Mumbai set to get zoning relief
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai September 16, 2010, 0:10 IST Mumbai
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai September 16, 2010, 0:10 IST Mumbai
Our cities might be sitting on top of a volcano of antibiotic contamination of food items, according to a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Highlighting extensive antibiotic abuse by farmers, the study has found disturbingly high levels of the anti-bacterial compounds in 11 out of 12 samples of bottled honey collected from Delhi
While the Dharavi makeover plan has been pending for the past six years, 80% of the Prime Minister
Ganeshotsav has brought good news for those residing in dilapidated buildings within the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) in Mumbai and its extended suburbs. The Union ministry of environment has given its nod to the state government
Mumbai Days after a crocodile attacked a man at the Powai lake, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is leaving no stone unturned to ensure maximum security for devotees at the two immersion spots
MUMBAI: For the past one week, acres of mangroves near Bangur Nagar in Goregaon West are being systematically destroyed with apparent impunity. Scores of debris-laden trucks have been rushing in and out of the verdant stretch, much to the chagrin of locals.
The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has submitted its first development report on the extent of contamination due to the recent oil spill caused by the collision of MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia off the Mumbai coast. Teri carried out the bio-remediation process at Awas beach in Alibaug and Navy Nagar in Colaba with permission from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) along with the
RAHUL WADKE Locating the airport at Panvel will be ecologically harmful as it would require destroying mangroves and changing the course of two rivers. If you are on National Highway 4B towards Panvel, to your left is a vast expanse of land criss-crossed by rivers and swamps.
No threat seen to eco environment in Matheran hills or Karnala bird sanctuary. Ashwini Phadnis Rahul Wadke The fragile eco environment in Matheran hills and Karnala bird sanctuary is unlikely to be affected by the proposed Navi Mumbai airport coming up at the Panvel site. Sources indicated that the report of the City Industry and Development Corporation (CIDO) suggesting mitigation mea
If you viewed as I did last week the hysterics over Ram
Special regulations for Goa, Mumbai and Sunderbans region HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT 14 The Environment and Forest Ministry has come out with a fresh draft of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2010, improving upon the one issued in April, with special regulations for Goa, Mumbai, Kerala and the Sunderbans region of West Bengal. It permits reconstruction and repair works
Viju B and Simit Bhagat | TNN Mumbai: Environmentalists have asked the government to find ways to curb the impact of oil spill that has been systemically destroying the beaches of Alibaug and Mumbai.
Nagpur: Saving the tiger has received a fillip as two more wildlife sanctuaries in Vidarbha are to get tiger reserve status. Maharashtra already has four reserves at Pench, Tadoba-Andhari and Melghat in Vidarbha as well as Sahyadri in western Maharashtra.
An expert committee set up by the Union environment ministry will hold a crucial meeting next week to decide on giving environmental clearance to the Navi Mumbai Airport project.
For commuters who use the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses every day, the addition of 221 swanky new buses to the BEST
Mumbai's Metro rail project has hit a roadblock. The regional planning authority, executing the project, is facing shortage of funds. In July, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) approached the World Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a Rs 20,000 crore loan.
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RASHME SEHGA NEW DELHI Activists of the Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS) have written to the ministry of science & technology and the ministry of forests & environment highlighting their environmental apprehensions on the setting up of the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. Their chief concern is to highlight the concern of the European regulatory authorities from Finland (STUK), France (ASN)
Mumbai: Acting on a labour union
Swiss Agency for ent and Cooperation (SDC) and Action for Food Production (AFPRO) have tied up for promoting sustainable approaches for improving rural livelihoods through socio-technical interventions. To commemorate the SDC-AFPRO partnership, Philippe Welti, ambassador of Switzerland to India, released a document