Months after allegations of a housing society of senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers cutting trees without the Tree Authority's approval were made, Lokayukta V P Tipnis has ordered

If Maharashtra state government ban on gutka and paan masala from August 1 has anything to do with oral/ throat cancer, the question that anti-tobacco activists and concerned citizens are asking is

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to take necessary actionincluding directing closure of the four cooling towers of the Shanmukhananda Hall in Matunga

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has served a show cause notice to the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) for its failure to take corrective steps to arrest contamination of water in the wells

In a bid to keep the Mumbai city garbage-free, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to commence its 'Swachcha Mumbai Abhiyan', a three-month campaign, on August 15. The BMC seeks to

With the gutka ban gaining momentum, a group of Crusade Against Tobacco (CAT) activists got together today at Dadar Station to protest against the bombardment of Four Square cigarette advertisements

Taking the decision was a difficult step, but implementing it is proving to be the toughest part. Although the DF government in the state took a bold decision to ban gutkha and paan masala, citizens

Ten years ago, fishing along the Vasai-Virar creek was considered a productive business. It is not so any more as fish density has decreased to alarmingly low levels. For the first time since the

As the power situation in Punjab continues to worsen with the delay in the monsoons, the Punjab State Electricity Board has imposed a cut of three hours on domestic consumers in the urban areas while

The once popular 'Kick Plastic awareness campaign in Mumbai to discourage the use of ultra thin plastic bags is now set for a revival all over Maharashtra. Last week, the state environment department