A High Court bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar had underlined “a serious lacuna in the decision-making process” and “lack of proper scientific study”. The Brihanmumbai
The first phase of cleaning the Mithi - the much abused river that drains areas from its origin in Powai to Saki Naka, Kurla and Bandra till its mouth in the Mahim bay was not complete till June end,
The ill-effects of water-logging and heavy rains across the city of Mumbai are showing up, with private hospitals reporting 12 suspected dengue and leptospirosis cases since July
The rapid spread of chikungunya in north Maharashtra has left health officials in a tizzy. Over five lakh have already been affected by the disease and thousands across villages in Nashik, Dhulia,
After awakening to the realisation that implementing the BRIMSTOWAD report was the only permanent solution to the city's waterlogging problems, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now
Forty villagers have died of malaria in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya in the past two-and-a-half month period. The toll likely to rise and the district is faced with a crumbling healthcare
The Maharashtra government has proposed privatisation of dams in the state, the Legislative Council was informed. A total of Rs 33,750 crore was needed for various under construction projects of the
Indicating that the Tamil Nadu government is going to consider a Rs 750 crore pipeline project to let textile effluents into the sea near Nagapattinam, Handlooms Minister NKKP Raja opined that such
In 2003 when the Rs 12 crore Horticulture Training Centre was set up at Talegaon Dabhade on the outskirts of Pune, it was meant to make farmers self-reliant. Today, it has moved on and not only
A week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Vidarbha and announced package for the distressed farmers, suicide cases continue to be reported from the region-23 have ended their lives in the
In June, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), had confidently told the Bombay High Court that all potholes in the city had been filled by May 31
