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: Alarming pollution levels at Mazgaon continued to breach the ‘severe’ category levels for the second day in a row, according to System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The high levels were not due to heavy construction in the area, as attributed by SAFAR, but a result …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others Vs Charudatt Pandurang Koli & Others dated 14/11/2018 regarding ambient air quality in Mahul Village, Ambapada in Mumbai affecting the health of the inhabitants living there. Supreme Court directs the MPCB to take …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Taloja CETP Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest And Climate Change & Others dated 02/11/2018 payment of 10 crore as environmental compensation for the pollution in Kasardi river in Navi Mumbai. Counsel appearing for the …
Metro Inox — Mumbai's iconic heritage cinema — recently launched two screens, which are 100 per cent solar powered, thus becoming the first multiplex in India to join the solar revolution. The landmark SoBo theatre has eight screens total, of which two will now use the solar technology. Mitigating 282 …
Mumbai's iconic heritage cinema METRO INOX is now South Mumbai's largest cinema and continues the celebration of legacy and luxury with the launch of their signature indulgence, INSIGNIA screens which is 100% solar powered. The fastest growing cinema chain INOX is proud to bring India's first multiplex to join the …
State had given a deadline to manufacturers to come up with a buy-back mechanism. Mumbai: While the state government maintains that it has laid down strict measures to implement the plastic ban, the buy-back mechanism for collection of multi-layered plastic packaging items has not yielded much success. According to the …
The government also plans to set up dedicated metabolic institutes in state-run hospitals for doctors to study obesity-related ailments. Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to constitute a task force to curb increasing instances of childhood obesity across the state. The force will be set up jointly with a private …
NEW DELHI:Nearly 30% of the Delhi-Mumbai and almost half of the Mumbai-Chennai stretches of the Golden Quadrilateral are unsafe for car, bus and truck occupants, says a first-ofits-kind safety study on national highways by agencies that included World Bank and National Highways Authority of India. The study, which looked into …
There is a gap in TB cases registered and those opting for directly observed treatment (DOT) at civic or state hospitals. MUMBAI: The number of Mumbaikars dropping out of TB treatment (DOTS) increased from 12% in 2013 to 15% in 2017, according to data released by NGO Prajay. The NGO’s …
Tata Power Solar, subsidiary of Tata Power's wholly owned subsidiary, has commissioned 820.8kWp at Cricket Club of India, Mumbai. The project was executed by Tata Power Solar to provide solar rooftop solution for the stadium located at Mumbai and was completed in 100 days. Tata Power Solar joined hands with …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Research Foundation for Science Technology & Natural Resource Policy Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/08/2018 regarding incineration of 133 containers of waste oil from Nhava Sheva Port, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The issue relates to reimbursement of total cost …
Even as the festival season is about to begin from first week of September, anti-noise pollution activists are up in arms against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for only notifying 110 silence zones in the city in the past one year. Sumaira Abdulali, Convenor of Awaaz foundation said that she …
MUMBAI: The next time the floodlights are up for a day-night match at the Brabourne stadium, it will be solar power panels on the roof that will be powering them. On Monday the stadium, which has several sports activities inside the Cricket Club of India (CCI) complex and is mostly …
Report says denizens would live about four years longer. Mumbai: Citizens in Maharashtra can live up to four years more if the air quality improves as per the World Health Organisation (WHO) norms, stated a report by researchers of the University of Chicago and Harvard Kennedy School. The report titled …
Even as Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has commissioned and inaugurated 10 new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) across the city since June 6, citizens continue to wait for the real-time updates online. In what is one of the most important projects by MPCB for monitoring the air …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ankita Sinha Vs. State of Maharashtra & Others dated 07/08/2018 regarding illegal disposal of waste from the dumping zones of the garbage at Deonar in Mumbai. The unregulated and unauthorized activities are carried out for profiteering which results in massive …
To push waste segregation and processing at source, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has initiated prosecution against 962 bulk waste generators – housing societies and commercial establishments – and also dragged around 567 to court over non-compliance. The action may be far from satisfactory considering that nearly 2,200 bulk waste generators …
Judgement of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Unmesh Diwakar Raote Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 13/07/2018 regarding unauthorized cutting of trees at Purandare Wadi, Gokhale Road, Mumbai. The petitioner (Unmesh Diwakar Raote) has challenged the Order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate, Shindewadi, Dadar, …
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the State Government to appoint Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), to record noise level in Cuffe Parade, around the Metro 3 railway line construction site. Noise levels have to be recorded for 24-hours, for a period of seven days. During the last hearing, …
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government, while nearing the November 2018 deadline for land acquisition for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, has decided to offer 25% more compensation, over the rates fixed by current norms, where farmers are protesting. Gujarat revenue minister Kaushik Patel said, “Land acquisition for the bullet train project …
