A month and half after a court-appointed deadline to shut down the Gorai dumping ground, it continues to be used by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. In fact, though the BMC had assured the Bombay High Court that the dump would be closed in December 2007, the civic administration is now seeking additional time. "The BMC has given an application to the Bombay High Court stating that the closure of Gorai will take more time,'' said Additional Municipal Commissioner (City) R A Rajeev.

The BMC has informed the Bombay High Court that the authorities concerned are keeping the beaches of the city clean on a daily basis. An affidavit filed in response to a public interest litigation filed by a NGO Janhit Manch states that "the corporation has also made arrangement for cleaning the beaches by the beach cleaning machine daily'. The petitioner had moved court seeking to restrain immersion of idols and Nirmalya or Pooja materials during festivals which pollute the waters.

Delhi Cabinet today approved a scheme to grant a rebate of Rs 6,000 to those domestic consumers installing the Solar Water Heating Systems with an aim to promote the use of renewable

With Unit 3 of the Tarapur Atomic Power Project set to join the national power grid by this month-end, former member of Parliament Ram Naik is a happy man. Having seen the project from its inception

On a little boat named Aquamarine, divers scan the wind and swell of the Arabian Sea before they can swim with the dolphins. Their mission: an overhaul job in the deep sea which will ensure a few

Its meant to be a small step towards solving the big problem of power shortage but it's been a non starter for four years. The proposal to add 500 mw at Koyna hydro electric project is stuck due to

While the entire state is reeling under severe power cuts

The Thane Municipal has been honoured for the second time in the last two months, for its energy conservation initiatives. Constituated with the Ministry of Power by President Dr Abdul Kalam

The move towards a complete makeover of Mumbai's waste management system has begun. In August, in its first presentation for setting up of eco-friendly waste treatment plants, Mumbai based EB Enviro

The Maharashtra government is formulating a policy for setting aside 15 per cent of the Development Fund of local bodies and Zilla Parishads, for alternative power projects. This was announced by the