Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh morning flagged off the desilting and deepening of the Mithi river in Kurla with much fanfare. But if the scene two hours later was any indication, a pre-monsoon

Five days after Governor S M Krishna signed an ordinance banning plastic bags below 50 microns

AFTER Tuesday's Supreme Court order cleared the way for mill land redevelopment in Mumbai, the National Textile Corporation (NTC) is giving final touches to a grand land sale programme. It will sell

Ever since the Pune cantonment Board (PCB) began its walking plaza pollution and noise levels on MG Road have fallen drastically. The study by the Maharashtra Pollution control borad at the plaza

Hearing a public interest litigation filed by former mayor Hareshwar Patil, the Bombay High Court directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to demolish unauthorised constructions

Coming down heavily on the state government, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for the slackening pace of the Mithi river clean-up, the

The Bombay High Court directed various government agencies to file in a week's time an affidavit detailing the action plan for Mithi river. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

Mumbaiities could soon be applying for tax rebates if they turn their houses or buildings eco-friendly. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to promote

Maharashtra will soon become the first state in the country to make employing children a non-bailable offence.
Amendments to this effect are currently being carried out by the state's Labour and

Girls are still not as good as boys, at least not for a large segment of Mumbai couples. According to a recent study conducted by the National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH),