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 …
The BMC has said that it doesn’t need to submit its proposal for the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The proposed 13.7km connector, 4.7km of which will be through the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), promises to cut down peak-hour travel time …
While officials listed scores of factors which led to the results this year, activists are questioning the criteria of the survey based on which the city was ranked the cleanest state capital. Mumbai has bagged the tag of the cleanest state capital in India in the Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness survey) …
MUMBAI: The BMC uploaded its draft advertisement and sky sign display policy guidelines on its website on Tuesday. The civic body has invited suggestions within 30 days. Illumination of display boards with solar energy will get a 10% rebate in advertisement fees for the first year. CCTV cameras must be …
The notion that TB is diagnosed among lower-income groups does not hold true any longer, as many TB patients in Mumbai now come from higher income groups also. According to Dr Lalit Anande, Superintend of Sewree TB Hospital, "People with poor immune system get affected by TB. Now, more people …
Every evening, the beauty of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) World Heritage building gets amplified when it's illuminated with colourful lights. To add a feather to its cap, the electricity supplied will be from 'green energy'. Electricity generated from wind energy will be used for the lighting system. The thematic …
NAVI MUMBAI: The Taloja common effluent treatment plant (CETP) Co-operative Society Ltd has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the National Green Tribunal order directing it to deposit Rs 5 crore for the “ill effects on the environment” due to toxic effluent discharge. Taloja, the …
For thousands of tourists visiting Mumbai’s famous Juhu beach, it was not a picturesque sight on Monday evening as large amount of greasy oil balls was found deposited along a long stretch of the beach. By late evening there were also reports of small oil deposits at Girgaum Chowpatty beach …
In case of violation, manufacturers and users will be fined Rs 5,000. But the government has said it will start taking punitive action only after June 23. THE RAILWAYS has raised a host of teething issues it is likely to encounter in implementing the plastic ban, announced by the state …
MUMBAI: The authorities have no control on groundwater extraction from private wells in Mumbai, putting the city’s water security at risk. Water tanker owners and housing societies who sell groundwater from bore wells on their premises are taking advantage of the city’s absence of watershed mapping. The National Green Tribunal …
MUMBAI: In a first, five rivers in the city and two lakes are set to get flow level transmitters, which will remotely send the civic administration an early warning on days the level of water starts rising, especially after heavy rain. save The seven long-arm devices, one for each of …
The exercise to map the noise levels across the 27 cities of Maharashtra which includes Mumbai is not only complete but will also provide the details of the actual noise levels felt on the streets by the common man. The long withstanding report will be submitted to the Maharashtra Pollution …
According to the state PWD, the monument includes a 126-m tall equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, placed on a two-tiered pedestal at an height of 84 m, reaching an overall height of 210 m. It has also proposed to erect a fortified wall of 14 m around the island …
“There is no doubt that air pollution is increasingly become a cause of concern in Indian cities. The major worry for us is PM 2.5 air pollutant in crowded Indian cities while ozone is a problem in rural areas, especially in summer,” Beig told The Indian Express. Questioning the findings …
MUMBAI: The BMC has over the past month collected more than 2,300 kg of banned plastic at dedicated containers placed at various spots for the convenience of the public. The BMC also collected about 47,600 kg more of dry waste than usual, some of it plastic, at waste segregation centres …
MUMBAI: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) and Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), the city's two premier scientific hubs, will conduct joint research in the new sphere of proteogenomics to identify cancer mechanisms and effective treatment modalities. The joint research will initially focus on breast, cervical and gastrointestinal cancers. Proteogenomics is …
Last year's goverment resolution to not serve junk food to school students has brought several changes this year. While some students are being encouraged to eat fruits by their schools, others are inculcating in students the habit of eating all types of home-cooked food, brought by parents who take turns …
MUMBAI: Water samples collected from over 30 districts of Maharashtra were found to have contaminants, a report by the state's Public Health Laboratory has stated. The Maharashtra Public Health Laboratory has found that water taken from various sources like bore wells, wells, public tanks and water tankers in rural and …
Praja has gathered the data of air quality through an Right to Information query to the Central Pollution Control Board. Mumbai: The Mumbai-based NGO Praja Foundation has claimed that the Mumbai air has been deteriorating steadily since the last two years. As per the report, the monthly average of Air …
MUMBAI: Several ENT specialists from the BMC-run hospitals took to the streets on Wednesday to spread awareness about the health hazards of unnecessary honking. Honking remains one of the key causes behind the city’s raging noise pollution levels. The health professionals counselled taxi drivers outside KEM Hospital in Parel —one …
The state Urban Development Department has issued a new notification listing 110 locations in the city. As per the latest list, there are merely 25 locations in South Mumbai where there will be restrictions on using loudspeakers and carrying out processions. The SoBo areas being considered fall between A ward …
