NAVI MUMBAI: Environmentalists in Raigad district have demanded that the government should take action against a steel major for the destruction of mangroves on the premises of its plant at Dolvi i

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday directed the state government to pay within three weeks Rs 20.37 lakh to 163 families, displaced due to the Tarapur power plant's construction, as compensa

The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory body of the central government, has issued an advisory to chief secretaries of all state governments and the Indian Pest Control Association to prohibit the use, sale and manufacture of glue traps to catch rodents, as they are harmful to the animals. The board has also written to the Directorate of Foreign Trade asking for a ban on the import of these traps.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Thane Mayor to hold a meeting with corporators to create awareness among people about noise pollution ahead of the Ganpati and Navratri festivals.

The city’s first Metro rail trial run, for which a four-compartment train was procured last year, is likely to take place by December-end, after a delay of over a year, on the Versova-Andheri stretch.

The Central government is likely to table the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill in the current session of Parliament, which will set up the Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (AERA) as a sta

Pune Construction activity at Lavasa, Pune — being developed by Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) — has been at a standstill for the last nine months as the stop work order issued by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is yet to be withdrawn.

The chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), CP Gautam, on Sunday said more than 60% of distilleries in the state do not comply with pollution control laws, becoming a major source o

Though the central government’s land acquisition and rehabilitation Bill is yet to be passed by Parliament, the Maharashtra government has proposed to incorporate a provision relating to annuity payment to families affected by the Jaitapur nuclear power project in the state.

The malaria menace seems to finally have lost its bite. Against the 17,000 malaria cases recorded in the city till August last year, only 2,500 cases have been recorded this year.