Mumbai: Members of the Konkan Bachao Samiti and Janahit Seva Samiti on Tuesday questioned the scientific validity of the environmental clearance given to the Jaitapur nuclear power project slated to come up at Madban in Ratnagiri district.
MSC Chitra the out bound merchant vessel collided with M V Khalija III at around 5 nautical miles from the shore at 9.50 a.m. dt. 07/08/2010, when the latter was sailing towards the MbPT off Mumbai Harbour for berthing. At the time of incidence, MSC Chitra was carrying 2662 tonnes of fuel oil, 284 tonnes of diesel oil and 88 tonnes of lubricant oil.
The three-member Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II, constituted in 2004 headed by Justice Brijesh Kumar gave its judgement on December 30, 2010. KWDT-II freshly assessed the yearly yields in the Krishna and determined the award on the basis of the yearly yield at 65 per cent dependability which was assessed at a total of 2,293 tmcft.
How is it possible for large carnivorous cats to live with humans in a rural area? Asking this big question are Vidya Athreya, a wildlife biologist and Sunetro Ghosal, a social scientist.
Industrialisation plays vital role in the overall development and progress of any region. Along with the development, on the same time, it has the adverse impact on environment such as air pollution, water
Large carnivore conservation is akin to a multi-billion dollar riddle. Scores of researchers, activists, bureaucrats, politicians, livestock herders, and hunters each hold a clue to the solution, but cannot
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has offered to build 'view cutters' to protect the privacy of families who have homes near the proposed route of the second metro line from Charkop to Bandra.
MUMBAI: The city's western waterfront may sport a clean look for the next few days with the BMC on Monday initiating a massive demolition drive against unauthorized food stalls along the coastline, including Juhu beach and areas in Bandra, Khar and Khar Danda. The civic squad razed and evicted around 379 stalls and hawkers from the sea shores, in the process, collecting a hefty fine of over Rs
Amruta Byatnal Pune: In its reply to the show cause notice issued by the Environment Ministry, Lavasa Corporation Limited has accused Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh of acting with mala fide intent.
Even as 13 countries agreed to double the number of tigers by 2022, in the recent World Tiger Summit in Russia, the spate of tiger mortalities continues in the country. While one injured tigress from Corbett died on Sunday, another was recently found dead near Tadoba reserve in Chandipur in Maharashtra.
Rejecting the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society
Rattled by the sharp rebuttal by Lavasa Corporation to its showcause notice, the ministry of environment and forests has referred the case to attorney general Ghulam Vahanvati. On record, the ministry however, maintained it was correct in sending the notice to the company on Friday to stop work at its hill city township project near Pune, citing environment violations.
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Milk sale is picking up along with an increase in processing capacity Jayashree Bhosale & Madhvi Sally PUNE | CHANDIGARH MILK prices will not fall in winter, which is a flush season, primarily due to rising cost of feeding milch cattle.
Lavasa Corporation, an arm of Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) engaged in the development of a hill township in Maharashtra, has accused Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh of malafide intent, claiming that the ministry issued a showcause notice in haste and under pressure from activists to stall its initial public offering (IPO).
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MUMBAI:The state government is formulating a scheme for cash incentives to citizens to combat female infanticide.
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The country's first monorail corridor that will link Jacob Circle with Chembur via Wadala will now have station integration with the suburban railway stations of Central Railway, Western Railway and Harbour Line, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said.
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today rubbished criticism about him being "anti-Maharashtra" and against development. Talking to reporters here after giving a green signal to the Jaitapur Nuclear power plant, Ramesh said he was for sustainable development. The minister said he had given the environmental clearance to the Jaitapur plant in 80 days from the day the NPC
