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
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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No need to depend on rains for Mumbai's water
Mumbai: Had the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) tapped that one source of water from either Gargai or Pinjar dams, Mumbai wouldn
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This Dadar society has dug itself out of the water crisis
Mumbai: Like most Mumbaikars, who are braving the city
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Biomedical waste treatment plant leaves locals speechless
After the biomedical waste treatment plant in Sewree was closed down in 2003 amid complaints of pollution in the nearby areas, the one at Deonar has run afoul of residents, who complain the pollutants and allergens being emitted by the plant is causing a wide range of illness.
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80% Mumbaikars don't get water directly from tap: Study
At a time when the city is reeling under acute water crisis, nearly 80% of households do not get water directly from taps, a study conducted by city-based NGO have revealed. A city-wide rapid assessment of the water crisis was undertaken by NGO Yuva covering 109 communities of which 94 are notified and 15 were non-notified.
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Centre rejects Adani Groups's application for coal mine in Tadoba
New Delhi: The Centre today said it had rejected an application by Adani Group to set up a coal mine at Lohara near Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), to supply coal for its 1980mw power plant in Gondia district of Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra has a 'dam' good action plan
Mumbai: Like snorkelling and scuba diving? You just might be able to indulge these hobbies at some big dams in the state. With the success and overwhelming response to these underwater activities at Tarkali beach in Sindhudurg, the state tourism department has proposed to take them to big dams in Maharashtra. The department has started studying dams that have the required biodiversity.
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Pune to get H1N1 vaccine in May
Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) is looking at a mid-April date for the launch of their H1N1 nasal drop vaccine. The injectable variety of the vaccine will be available only in May. The SII, which recently submitted the phase I clinical trial safety reports to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), began the vaccine development programme in mid-2009.
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For Ahmedabad, BRTS happened at right time: Sunita Narain
Ahmedabad: In what could be termed as a compliment for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation bosses, environmentalist and Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) member Sunita Narain on Friday said that the city air was much cleaner now. Narain, who was in the city, also took a ride on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), which she thinks has happened at the right time for Ahmedabad.
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Chikungunya, mystery fever grip Mumbai
Mumbai: Even as cases of chikungunya are on the rise in the city, doctors are puzzled over a new viral fever that mimics symptoms of chikungunya, measles and dengue. While several confirmed cases of chikungunya have been reported from private hospitals in South and Central Mumbai, there are more cases of this unknown fever.
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Govt plans satellite mapping to prevent new slums
New Delhi: India is going to map its slums. And for Mumbai, where proliferating slums are a nightmare for civic planners, it should bring hope.