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 …
Barely 50 km from the heart of Mumbai and along the proposed Rs 1.08 lakh crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train route, Mumbai’s satellite townships of Vasai, Nallasopara and Virar were marooned Tuesday after rail and road connections to Mumbai snapped. Neha Kulkarni & Gargi Verma Barely 50 km from the heart …
The state government on Monday, relied on a noise mapping report prepared by NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), to inform the Bombay High Court, that the decibel levels at Cuffe Parade were already beyond permissible limits and that Metro 3 construction work, was not causing it. Advocate General Ashutosh …
MPCB has not yet revealed the conditions that were imposed on the factories. Mumbai: In a blow to nearly 30,000 people staying in Mahul - closure notices issued to two factories in the vicinity of residential buildings accused of pollution, Aegis and Sealord - have been withdrawn. The Maharashtra Pollution …
MUMBAI: The high powered committee set up to over view the ambitious Shivaji Memorial project gave its nod to increase the height of the statue from 210 metres to 212 metres, the committee has also sanctioned an additional Rs 81 crore which will be added to the cost of the …
The Society is likely to finalise a consultant next month for conducting the survey. TO ASSESS the water bodies of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the Environment Improvement Society (EIS) of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is proposing to conduct a survey on them in the coming months. …
Even as rains continued to lash the city on Monday, it marked the best recorded overall Air Quality Index (AQI) since air quality monitoring began in June 2015 for the city at 13. As per System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), in the last 25 days, June, …
A majority of people are aware of the harmful effects of plastic on environment, but still use it due to lack of availability of cheaper alternatives, a study said. With a sample size of 3,600, the national study conducted by market research and analysis company Velocity MR found that 90 …
MUMBAI: With intermittent rain, dengue and malaria cases have started trickling in the hospital outpatient departments and clinics. Hospital admissions too have started swelling over the last fortnight. At Santacruz’s Surya Children Hospital, a seven-month-old infant is among four children who have tested positive for the mosquito-borne viral infection this …
The first spells of monsoon in the city have accompanied the deadly dengue fever. Six cases of dengue were confirmed in the city. While three patients were admitted in the Wockhardt Hospital at Mumbai Central last week, three more visited the out patient department (OPD) ward of the hospital and …
In order to curb noise pollution, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has planned to install dampeners, also known was track dampers, on the Metro tracks at several locations which have sharp curves. "There are several curves on the two under construction Metro corridor of Andheri East- Dahisar East …
As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to launch a hygiene plus rating system for quick service restaurants, food chains and joints. As part of a pilot project covering Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur, the Food …
Mumbai: Environmentalists in the city have called for urgent measures to stop the overall destruction of the environment by stopping the landfill for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) SEZ, quarrying of Parsik Hills, destruction of trees on Aarey forest and pollution of rivers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region area. In …
The Maharashtra government, on Monday, told the Bombay High Court that it has recorded the decibel levels of three spots where construction work for the Metro III line is underway and has forwarded the readings, along with a report, to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for further action. Assistant government …
The Mumbai Airport, the second busiest in the country, has appointed a Spanish consultant to check the feasibility of installing noise barriers at the airport premises. Additionally, the consultant will also advise the airport authorities on whether it would be an effective way to control the noise levels of the …
MUMBAI: Levels of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, among Mumbaikars are no longer as low as they used to be a decade ago, says a survey conducted by a city hospital. About 77% of the 2,000 people tested in 2010-11 were deficient in vitamin D. The corresponding figure last year …
It has been almost a year since the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) bestowed the responsibility of conducting a survey on the quality and quantity of groundwater in the city to the Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA). However, the report for the assessment of groundwater has still not …
MUMBAI: All over the world beach fronts are most sought after as important and necessary recreational space for society, said United Nations environment chief Erik Solheim on Sunday. At Versova beach in Mumbai again after almost a year, to launch the World Environment Day 2018 events which India is hosting, …
Mangaluru has become very important for the energy sector in the country as it houses oil refining major, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., (MRPL), and the crude storage facility, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd., (ISPRL), said Joint Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sunjay Sudhir. Mr. Sudhir was …
MUMBAI: The BMC’s ambitious proposal to build public parking lots (PPL) has received a setback with the state government rejecting reservations for such plots while approving the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR). The reservation would have ensured that builders construct public parking lots while developing their projects. The BMC’s …
Farmers’ outfit threatens stir, says won’t allow possession of land The Revenue Department of the Gujarat government has issued primary notifications for acquiring land in 165 cases in the state under section 11 of the latest amended land acquisition law for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. With the issuance …
