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 …
The CPCB also reiterated that noise pollution sources such as public address systems, marriage functions and diesel generator sets should be monitored and regulated Pollution watchdog directs nine metros, including Delhi and Mumbai, to act against vehicular noise and set up control rooms Soon, traffic police across nine cities will …
According to a survey by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) the water quality index of Mumbai is bad much like air quality index. According the survey Mumbai’s expensive real eastate is surrounded by polluted water. Water quality index at Malabar Hill, Nariman Point, Gateway of India, Worli sea face, Juhu …
NAVI MUMBAI: As nature lovers celebrated World Wetlands Day on Thursday, environmentalists stressed on stopping rampant destruction of mangroves. "Despite several complaints to the authorities, the mangroves continue to be wiped out. Our last option now is to move the high court in order to preserve the last of the …
National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) directed Mira Bhayendar Municipal Corporation in Mumbai to deposit Rs. 20/- crores in escrow account of Divisional Commissioner within two weeks to ensure that the proposed plant to treat the municipal solid waste is commissioned and operated within next eight months as stated …
The ambitious project aims to provide employment to 30,000 women.The ambitious project aims to provide employment to 30,000 women. UDAIPUR: Dungarpur is going to have the first locally-owned Solar Module Manufacturing Plant. The unit would come into operation soon which would be fully owned and operated by tribal women. The …
MUMBAI: The state environment department has directed Mumbai police to take action against garage mechanics and bikers, who alter bike silencers and shrill horns, which create noise pollution. The directive came after Mahim residents Irfan Macchiwala and Farooque Dhala wrote to the Regional Transport Office, transport commissioner and environment department …
The immediate impact of and reaction to demonetisation are documented and examined through a survey of around 200 families living in 28 slum or lower-income neighbourhoods in Mumbai in early December 2016. A drop in family income is recorded with wide variation across different groups and occupation types. There is …
The Bombay high court on Wednesday said it would take action for contempt of court if it finds permission was granted to use loudspeakers for Iskcon's Jagannath Rath Yatra at Shivaji Park on January 14- 15. A bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka was informed by senior advocate Virag Tulzapurkar …
MUMBAI: Air pollution contributed to a total of 80,665 premature deaths of adults over 30 years in Mumbai and Delhi in 2015, a two-fold jump from 1995, according to a new study at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. In economic terms, air pollution cost the two cities $10.66 billion …
The century-old chawls are spread across 291 acres in south Mumbai With the state govt allocating FSI of 4, tenants of these chawls will get 500 sq ft carpet area against the current area of 160-180 sq ft The Bombay Development Division (BDD) chawls redevelopment project is finally gathering steam. …
In compliance of Tree Authority directives, MMRC would also plant three new trees for every one that is chopped down. CLOSE TO 5,000 trees would be affected in the city during the construction of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro corridor. However, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) — the implementing body of the …
Five private hospitals — Jaslok, Hinduja, Global, Wadia and Surya Child Care — work with anganwadis to bring malnutrition cases in district down from 43,865 to 7,562 in over three months. Following a mutual agreement with the state government, through enthusiastic participation of five private hospitals, malnutrition cases in the …
The Bombay high court on Thursday said Shivaji Park has become "a dumping ground" for celebrations even as it chided the state government for not implementing its orders on curbing noise. The park is a notified silence zone. A bench of Justice Vidyasagar Kanade and Justice Nutan Sardessai heard a …
The city breathed easy on Thursday as the air quality marginally improved over Wednesday, when the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 320. On Thursday, System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) recorded an AQI of 272. It has forecast the AQI to improve to 266 on …
MUMBAI: The much-delayed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link -a 22-km road bridge connecting the island city with Navi Mumbai -can finally take off with the Bombay high court granting MMRDA permission to cut mangroves and construct on mangrove plots. "We are satisfied the project is a public utility project," said a …
As per section 5.2.8 (IV) of National Environment Policy (NEP) - 2006, Ambient Noise is included as environmental quality parameter and is being monitored in specific urban areas regularly. The National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network comprises of 70 Noise Monitoring Stations spread over 07 metropolitan cities which include Bengaluru, Chennai, …
MUMBAI: The number of dengue cases recorded in the city this year has been the highest in the last six years. However, the good news is that fatalities have declined significantly over the last three years. According to figures recently released by the state, Mumbai has recorded 1,088 cases so …
A study conducted among 10 Indian metro cities investigates the impact of municipal solid waste and animal birth control programme on stray dog population and its menaces. Its results show statistically strong and positive linkages among the variables such as human population, municipal solid waste, per capita solid waste, food …
PEC University of Technology will develop air and sound quality friendly route recommendation system for the city. The university has bagged a research project entitled 'City Probe: A city-scale pervasive sensing system for monitoring road conditions, air and sound pollution'. The project is sponsored under the ministry of human resource …
As a first of its kind initiative, Mumbai will gets its first E-Waste drop-off centre in Bandra West (Shop no 25, 1st floor, Kenilworth Phase II, linking road). Under the campaign "E-Waste wise", run by the NGO OASIS and Sony Music, the drop-off center will give people an opportunity to …
