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BMC to issue stop-work notices to 297 bakeries

India, Aug. 26 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to issue notices to bakeries that have not switched from fossil fuels to clean fuels, after the Bombay High Court on August 21... Read More


NGT slams Thane civic body for dumping garbage in Balkum mangroves

India, Aug. 25 -- The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for dumping garbage into the mangroves in Balkum area next to Vasai creek and destroying the area's ecos... Read More


NGT slams Thane civic body for illegal garbage dumping

Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for dumping garbage into the mangroves in Balkum area next to Vasai creek and destroying the area's eco... Read More


11,000 hectares of mangroves await protection

India, Aug. 23 -- Seven years after a high court order, forest dept yet to notify the land as 'protected forest' as government bodies are still in possession of these plots MUMBAI: Seven years since ... Read More


As rains subside, sea returns garbage to Mahim beach

India, Aug. 23 -- The Mahim beach on Friday resembled a dumping ground, with garbage brought in by the sea strewn across its expanse and piled up in layers at multiple spots, especially near the Reti ... Read More


As rains subside, sea returns garbage to Mahim beach

Mumbai, Aug. 23 -- The Mahim beach on Friday resembled a dumping ground, with garbage brought in by the sea strewn across its expanse and piled up in layers at multiple spots, especially near the Reti... Read More


How IIT-B's localised forecast helped BMC

MUMBAI, Aug. 22 -- When heavy rains lashed the city earlier this week, causing waterlogging in several areas, the BMC was prepared in advance, armed as it was with forecasts from the Indian Institute ... Read More


'Sassoon only for fishing trade'

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- The Mumbai Port Authority's (MbPA) plan to lease 28 plots of over 217 acres along the city's Eastern Water Front has left the fishing community at Sassoon Dock concerned. The proper... Read More


IIT-B's localised weather forecast helped BMC in recent downpour

India, Aug. 22 -- When heavy rains lashed the city earlier this week, causing waterlogging in several areas, the BMC was prepared in advance, armed as it was with forecasts from the Indian Institute o... Read More


MbPA plots should be leased out only for fishing trade, demand Sassoon dock community

India, Aug. 22 -- The Mumbai Port Authority's (MbPA) plan to lease 28 plots of over 217 acres along the city's Eastern Water Front has left the fishing community at Sassoon Docks concerned. The proper... Read More