THANE: Local residents are demanding installation of noise barriers along the Kapurbawdi flyover after crying foul over the negligent attitude of officials who are allegedly delaying the provision

Thane: With increasing number of health care centres in the city, the amount of Bio-Medical Waste generated by them has also seen an increase.

The Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) pollution control department in collaboration with a local non-governmental organization - Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth (SBV) has initiated a Rs 1.5 crore projec

Thane: Around 80 people, aged between 5 and 77 years, are learning to make their own eco-friendly Ganesh idols out of clay at a workshop organized by Thane's Visual Art Academy with the help of NGO

THANE: After deciding to monitor noisy Dahi Handi celebrations, the city police have shifted their attention to loudspeakers at religious places in Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli and Mumbra.

While certain people appreciated the court order and subsequent police directive to keep the sound levels below 65 decibels, it has not gone down well with another segment.

THANE: After almost two years of its conceptualization, the Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) proposed waterfront development project, along the 31-km Thane creek line, from Kopri to Gaimukh, got

THANE: The Thane police have deployed a flying squad for every three police stations to monitor decibel levels during Dahi Handi in the city and Kalyan, Dombivli, Bhiwandi and parts of Badlapur.

KALYAN: Many low-lying areas in Kalyan and beyond areas like Ulhasnagar, Badlapur and Bhiwandi have been flooded due to heavy rain for the last 36 hours.

Thane: Noise pollution beyond the permissible time, especially at nights, is reportedly back in city causing inconvenience to the ailing elders.