Wants company to fulfil all pre-conditions; firm says move discriminatory.

In a major setback to Ajit Gulabchand's Lavasa Corporation Ltd, the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s (MoEF) on Friday refused to grant green clearance to the first phase of its hill city project near Pune.

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant a clearance to Lavasa's ambitious lake city project in the hills near Pune.

Holding that Lavasa has not complied with pre-conditions, Environment Ministry today refused to grant green clearance to first phase of its Hill City project near Pune till all criteria are met.

With so many calamities, both natural or manmade, striking the city in the last few years, the presumption might be that the state is geared up to tackle any disaster.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today gave the go-ahead for water supply, road and sanitation projects worth Rs 658 crore in eight cities.

Many eyebrows were raised on Thursday evening as Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani paid a surprise visit to the headquarters of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

The bout of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds, which continued for the second consecutive day, has taken its toll on the city.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon conduct a noise mapping analysis of the city to identify noise pollution at various locations and instal sound barriers.

MUMBAI: The Dahanu Taluka Environment Welfare Association (DTEWA) and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) - chapter Dahanuhave opposed the Oil and Natural Gas Corporati

Faced with severe power shortage, Maharashtra will get 800 MW electricity from the Centre within a week, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said here today.