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's degraded waste at Kanjurmarg will produce electricity from April. The Rs 4.5 crore Guascor engine from Spain, to convert methane gas into electricity, will arrive at the landfill site on March 25 and the project will be commissioned next month. If it succeeds, it will be the city's first …
MUMBAI: The number of two-wheelers in Mumbai has more than doubled in the past decade. Transport experts are a worried lot as they feel that these vehicles are not only "extremely unsafe and involved in several mishaps" but also add to the city's noise and air pollution. RTO statistics reveal …
MPCB laid down standards on July 31, 2014 on the use of horns, sirens and multi-toned horns for vehicles THE NATIONAL Green Tribunal rapped the director general of police and the motor transport department of the police for their failure to show compliance details on a 2014 notification issued laying …
NAVI MUMBAI: A recent notification issued by the state government declared 1,471.412 hectares of forestland with mangroves along Navi Mumbai creek line under civic jurisdiction as reserve forest. Though this upgrade in tag from protected forest category came after years of delay, it has not pleased environmentalists. They alleged that …
An amount of Rs 75 crore will be given to the fishing community as a compensation. In order to construct Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) between Sewri and Nhava near Ulwe Node in Navi Mumbai, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will have to spend at least Rs 335 …
The 9,000 tonnes of waste that Mumbai generates can be used to meet its peak power requirement through efficient segregation of waste at source, and waste-to-energy plants The discussion on running Mumbai as a sustainable city revolves around two major civic requirements and functions: the collection and disposal of about …
A large amount of money spent on measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change is more strongly linked with protecting big cities than helping the world's most vulnerable people to avert the worst impacts of climate change, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate …
The world's wealthy cities received a large part of the $323 billion governments spent on measures to adapt to climate change last year, but vulnerable cities in the developing world are falling behind, said a study published on Monday. Developing-world cities with more than 3 million residents such as Addis …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of New Link Road Residents Forum & Others Vs. The Union of India & Others dated 01/03/2016 regarding pollution caused by two-stroke engines in auto rickshaws in Mumbai. This Application raises the issue of granting permits to …
The meeting on March 6 is being held under the campaign National Initiative for Safe Sound (NISS). In what could prove to be a shot in the arm for movement against noise pollution, Indian Medical Association (IMA) — that has partnered with the Mumbai-based NGO Awaaz Foundation, which is leading …
The tribunal was informed that though the Maharashtra government has issued a notification on July 31, 2014, prescribing standards for horns, it was not being implemented. The NATIONAL Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed government authorities to participate in a consultative process next month on the issue of setting standards for …
MUMBAI: A miscreant reportedly supported by a political party has started levelling protected mangroves near Charkop creek in Kandivali (West) on Wednesday. Local activist alleged that civic officials are not taking any action against the illegal structure set up at the spot on Wednesday. They alleged that a senior BJP …
MUMBAI: For yet another day, the fluctuations in the city's pollution levels continued as the air quality index (AQI) once again breached the "very poor" mark on Tuesday. According to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecast-ing and Research (SAFAR), Mumbai registered an AQI of 310 in the morning. This …
The observation was made while a bench of Justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite were hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the BMC to conserve water and stop awarding contracts for watering trees and shrubs during the monsoons. THE Bombay High Court Thursday said that the dust …
Swarms of mosquitoes around Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in the city have raised concern among the health officials. A chance bite of the Aedes mosquito of a Zika virus infected international traveller can trigger infection. The state health department is conducting an entomological surveillance to keep the mosquito density in …
MPCB officials said that the responses received from the BMC to the notices were on the steps they were taking to eventually control the waste being dumped at Deonar. For at least two years before the Deonar dumping ground fire, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) had sent eight notices …
Setting an example for housing societies in Mumbai and its satellite suburbs, Eden Woods, one of the leafiest housing colonies in Thane’s Vasant Vihar, has initiated a green audit which will include a census of its flora and fauna and geo-tagging of trees to map, preserve, and enhance its rich …
Students have been suffering from ailments caused by the heavy smog and the poor air quality index. A week after the fire at Deonar dumping ground, schools across eastern suburbs have continued to witness low attendance. Students have been suffering from ailments caused by the heavy smog and the poor …
40% Of Patients Die Annually In The Country Cases of cancer, considered the worst of all maladies, have been rising 2-3% across the country annually , show data and estimates from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The figures, extrapolated from cancer registries across the country , show that …
