In a move set to increase protection of wetlands in Maharashtra, the state wetland committee in its first meeting has decided to speed up proposals on converting at least nine important wetlands in

Modification to the 2011 Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification to allow reclamation for the Coastal Road Project and waiver of the joint venture that requires the state to have a 51 per cent s

For the first time, the roughly 104 sq km Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) at Borivali will have a watershed management plan, set to improve the park’s water-retaining capacity.

The status of waste management in the state is extremely poor and municipal corporations are not being serious about this issue.

The west-flowing rivers Vaitarna, Patalganga, Ulhas, Balganga and their tributaries such as Tansa, Bhasta and Barvi are used as sources of drinking water.

Similarly, none of the waste generated from Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar civic bodies is treated.

The various quarry sites in the vicinity could be attributed to high RSPM concentrations in this region, the report added.

NEERI scientists believe continued efforts by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to take action against polluting industries will improve the quality further in the coming years.

The best quality honey is produced from Aegialitis rotundifolia and Cynometra ramiflora, according to the mangrove cell.

A Bombay High Court order prohibits any work within 50 metres of mangroves, irrespective of the ownership of the land.