Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
The IMD's monsoon forecast though very preliminary evokes mixed emotions. At 93% of normal, it's less than the 96% level considered nor mal but higher than last year's 88% fig ure. Further fore casts will come in until monsoon arrives in June, but the fact that it is slated to …
Maharashtra government has decided to appoint ‘swacchata doots’ (cleanliness ambassadors) in every village to help achieve the target of building 56 lakh toilets across the state over the next five years. Half of them will be women and each cleanliness ambassador will be given an annual renumeration of Rs 22,000. …
The Shiv Sena has reservations over certain clauses of the Land Acquisition Bill, which, it feels, are not in the interest of farmers. But the party is confident that the NDA government at the Centre will satisfactorily address these apprehensions. Maharashtra Minister of State for Finance Dipak Kesarkar said here …
If the Maharashtra government is to be believed, only three farmers have committed suicide in the State because of crop failure due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms since January. The government, however, acknowledges that 598 more farmers have taken their own lives during the period, but is unaware of the …
The newly constituted Task Force on Inter-Linking Rivers will look afresh at all the proposed links to evaluate their feasibility, particularly in maintaining a balance between environment and development. Links that are found unfeasible will be abandoned. Speaking exclusively to The Hindu , task force chairman B.N. Navalawala said the …
After an interim order was passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the green court has now put severe restrictions on live bands or DJ music and other noisy celebrations at weddings. Speaking with iamin, Asim Sarode, activist and lawyer said, “According to the order, marriage processions on roads should …
There has been a 16 per cent increase in daily generation of bio-medical waste in 2012-13 as against a marginal increase of 0.33 per cent the year ago, Lok Sabha was informed today. Karnataka was the highest producer of bio-waste at 83,614 kg per day, followed by Maharashtra, which produced …
MUMBAI: Nearly 40% of deaths registered among girls (0 to 6 years) in the city between 2010 and 2014 have been due to lack of proper nutrition, revealed a central government report. The corresponding figure for Thane district was 64%. The findings stated that the Maharashtra government spent Rs 4,500 …
The Bombay high court has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to start and complete the slum rehabilitation scheme for the Hirabaug colony here by December 31, 2017. Eligible slum-dwellers be given rehabilitation tenements as per the decision by the slum rehabilitation authority (SRA), the court has ordered. On April …
The draft Development Plan 2034 is not only filled with errors and significant omissions, but has also proposed regularization of encroachments in the eco-sensitive coastal regulation zone-I (CRZ-I) areas. Most of Mumbai's CRZ-I areas have a massive growth of mangroves which protect the coast from erosion. Mangroves have been declared …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Champ Energy Ventures Pvt. Ltd. V/s MoEF& Ors dated 16/04/2015 for stopping the manufacture of gensets for disregarding compliance of environmental norms.
State health officials confirmed nine deaths and 18 fresh cases of swine flu in the state on Sunday. With this, the death count has increased to 478 while the number of cases has gone up to 5,035 which is the highest recorded in the last four years. Mumbai reported highest …
The recent cases of leopards attacking small children in Junnar taluka of Pune once again brings to light the problem of man-animal conflict. Experts point out that such incidents have historically occurred during the sugarcane cutting season when the paths of humans and leopards invariably cross. Due to the presence …
MUMBAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and National Green Tribunal (NGT) have said that cell-tower radiations are not a "pollutant" or a health hazard if cell towers strictly adhere to the norms that have been laid down by World Health Organization (WHO) and the department of telecommunication (DoT). Activists, …
After the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal confirmed H5N1 (avian influenza or bird flu) from samples of dead birds found at a farm in Telangana, Maharashtra has been put on high alert and active surveillance is under way. Dr G P Rane, Deputy Commissioner, Department …
The Godavari Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch, petitioners in the river pollution case who were asked by the Bombay high court on April 8 to file an application regarding pollution due to sewage treatment plants, pleaded on Thursday that consumption of water from Gangapur to Nandur Madhyameshwar be prohibited till the guidelines …
After a lull, H1N1 influenza struck again this week claiming two lives, including that of a pregnant woman. The five-month pregnant woman's death coincided with the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India's (FOGSI) recommendation of inoculating all pregnant women with influenza vaccine. With the two deaths, the city's …
Nagpur: Swine flu death toll in the Nagpur circle of state's public health department has now touched 115. Two women who were undergoing treatment for the disease at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) had passed away on Saturday. They were found to have been swine flu positive after their …
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has closed its single window project clearance system and reverted back to the 2009 procedure that meant obtaining environmental, forest and wildlife clearances separately. It implies there will be no ease of doing business if a project falls within 10km of protected …
Draft notification declaring eco-sensitive zone around Nagazira Wild life Sanctuary, New Nagazira Wild life Sanctuary, Koka Wild life Sanctuary, Navegaon Wildlife Sanctuary and Navegaon National Park
