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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MMRDA forgets to clean its toilets
One of the many projects of Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is of building thousands of toilet blocks across Mumbai Metropolitan Region. However, the condition of the toilets in its own backyard seems to be very poor.
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No efforts to dispose of bio-med waste
The Bombay High Court has cracked the whip on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in response to a writ petition filed by an NGO that bio-medical waste (BMW) was not being properly disposed off in the city.
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Not groovy in mangrove land: Residents
In gross violation of a high court order of October 2005, mangroves allegedly have been systematically hacked near the newly-paved Link Road at IC Colony in Borivili (West).
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Fight for rights of the poor (Editorial)
Neeta Kolhatkar If the SEZ comes up I Raigadh, then the Pedder Road flyover must be built tooLast week was one of the biggest tests of democracy for our state. The Government of Maharashtra woke up a tad late to conduct a referendum on the development of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ).
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Homage frenzy chokes fishes
Marine life hit in Banganga tank during pitrupaksh ceremonyLike every year, thousands of devotees gathered at the Banganga tank at Walkeshwar to perform rituals on the last day of the Pitrupaksh, the period during which Hindus pray for their ancestors. But despite the arrangements made BMC, dead fish were found floating in the reservoir.
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We cant impose smoking ban, says BMC
While the rest of the country stubs it out, at least in public, from October 2, in Mumbai you can carry on smoking. That
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Villagers protest against SEZ
The protest against the proposed Mahamumbai Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) promoted by Mukesh Ambani
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Reliance SEZ hearing likely to be held as scheduled
The public hearing on the land acquisition in Raigad for the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) is likely to be held as scheduled on September 21.
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City is at the fag end of tolerance
Sumitra Deb Roy and Deepa Suryanarayan
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City students get tips on how to save power
Mumbai does not experience any load-shedding even as its less fortunate peripheral towns and cities face up to five hours a day.