Stone crushing units and bitumen (asphalt)) plants in close proximity of residential buildings in Thakur Village, Kandivali (East) do not have ‘adequate’ air pollution controlling systems, a report

In a bounty for the real estate industry, the state government is soon expected to double the 0.33 floor-space index (FSI) that is granted to all building projects in the suburbs on payment of a pr

The BMC on Tuesday filed an application before the Bombay High Court in the matter of seeking exemption from immediate discontinuation and closure of Mulund and Deonar dumping ground.

In a bid to make quick progress on its objectives under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, the civic body is set to experiment with solar- powered bio-toilets that make use of a special strain of bacteria

Black smoke from chimneys outside their windows, air thick with carbon particles, soot-covered furniture and the relentless drone of rock crushers are what more than 1,000 residents of NG Suncity P

City-based environmentalist Vishwambhar Choudhari has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court challenging the state government’s decision to change the river regulation zo

The H1N1 (swine flu) virus has not mutated and patients are still responding to Tamiflu, a joint study by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

Maharashtra government has been warned of decline in food grain production in the year 2014-15 because of prolonged drought situation in some parts of state.

Observing that walking on footpaths is the right of citizens and it is being taken away by car owners, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the state government on issues relat

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on accessibility to affordable housing for Lower Income Group (LIG), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and other needy citizens, the Bombay High Co