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Reply affidavit on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change regarding CRZ clearance for the construction of coastal road from Amra Marg to …

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 …

After zoo makeover, a chance to Dine with Cheetahs

Mumbai, July 30 BMC officials present plan to corporators, expect glass-encased restaurant to be ideal revenue earner Once the city's only zoo gets a makeover, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) wants to present Mumbaiites

A Classroom Without Walls!

After a resounding success in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, the Surf Excel Children's Festival, in association with The Times of India, is all set to mesmerise the children, parents and teachers alike in Delhi from July 31 till August 4 Some of the best learning experiences children get are on …

HC nod for development projects without harming mangroves

Mumbai, July 28 The Bombay High Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for the development and infrastructure projects which do not involve destruction of mangroves in the Navi Mumbai area. A division bench comprising Justice J N Patel and Justice K U Chandiwal permitted the CIDCO and the Central Railways …

Crisis Ahead

It is the ultimate irony. Mumbai, overwhelmed by rains in the past few years, could be heading for a water crisis. The low levels of the lakes that supply water to the city

'It will continue to pour for the next 2 days'

Mumbaikars may wake up to another wet spell on Monday as the weather bureau has warned of very heavy showers in the next 48 hours. "Intermittent rain or thundershowers with possibility of heavy to very heavy rain in parts of city and suburbs is expected during next 48 hours,' K …

Multi-level parking to fix traffic woes

New Delhi:If you are in Delhi and own a car, then surely you must have faced a problem with parking. Especially, on a weekend the struggle to park your car in a crowded market area or multiplex increases ten times. According to a report there are a total of 18 …

Metro Rail Project: BMC, MMRDA yet to decide on rehabilitation of PAPs

Mumbai, July 24 Even as the construction of first metro rail between Versova and Ghatkopar via Andheri is under way, the displaced shop owners and tenants at the J P Road in Andheri are still breathing nervously due to the "vagueness' on their rehabilitation. The Metro Rail Project Affected Persons …

Civic bodies need authority for e-waste management

Mumbai, July 24 A training on e-waste for members of several urban municipal corporations from the western region on Thursday turned into a brainstorming session of sorts when the civic officials highlighted their difficulties in handling not just electronic wastes but also bio-medical wastes in their cities due to absence …

Thane likely to get makeover worth over Rs 8,000 crore

Mumbai, July 24 Mumbai's satellite city Thane is seeking an overhaul with a Rs 8,385 crore

IVF clinics are cause for concern

The state initiating an inquiry against an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic that allegedly duped a childless couple has raised concerns whether stringent regulations for nursing homes and clinics offering Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) need to be brought in. About two weeks back, the union government had informed the Supreme Court …

BMC wont cut water supply to highrises

Pandurang Mhaske Municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak shot down Shiv Sena executive chief Uddhav Thackeray's appeal to cut the water connection in highrises and construction sites in the city. In view of the water cut in the city, Thackeray had recently appealed to the state government asking them to cut the …

Flamingo habitat at Mithi needs to be protected

Mumbai, July 22 Maharashtra Nature Park Dy Director says newly developing habitat should be made safe, secure for the birds For nearly a month, a vast stretch of the much-abused Mithi river

27 halts on Metro Line II

The 32-km elevated second phase of the metro rail project which will connect Charkop and Mankhurd via Bandra will have 27 stations. After the state government okayed the project, the Centre accorded its in-principal approval to the line in February 2007. Two years ago, the cost of the project was …

Only in Dharavi: Residents of a building to be rehabilitated in a slum

Mumbai, July 20 As Asia's largest slum readies for makeover, residents of an

Managing The Chaos

The growth of Indian cities is chaotic at best It is a migration that is unstoppable. throughout Asia, including India, the wave of people moving to cities will only swell as years go by.

19 lakh trees inadequate for a populated city

Mumbai, July 18 The tree census 2008 figures may show that the green cover in the city has doubled over the decade, but several tree authority members have contended that 19 lakh trees are inadequate for a city with a population of one crore. A city bursting with development, where …

Should Mumbai learn from Shanghai?

Indian policymakers are fascinated by Shanghai and they seek to develop Mumbai into another Shanghai. This vision is based entirely on the fascination with the Shanghai/Pudong skyline, without any substantive understanding of or facts about the growth in the Chinese city. True, there has been rapid growth in Shanghai, but …

Rare trees in city to get nameplates

Mumbai, July 16 With the organised efforts of the city's Tree Authority, several rare trees in the city are set to get nameplates. These trees will get a bright green metal plates identifying them by their common and scientific names, in English as well as Marathi. Dr Nilesh Baxi, a …

24 leopards, 5 % rise in animal count: SGNP census 2008 looks bright

Mumbai, July 16 Park authorities happy but also maintain this is just preliminary round, chief conservator of forests and wildlife experts will do final scrutiny Twenty-four leopards and a five per cent increase in the animal count: reads the preliminary wildlife census report for 2008 released by the Sanjay Gandhi …

Third Metro Rail route now put off indefinitely

Mumbai, July 16 MMRDA is waiting for Railways to finalise Churchgate-Virar elevated tracks proposal After a series of flip-flops on how to go about the first phase of the Metro rail in the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has now put the third route, to run from …

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