Greens send SOS to President, CEC
They have alleged destruction of eco-sensitive wetlands and mangroves in Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone (NMSEZ) in Uran, Navi Mumbai. Mumbai: Environmental activists have written to the President
They have alleged destruction of eco-sensitive wetlands and mangroves in Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone (NMSEZ) in Uran, Navi Mumbai. Mumbai: Environmental activists have written to the President
A 30-year-old woman from Agripada and a 65-year-old diabetic woman from Mazgaon died in the month of March due to swine flu, as per the records presented by the death audit committee meeting held in April.
In Maharashtra, at least 8.86 lakh people have been screened for H1N1 virus from January to April 21. Of them, 15,524 patients suspected to have fever were administered the Oseltamivir drug as a precaution.
Pune: Unlike the grand roadshows and rallies organised by most political parties to seek votes, 43-year-old Anand Vanjape, in the fray for the Pune Lok Sabha seat election as an independent, cycles 60
The MPCB had admitted it is “duty-bound” to prepare a proper plan for the disposal of absorbent hygienic product waste. Mumbai: Social activists demanding the proper disposal of sanitary napkins have
Civic body adds a new clause in its contract whereby contractors, not BMC, will be responsible for mishaps After an outrage by citizens over the chain of mishaps in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal
MUMBAI: In a PIL filed by advocate Abha Singh over denial of use of loudspeakers last year by police at a protest, a bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar on Thursday directed
PUNE: The condition of two workers affected by Wednesday’s chemical leak at a Jubilee Life Sciences plant in Nira village was critical on Thursday, with one of them on ventilator support. They are both
Only three out of 16 CAAQMS installed in MMR provide data on its website While activists are demanding for more air quality monitoring stations across Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to accurately
Not much information is available on the number of cancer patients in the tribal regions of India and the common cancers in such areas. Gadchiroli, one of the most underdeveloped districts of India
OSMANABAD: Rows of mangalsutras, anklets and earrings hang forlornly in Razzak Shaikh’s make-shift stall in Walvad village market in Osmanabad district’s arid Bhoom taluka. A few villagers linger to fleetingly
AURANGABAD: Industries in Latur are significantly contributing to air pollution and are one of the major factors that have earned the city the title of being one of the most polluted cities in Maharashtra,
Nagpur: While making plans for redeveloping the historic Futala lake and constructing a road through the lush green PDKV land in Bharat Nagar, the civic authorities seem to have missed out on evaluating
MUMBAI: The state has earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest number of HIV-related deaths (1,509) in the country in 2018-19. It lagged behind Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka at number 3 in
MUMBAI: The BMC may soon demolish dilapidated structures located within four of mill lands in central Mumbai as officials say these have turned into breeding grounds for mosquitoes and led to a perceptible
BMC’s health workers visited households across 24 wards The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s public health department which conducted a house-to-house active case finding (ACF) campaign for
Pune: The classification of semi-arid open areas as wastelands has raised concern among the environmentalists, who claim such areas aren’t being conserved in a proper manner. Grasslands are home to a
The group has fielded Datta Karbat from the Palghar constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mumbai: Farmers of Palghar and Dahanu districts have expressed disappointment at the ministry of
The number of cases treated too has increased to 1,236 patients, who are being treated across the state. As per the Maharashtra public health department data, around 94 patients have died in the state
Mumbai: In good news for tuberculosis patients, drug major Johnson & Johnson is providing India with a fresh grant of 10,000 courses of the life-saving drug bedaquiline, free of cost this year. The development,