Noise-mapping of 27 major cities soon
MUMBAI: Motorists, be warned! Soon, honking in silence zones may cost you dear. The state government on Thursday informed the Bombay high court that needless honking and honking in silence zones will soon
MUMBAI: Motorists, be warned! Soon, honking in silence zones may cost you dear. The state government on Thursday informed the Bombay high court that needless honking and honking in silence zones will soon
Pune: With the number of swine flu cases increasing across Maharashtra, the state health machinery has turned to the old treatment protocol. State health minister Deepak Sawant announced on Thursday
Mumbai: A total 261 persons in Maharashtra have died due to swine flu so far, of which, 10 passed away in Mumbai. In the entire region, Pune has recorded the highest number of deaths this year at 62.
Nagpur: The health department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued a notification asking all the bulk generators of garbage to set up facilities for recycling biodegradable waste in their own
State health authorities are yet to procure a vaccine against the new strain. This, despite a strong recommendation by the state committee, in March this year, to prevent communicable diseases. Pune region
Mumbaikars may soon commute in methane, ethanol and electric buses Mumbaikars can soon commute in environment-friendly buses to be operated on methane, ethanol and electric batteries. This has been
Mumbai: In a setback to a city-based developer, Bombay High Court recently dismissed his plea challenging the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). NGT imposed a fine of Rs 40 lakh on the developer
Nagpur: With the arrest of two tribals, a major tiger poaching racket involved in trafficking bones, skins and other body parts has been exposed in Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Maharashtra, on Tuesday.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala worst hit by the flu tragedy. Air borne transmission makes it tough for prevention measures to work. H1N1 flu is also known as swine flu. It's called swine
The project will be implemented in under a year-and-a-half, said Goyal. According to Goyal, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a central government undertaking, will assist states with the
NAVI MUMBAI: The first downpour of this monsoon created panic in Taloja MIDC on Sunday morning after rainwater spilling from a choked nullah close to Kasadi river was found to be mixed with a hazardous
Maharashtra farmer leaders have rejected the Rs 34,000-crore loan waiver announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis last week, terming it “incomplete”. Maharashtra farmer leaders have rejected the
The state government on Wednesday informed Bombay High Court that it would sensitise policemen about noise pollution rules to ensure proper implementation during the forthcoming festive season. Government
Nagpur: In an important development for the city's health sector, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court, on Wednesday, sternly directed Maharashtra government to set up State Cancer Institute (SCI)
The members of Nagpur for Kids (NKF) Club on Tuesday attended an environmental conservation workshop organized by Green Vigil Foundation (GVF) at Comrade Activity Zone, Mytri Willows, near Empress City.
Navi Mumbai: In a bold move to save tax payers' money, PCMC commissioner, Sudhakar Shinde has restored old water reservoirs after obtaining a technical nod from a consultant. Instead of following the old
PUNE: Villages located on the outskirts of the city along the baby canal have demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) supply fresh drinking water through tankers. Residents claim that polluted
Mumbai: Asking the state government to pay equal attention to tribals, Bombay high court on Monday said the issue of malnutrition deaths was more important than the farmers' issue. A bench of Justices
The country's largest container port JNPT is facing hurdles for its most ambitious expansion at Wadhavan, as a local environment authority has stalled the Rs 10,000-crore project. "The only issue is
NAGPUR: The national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for screening of all pregnant women for Zika virus as a precautionary and vigilance measure against the disease. "Three