The Ministry of Environment and Forests has accepted in principle a proposal seeking proclamation of the 7350 sq km Western Ghat corridor - spread acorss parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa - as

The BMC recently invited applications from individual citizens, institutions, societies, trusts, business houses, and other private and voluntary organisations to under take the job of developing and

Why did the count of malnutrition deaths in Thane district mount to 494 since April when the State government had identified -as early as May 15-19 remote tribal villages in Thane and 486 in

Six persons died of AIDS till June 2002 in Goa as against 15 deaths in 2001 in the state, Health Minister Suresh Amonkar informed the legislate assembly. Amonkar said the number of cases of HIV

The Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) is facing severe criticism over "selective" clear-felling of trees in the rich Vidarbha forests. The corporation's decision, ironically, comes

If contending with potholes and overflowing storm water drains is not already enough inconvenience during the monsoon, citizens also have to face the problem of large mountains of refuse that pile

Six year old Jyotsana Bandarbohe of Vaasik Vasti in Ambiste village (Wade taluka , Maharashtra) has a daunting task before her. At an age where she should be playing mother to her dolls, she has to

The Maharashtra government has taken a small step towards doing away with the Monopoly Cotton Procurement Scheme (MCPS). It, has however decided to allow co-operative and private spinning mills,

It is considered to be one of the biggest seizures of smuggled skins of pythons and monitor lizards made at Mumbai's international airport. However, even a month after the consignment was recovered

This initiative to save trees has resulted in the development of a crematorium than consumers 70 per cent less wood than the conventional method. Philanthropist Sanathbhai Chhaya's (74) efforts bore