NAVI MUMBAI: The civic transport body is thinking of using the recently launched hybrid buses to ferry residents for a Navi Mumbai/Mumbai Darshan.

NAVI MUMBAI: It is tough to breathe easy in Koparkhairane and Turbhe nodes which have violated the national permissible limits for pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, as per the cit

NAVI MUMBAI: In a bid to prevent outbreak of malaria, dengue or other diseases caused by mosquitoes, the civic health department has ordered the commencement of indoor breeding check programme from

NAVI MUMBAI: The GPS-based tree census recorded approximately 8.5 lakh trees in the city till the end of January, a significant increase when compared to the 4.79 lakh trees counted in 2006 census.

Two corporators and a sports club have been accused of flouting National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines by drilling nails into trees and using their branches to put up banners.

The tree census, started by civic body from August 24, 2014, is almost complete in Belapur.

NAVI MUMBAI: The pollution control board is gearing up to measure air quality and noise levels this Diwali once again.

There has been considerable reduction in the number of air-borne diseases in the civic jurisdiction, as per the Environmental Status Report (2013-14).

NAVI MUMBAI: A group of residents of sector 17, Vashi, are demanding the removal of mobile towers from the node.

Navi Mumbai: The hill reservoir site in Nerul that boasted of beautiful trees, birds and wildlife species has become a dumping ground of waste products.

Activists alleged that the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is behind this dumping of debris. They said though they had complained repeatedly to the authorities, it wasn't addressed. Then one day they were shocked to find an NMMC vehicle unloading debris at the site.