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 …
SWAPNII.RAWAL OCTOBER 5 EVEN as plans get underway to solve Mumbai's burgeoning garbage disposal problem-8,000 tonnes per day and set to rise further - by developing a common landfill for the entire metropolitan region, experts at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) are simultaneously tackling the problem of transporting …
In gross violation of a high court order of October 2005, mangroves allegedly have been systematically hacked near the newly-paved Link Road at IC Colony in Borivili (West). Locals complain: They are considered to be the holiest part of nature
In Mumbai, new forms of cooperation between local government and citizens seek to improve local representation and the quality of services. This paper examines which residents are represented or excluded in these arrangements, the mandates and processes by which the arrangements are negotiated and the outcomes. Local representation through elected …
This paper suggests that the contribution of cities to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is often overstated. Many sources suggest that cities are responsible for 75
Launched in 1998, the Golden Quadrilateral is part of a $30-billion plus National Highways Development Project-the most ambitious building spree here since Britain created the railway system in the 1800s. Much as the U.S. Interstate Highway System mobilized American society, India hopes the Golden Quadrilateral will push the country's economic …
Marine life hit in Banganga tank during pitrupaksh ceremonyLike every year, thousands of devotees gathered at the Banganga tank at Walkeshwar to perform rituals on the last day of the Pitrupaksh, the period during which Hindus pray for their ancestors. But despite the arrangements made BMC, dead fish were found …
There is growing recognition on the part of policymakers that cities play a crucial role in the national economy, and current policies mark a significant rupture from those followed over the years. Based on two compelling, though not fully comparable, case studies of Hyderabad and Mumbai, this article argues that …
There is growing recognition on the part of policymakers that cities play a crucial role in the national economy, and current policies mark a significant rupture from those followed over the years. Based on two compelling, though not fully comparable, case studies of Hyderabad and Mumbai, this article argues that …
In an attempt to make the IIT Bombay campus energy efficient, an energy audit of the institute was recently conducted to identify and suggest measures for conservation. The recommendations, if implemented, can bring about a total saving of around Rs1.75 crore per year, the report said. The audit was conducted …
Makarand Gadgil / Pen (maharashtra) September 20, 2008, 0:29 IST Two days before the Maharashtra government is to hold a referendum in 22 villages of Raigad district to know the farmers
The policy goals of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all) programme focus on access and quality education. Using indicators like access and overcrowding, achievement, mainstreaming, fund utilisation and retention of children, this field survey of municipal schools in Mumbai and Delhi provides a comparative analysis of each city
Sumitra Deb Roy and Deepa Suryanarayan The verdict is out: Mumbai wants to be smoke-free. The new stricter law may just provide the necessary thrust. Sumitra Deb Roy and Deepa Suryanarayan report The fight against passive smoking just got a shot in the arm. A recent survey revealed that nine …
Mumbai does not experience any load-shedding even as its less fortunate peripheral towns and cities face up to five hours a day. But it was the city school students who are being given lessons in energy conservation. The Tata Power Company is reaching out to more than 25 schools in …
About 4,500 landowners in Panvel, Pen and Uran in the Raigad district of Maharashtra are gearing up to cast 'votes' in the country's first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) referendum on September 21, the outcome of which will be factored in by the district administration to decide on the Maha Mumbai …
