Pune, November 14 The National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes set up by the Union Government has recommended Special Socio-economic Settlements Zones (SSZ) for nomadic tribes similar to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) for the industry.
Mumbai, November 14 Capability of taking sharper turns makes monorail more flexible option in congested corridors
Mumbai, November 14 Around four lakh residents living on
Back in Aurangabad after nine years a fresh case of polio has come to light in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra after nine years. Four-year-old Arbaz Hasan Khan was diagnosed with the viral disease on October 4 in the foothill village of Vetalwadi in Soygaon tehsil. Arbaz got polio despite having been given seven doses of polio vaccine at the nearby Jarandi primary health centre.
MOST firecrackers in Mumbai violate noise pollution rules. In a recent test the noise levels of 24 firecracker brands were found between 89 and 134 decibel. Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, specify that noise levels in residential areas should not exceed 55 decibel and the Central Pollution Control Board prohibits the sale, manufacture or use of firecrackers generating noise
Four others severely malnourished SEVERE malnutrition has claimed the life of a five-year-old boy at a charitable hostel in Jalna in Maharashtra. Four other boys, between five and 11 years of age, are in a serious condition. All the boys are mentally impaired and abandoned by their parents. Doctors at the civil hospital they were admitted to confirmed that all the five boys had not
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Because it sends its garbage to pollute a nearby village SINCE 1983, all the municipal garbage from the city of Pune in Maharashtra has travelled 12 km to be dumped in the village of Urali-Devachi. More than 1,000 tonnes each day. Spread across 43 hectares, the dump pollutes the area. Leachates contaminate the ground water, rendering it unfit for drinking, bathing or irrigation. The
A LEOPARD fell into a forest department trap early on Tuesday morning at Chandrapur district's Sarandi village, close to Vejgaon village where leopard attacks have been frequent.
Nagpur, November 12 The Forest Department is considering closing down the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) for tourists owing to lack of staff and a large number of vacancies.
Mumbai, November 12 Rail Vikas Corporation MD writes to authority head, urban development secretary about possible
V1VEK DESHPANDE, NAGPUR, NOVEMBER 11 EVEN as the leopard attacks in Vejgaon have the Forest Department on edge, more trouble is brewing over the shooting down of a tiger in the Talodhi range north of the Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve last November.
Pune, November 11 For the first time, the government machinery in the district
Mumbai, November 11 Two newly born royal Bengal tigers, currently being raised with utmost care in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), will soon become the star attraction of the park
Larsen & Toubro, the engineering and construction giant, on Monday said it has bagged Rs 2,460-crore order from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for constructing the monorail project in the city. The company in association with Malaysia-based Scomi Engineering would build the 20-km monorail in 30 months.
MUMBAI: A consortium led by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) with Scomi Engineering Bhd, Malaysia, has bagged a Rs. 2,460-crore order from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to implement the country
Mumbai, November 10 Move may force builders to go green; but there are glitches, admits civic body
Mumbai, November 10 The route would have 18 stations from Jacob Circle to Chembur The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has formally handed over the Letter of Agreement (LOA) to the consortium led by Larsen & Toubro with Scomi Engineering, a Malaysia-based company, to build the country
Pune, November 09 For years, people on the outskirts of Pune have been seeing their villages being turned into a dumping ground for the city
Mumbai, November 9 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
