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Mumbai: The Mumbai suburban railway authorities seem to be playing spoilsport for the city
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Green General cycles to work
A Lieutenant General in the Army rides a cycle to office and back twice a week. Not only does Commandant of the College of Military Engineering (CME), Lt Gen U S P Sinha, cycle five kilometres from home to office on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but all other officers and students of the college have been doing the same for the last two years.
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Cracks In The Silo Wall
Flaws In The PDS
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CRZ notification need not be diluted: MoEF
MUMBAI: The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 does not require any amendments and this should remain as a base document to further strengthen the fragile coastal areas across the country. This is one of the key recommendations made by coastal communities across the country that is part of an exhaustive report by the Union ministry of environment and forests.
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Maharashtra has most new AIDS cases in India
MUMBAI: "A true AIDS epidemic is not a future possibility for Maharashtra; it is a present reality
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Carbide + colour + wax = Poison on the plate
MUMBAI: Last week, the state Food and Drug Administration officers cracked down on a racket using calcium carbide to ripen mangoes, but FDA insiders say it was just the tip of the iceberg and use of chemicals to ripen fruits and mixing colours in fruits and vegetables is quite common. Wax is sprayed to add to the shine on apples and pears, carrots are dyed and melons infused with saccharin.
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Low-cost sewage treatment: PMC, citizens innovate
Pune While the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has to invest crores of rupees to set up a Sewage Treatment Plant
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Civic body looks at water recycling plant for revenue
Mumbai The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is looking to turn its under-construction water recycling plant in Ghatkopar into a source of sustained additional revenue. The plant is expected to be operational in two years.
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Monorail makers may come to India
Mumbai: If all goes as per plan, the next phase of city
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Political devaluation
The spate of farmer suicides in Vidarbha has been callously disregarded. (Editorial)
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BMC asks govt for water dues of Rs915 crore
Mumbai: Chief minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday announced the formation of a committee, including representatives of the BMC, to thrash out issues relating to water bills due from the government to the civic body.
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Evaporation rate at Irai dam to be closely watched
Mumbai: The state government has decided to closely monitor the evaporation rate of water in Irai dam on a weekly basis before taking a decision to shut down the Chandrapur Thermal Power plant by May 15 or earlier.
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Malarial deaths to halve this year
Mumbai: Nearly 30% of the people who died of malaria in Mumbai last year were living alone and devoid of any familial support. The information was chanced upon by civic officials while conducting an audit of malarial deaths in the city in 2009.
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Mayor writes to Montek for JNNURM assistance
Pune In order to expedite different projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal has requested the union government to provide funds of Rs 10,000 crore. Rajpal has written a request letter to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia in this regard.
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Sarpanch, gram sabha members may lose jobs for not constructing toilet blocks
Pune Eight sarpanchs, 21 deputy sarpanchs and 276 gram sabha members could be asked to step down
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Pollution: second round of inspection at Wankhede Stadium this week
Mumbai The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will conduct a second round of inspection at the Wankhede Stadium, days after it issued a show cause notice to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for pollution of air and ground water in the area due to the on-going stadium renovation work.
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BMCs zoo makeover plan hits a green roadblock
The civic body
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Last call of the flamingo in Mumbai
Mumbai: This summer, if you
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Water quality as much a worry as quantity
Mumbai In the expected dry summer ahead, the cause for concern is not just the quantity of water but its quality, too. The number of complaints of water contamination from January to March is 30 per cent higher than the number for the same period last year, according to BMC data. Between January and March this year, the BMC