The damning report of a government appointed panel against IIT professor Girish Kumar, whose studies activists have been quoting in their battle against the unregulated mushrooming of cell towers,

Tata Power's nationwide energy conservation programme Club Enerji has sensitized around 9 lakh citizens in Mumbai in 2013-14 through primary contact programme and secondary sensitization and saved

More Than 3K Illegal Towers In City, Says Civic Body’s Website

Mumbai: Anti-radiation activists have demanded that cell towers in the city not under litigation should be razed immediately. The BMC released a comprehensive list of 3,618 illegal cell towers in Mumbai on its website on Monday. Sources hinted that nearly 1,000 towers were not covered by any litigation and civic officials will soon initiate action against them.

Mumbai: Union minister of state for communications Milind Deora has written to the state, asking it to ensure that the new policy on mobile towers doesn’t “completely bypass” the guidelines of the

The city has 4,578 cellphone towers that are yet to get the BMC's clearance.

Calling it a serious issue, anti-radiation activist Girish Kumar said the "illegal" towers can pose a health hazard to thousands of people. But the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) called the towers legal. Its director general, Rajan Mathews, said on Thursday, "Civic permissions for the towers are pending, but we will obtain them in due course. None of the towers poses any health risk."

Union minister of state for communications Milind Deora said he was “open” to reducing radiation density for cell towers in the city.

MUMBAI: While BEST's buses will continue to guzzle fuel, the transport undertaking plans to economize on the water used to wash its fleet of 4,000.