The ambitious Rs 15,000-crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), which aims to redevelop the largest slum in Mumbai, got a shot in the arm on Tuesday with the state government approving the new D
MUMBAI: Western Railways' plans for a 60-km elevated high-speed rail corridor from Churchgate to Virar may undergo major changes due to concerns over cost and space.
The state forest department has created a new post of Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Mangroves, for the protection and conservation of nearly 5,800 hectares of mangroves under it.
In a major relief to tens of thousands of slum-dwellers residing in hutments prior to 1995, the state government , in its bid to woo voters ahead of thecivic polls, on Monday decided to make the cu
Maharashtra Cabinet changes norms to make present occupiers of slums eligible for rehabilitation.
Ahead of the crucial elections to the Greater Mumbai Municipal Corporation next month, the Maharashtra government on Monday took a crucial decision with regard to the eligibility of the occupiers of slums for rehabilitation with cut off date of January 1, 2000 and of those structures which have come up prior to January 1, 1995, in the city.
The Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana, which was launched in eight districts of the Maharashtra, will cover the State in a phased manner, the Chief Minister, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, said.
Student researchers and Mumbai residents, Rajesh Sanap and Zeeshan Mirza — both aged 23, have discovered two new species of a genus of trapdoor spiders from the southern Western Ghats.
The disposal of chicken feathers, that are generated in huge quantities at poultry farms and at meat shops, will now be an easy task with the biotechnology department of Kolhapur’s Shivaji Universi
MUMBAI: The state is against a central legislation for regulation of the housing sector. It feels that regulation and monitoring of housing must be dealt with at the state level.
MUMBAI: The coming year will bring some relief to the city motorists as six major road projects totally worth Rs 1,512 crore are slated to be completed.
