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BMC's sweeping machines causing more dust pollution: Citizens

India, Dec. 7 -- The BMC's mechanical road sweepers were meant to be the panacea for a dust-laden city beleaguered by construction activity and poor AQI. Many citizens, however, claim that the machine... Read More


Sweeping machines adding to dust pollution: Citizens

MUMBAI, Dec. 7 -- The BMC's mechanical road sweepers were meant to be the panacea for a dust-laden city beleaguered by construction activity and poor AQI. Many citizens, however, claim that the machin... Read More


Dormant TB bacteria toughen outer shell to block antibiotics: study

India, Dec. 4 -- A new IIT-Bombay-Monash University study has found that tuberculosis (TB) bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by hardening their outer shell, making it difficult for drugs to penetr... Read More


How dormant TB bacteria block antibiotics

MUMBAI, Dec. 4 -- A new IIT-Bombay-Monash University study has found that tuberculosis (TB) bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by hardening their outer shell, making it difficult for drugs to penet... Read More


Chembur, Deonar urge CM to clear 'green lung'

India, Dec. 3 -- Launch petition seeking 45-acre plot's conversion into an urban forest amid worsening air pollution MUMBAI: Residents of Chembur, one of Mumbai's most-polluted neighbourhoods, are ho... Read More


Convert BSNL site in Deonar into forest, residents tell CM

MUMBAI, Dec. 3 -- Residents of Chembur, one of Mumbai's most-polluted neighbourhoods, are holding their breath as they wait to see whether civic and government authorities will back their proposal for... Read More


RTI shows rise in malaria screening, cases; experts flag lapses at construction sites

India, Dec. 2 -- Malaria detections at the city's construction sites have more than doubled this year, according to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in response to an RTI fi... Read More


HC finds lapses in mangrove protection, orders strict compliance and public disclosure

India, Dec. 2 -- The Bombay High Court has ordered the state forest department to tighten and reform how it monitors the cutting and replanting of mangroves for development projects. This comes after ... Read More


malaria cases at construction sites doubled this year: RTI

Mumbai, Dec. 2 -- Malaria detection at the city's construction sites has more than doubled this year, according to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in response to an RTI fil... Read More


Tobacco chewers with high-risk genes get oral cancer a decade earlier: Study

Mumbai, Nov. 30 -- Tobacco chewers with multiple risky genetic variations develop oral cancer 10 to 20 years earlier than others who lack such genetic variations and chew similar amounts of tobacco, a... Read More