Three farmers, including a 45-year-old woman, were killed in police firing off the Mumbai-Pune Expressway at Rautwadi in Kurunj village, about 55km off Pune on Tuesday.

Chalking out a long-term strategy to curb the menace of potholes, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday announced that the government was contemplating engaging foreign technology and roping

MUMBAI: The oil spill from MV Rak Carrier, which sank off the city's coast last Thursday, underlines the need to fix liability for marine pollution caused by vessels.

Ruling out any cause of concern over the oil spill from a sunk cargo vessel off the Mumbai coast, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Monday said that her ministry is “constantly monit

The Indian Ocean bed promises to be the next frontier for earth system scientists in the country.

After successfully installing prepaid electricity meters in Lonavla, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) plans to make available prepaid electricity meters for c

Environmentalists say spill will affect mangroves

Authorities said on Monday that the oil spill from the bulk carrier mv Rak that sank recently is a minor incident, but environmentalists nonetheless said that its timing was a cause for concern, especially in the context of mangroves' ecology.

MUMBAI: Delays during peak traffic hours at Mumbai airport do not just inconvenience passengers. They also cost airlines a bomb.

MUMBAI: An advocate has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the HC against the "mindless" use of hand-held and door metal detectors in places like railway stations, malls and courts.

MUMBAI: The city's fishing community, glued to television screens since Thursday, when the MV Rak Carrier sank with over 60,000 tonnes of coal and 343 tonnes of oil, became extremely worried on Sun

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