The Butterfly Effect
A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
In Mumbai
In politics, the dramatic always finds place in history's viewfinder. The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, has emerged as India's most spectacular green warrior.
P. Sainath Maharashtra ended famine forever by passing an Act that deleted the word
As the most abundant of the big cats of India, the leopard generally manages quite well, living quite close to habitations unobtrusively. A recent study in the Pune region recorded a density of 12 adult leopards in a 100 sq km, human-dominated landscape with a density of 200 people per sq km. Happily, there was no report of fatal leopard attacks in the study area.
The recent collision of two merchant vessels off the Mumbai coast has exposed some grave shortcomings in India
In a bid to minimise water leakages from pipelines in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry out from October, a pilot project using high-end technology, aiming to fix the problem. According to the civic body, of the total supply of 3,400 million litres of water, Mumbai loses around 700 million litres of water due to leakages. "Water leakage is a major problem and
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<p>It’s the season for mosquito-borne illnesses. After malaria and dengue, yet another mosquito-borne viral illness, chikungunya, has reared its head, much to the dismay of overburdened doctors and patients in the city.</p>
<div>New-age transportation systems like the monorail and the metro have started to take precedence over the old suburban railway.</div> <div> </div> <div>The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) wants to cancel a 10-year-old proposal of the suburban railways to connect the Bandra and Kurla railway stations through the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).</div> <div> </div>
<p>The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) expects to earn Rs72 crore by way of carbon credits by 2015.</p>
<p>Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 26, 2010, 1:56 IST<br />
Surat: Fish, prawns and other sea food eaters beware. The ghost of oil spill following collision of two cargo ships in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai port on August 7 this year has now reached Surat. The district collectorate has issued a warning asking people to stay away from seafood and advised fishermen to refrain from going to the sea till the ship wreckage is salvaged.
<br /><p>It is increasingly axiomatic that Mumbai desperately needs a second airport. The proposed Navi Mumbai project will be a world-class gateway airport of global standards in a safe and secure environment. The existing one is fast reaching breaking point.
<p>  THE work on over a dozen power projects and 55 mines
The state government is determined to hike the compensation to farmers committing suicide and those dying due to natural calamities.<br />
Kerri Ann Jones, a top US official looking after international environment, during her visit to Mumbai on Monday complimented authorities involved in handling the oil spill off the city
Vivek Deshpande <br /><br />India has registered 106 lakh hectares under cotton so far this year
Maharashtra on Sunday banned the import of sugarcane from other states to tackle 30% surplus production of the crop. The decision was arrived at following a high-level meeting chaired by chief minister (CM) Ashok Chavan, which included deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal, Nabard chairman Umesh Sarangi, cooperation minister Harshvardhan Patil and agriculture minister Balabaheb Thorat.<br />
<p>Two of the most-awaited transport infrastructure projects in the city will not have a negative impact on its environment, say officials of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).</p>