Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
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BMC won't risk lifting 15% water cut till August 15
Mumbai: Despite heavy showers, Mumbaikars will have to wait another month for water woes to end as the civic body has decided to extend the 15% water cut imposed on the city last year till August 15. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was to take stock of the water situation on Thursday to decide whether the 15% water cut should be withdrawn.
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Hazardous cargo might be on way out of Sewri port
Mumbai: The handling of hazardous cargo might be stopped at the Haji Bunder port in Sewri, where a chlorine gas leak was reported on Wednesday. Following the incident, which sent 120 people to hospital, Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) officials have decided to discontinue the handling of hazardous cargo transported in containers at the port.
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PM gets report on chlorine gas leak from shipping minister
Mumbai: Union shipping minister GK Vasan has handed over a detailed report on the chlorine gas leakage to prime minister Manmohan Singh during the cabinet meeting on Thursday.
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H1N1 vaccine out, but doctors more keen on nasal spray
Mumbai: With swine flu cases soaring again, Pune
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Chlorine leak reveals poor state of disaster management in Mumbai
Mumbai: Wednesday
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Maharashtra govt may make noise barriers mandatory at construction sites
Mumbai: The state government may make it mandatory to install noise barriers at construction sites, minister of state for urban development Bhaskar Jadhav informed the legislative council on Wednesday.
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Infant succumbs to swine flu in Mumbai, 13 more test positive
Mumbai: An 11-month-old baby boy from Bandra (East) succumbed to swine flu on Sunday taking the death toll to 11 since the onset of monsoon in June. On Tuesday, 13 more, including five children and a pregnant woman, tested positive.
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Only 1,500 firms in Maharashtra filed green report
Mumbai: Out of the 60,000 industries in the state, barely 2.5% have filed their annual environmental statement with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). The statement is equivalent to an audit report and must be filed every year by industrial units to furnish details of their emissions and effluent discharge.
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Creating an environment for growth in Maharashtra
Mumbai: It was like four pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fitting in perfectly at the end of the day. The State Summit: Vision for a Global Maharashtra, organised by DNA and Zee 24 Taas on Saturday, had four well-structured sessions
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Each district in Maharashtra will have a green plan
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday committed itself to following strict environmental norms as recommended by its newly-appointed consultant, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).