Mumbai: Mithi river, much abused by encroachment and pollution, is set to receive a fresh lease of life. In a bid to revive Mithi's pristine glory, a group of environmentalists from the city, inspired by Magsaysay Award-winning conservationist, Rajendra Singh, formed a core group, christened Mithi Sansad, with 60 members and a five-member coordination committee, for the purpose.

Trickling of leachate - pollutant that seeps through garbage - into the Thane creek from the Mulund dumping ground has become a major cause of concern for fishermen as well as environmentalists. The leachate, say environmentalists, has affected marine life and the day is not far when the ground water table will also be affected by it.

To tide over the shortfall of potable water in the city, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will fall back on sewage water - after being purified, of course - for non-drinking purposes like gardening, car-washing and fire fighting.

NAGPUR: The Democratic Front (DF) government on Tuesday announced a Rs6208-crore loan waiver and concession scheme for the over 40 lakh farmers in the state who were not covered under the Central loan waiver package announced earlier this year.

The standing committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has raised objections to the proposal for scientific land-filling and closure of the Deonar dumping ground.

Thousands of residents from nine villages in the Shahpur forest division are reaping the fruits of their hard work and dedication of over a decade in restoring greenery on 5,000 hectares of barren land.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will dig deep into its pockets to ensure clean and pristine beaches in the western suburban regions of the city. It has decided to spend Rs30,500 per day on the clean-up of three major beaches of Versova, Madh-Marve and Gorai-Manori, all of which are inland tourist attractions.

Over 1,500 cowsheds situated around Jogeshwari, Goregaon and Vasai-Virar area will now have to shift to Dapchiri in Dahanu. The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit within a week stating its plan to shift the tabelas out of the city.