MUMBAI: The sand-mining mafia, which is gradually choking Bankot Creek in Raigad, attacked a TOI team and environmental activists Sumaira Abdulali and Naseer Jalal that visited the creek on Tuesday afternoon to report on the illegal activities. The Mahad police have registered a case of attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and rioting.
In an effort to make tuberculosis (TB) treatment easily available, about 150 retail chemist outlets in the north east region of the city have decided to provide DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short course) medicines for free.
Already reeling under an acute water crisis, Mumbai has been losing an additional 5 million litres everyday since February 17 when a borewell being dug without permission damaged an underground water tunnel in Malad. After a month of grappling with a maze of technical difficulties in undertaking repairs, the BMC will now appoint a private firm. It will soon float tenders.
SOLAPUR: An epidemic of cholera mainly in the slums in the eastern part of Solapur city has affected 4,048 people, leaving nine dead in the last one week.
Mumbai: Rising cost of maintenance is forcing the Sanjay Gandhi National Park to put up its animals in captivity for adoption. The most expensive animal in the park is, understandably, turning out to be the white tiger. They can be adopted for Rs 3.15 lakh annually.
Mumbai , March 14: This Rs 50-crore landfill project will recycle the city
SANJAY JOG / Mumbai March 15, 2010, 0:16 IST Korean steel major Pohang Iron and Steel Company (Posco), the world
AIMING to produce 25% power from green sources by 2017, Tata Power plans to increase its wind and solar energy generation capacity to 2,000 MW and 250 MW, respectively, which could entail an investment of over Rs 13,000 crore.
Rahi Gaikwad MUMBAI: Hundreds of people across the city gathered on Sunday to air their grievances over the persistent shortage of food grain and its dismal quality at a number of fair price shops (FPS).
Mumbai: While education for the city
Mumbai: After having braved the water crisis, the 400-odd families of Panchshil housing society in Worli now face another water woe. The society has been getting contaminated water supply for the last one month, which was become a major health hazard for the residents.
Mumbai The Shiv Sena-controlled BEST says the BMC, of which it is a wing, should execute the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project.
Pune Vials mainly for high-risk groups like medical practitioners, paramedics The imported vaccine against H1N1 virus will arrive in Pune and other parts of the state this weekend. These are mainly for the high-risk group of medical practitioners and paramedical staff who have been dealing with patients infected with H1N1 virus.
Despite being the largest contributor in exports, Gujarat ranks fourth in terms of number of special economic zones (SEZs) operational in the country and fifth in terms of notified SEZs. In terms of formal approvals, the state is ranked sixth.
The city police arrested three persons and seized two rare species of tortoise.
Mumbai: The renovation of Wankhede stadium is polluting the environment. On inspecting the area, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has found a rise in the level of pollutants in the air and groundwater.
Mumbai: Confirming the allegations made in a public interest litigation (PIL), the director of Sanjay Gandhi National Park on Wednesday told the Bombay high court that over 800 flats allotted to those evicted from the park, have been illegally sold or leased out.
As the country saw drought-like situation in most regions and recorded 22 per cent less than normal rainfall last year, city-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) under the India Meteorological Department has charted out its cloud seeding programme for the rain shadow regions in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for this year.
In this article, we attempt to quantify change in forest area of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra over a 20- year time period (1985
Hyderabad, March 9: The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal is all set to come out with an interim report in August directing that the surplus water from the river be shared by AP, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
