Solid Waste

Assessment of methane emission from municipal solid wastes disposal sites

Assessment of landfill gases (LFG) with appropriate methodology for control of green house gas emission as well as possibility for waste to energy conversion are the prime objectives of the study. Generation of LFG from a particular heap of wastes can not be interlinked with the potential of LFG generation.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
A. B. Akolkar, M. K. Choudhury, P. K. Selvi
Research Journal of Chemistry And Environment
12
4
49
Tags:
Green House Gases, Solid Waste, Landfill, Landfill Gas, Maharashtra, Amravati (T), Nagpur (T)
Health

Plants used for the treatment of wounds by tribals of Toranmal plateau of Maharashtra

The present communication deals with the traditional knowledge of tribals of Toranmal region of Maharashtra regarding the use of plants for treating wounds. The tribals of this region use plants/plant parts or their suitable preparations for treating various ailments.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
P. P. Sharma, R. P. Patil
Annals of Forestry
16
2
301
Tags:
Health, Tribals, Tribal Medicine, Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, Maharashtra, Dhule (D)
Dams/ Irrigation

Study related to gap between the irrigation potential created and utilized

The broad objective of this study is to examine various issues related to irrigation potential creation, its utilization, gross and net irrigated areas, including definition, reporting practices and consistencies in estimates.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
T V Ramanayya, V Nagadevara, Shyamal Roy
Indian Institute of Management
Tags:
Agriculture, Water Resources, Irrigation, Flood Control, Drought, India, A & N Island, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
Governance And Institutions

Innovative operationalisation of community driven approach

Maharashtra is the first state in the country to launch state-wide reforms by empowering communities represented by Village Panchayat and VWSC to plan, design, execute and manage investment in drinking water and sanitation sector. This has entailed moving from top driven to bottom driven decision-making and involving beneficiaries at all level of service delivery with the aim that facilitated communities can sustainable manage their resources.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Sanjeev Kumar
Innovations
11
2
52-60
Tags:
Panchayats, Maharashtra, Drinking Water, Rural Sanitation, Rural Water Supply, Political Decentralisation, Public Participation, Rural Development
Industry

 Follow-up

Dow in trouble again: The Maharashtra government has ordered setting up of a committee to look into Dow Chemical

Publication Date: 
29/11/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Malnutrition, Chemical Industry, Health, Children, Mental Health, Industry, Hazardous Industry, Aurangabad (D), Maharashtra, Pune (D)
Land

 In court

State

Publication Date: 
29/11/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land, Land Acquisition, Milk, Food Contamination, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Wildlife, Lion, Gir NP, Poaching, High Court, Bangladesh, Raigarh (D), Gujarat, Junagadh (D), Maharashtra
Environment

Ensure Live Earth event is vegetarian: PETA requests Bachchan

Mumbai People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has requested Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to ensure that non-vegetarian food is not served at the Live Earth India concert slated to be held in the city on December 7.

Publication Date: 
27/11/2008
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Environment, Climate Change, PETA, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Transport

Citys rapid bus transport system in slow gear

Mumbai Project is further delayed as MMRDA is still to get a report from the consultants it had roped in

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

Publication Date: 
27/11/2008
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Public Transport, Urban Transport, High Capacity Bus, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Wildlife

Panther trapped at Thane; released into the forest

The wild life officials of the forest department on Tuesday morning finally trapped a wild cat that was on the prowl inside the city limits of Thane. The cat had been sighted on several occasions at Kolshet recently. According to the officials, the panther was trapped at a factory near the industrial plot of Teksons.

Publication Date: 
26/11/2008
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Maharashtra, Thane (D)
Transport

Rly seeks WB help to complete urban transport project

Mumbai The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has asked the World Bank for a loan of Rs 1,900 crore to carry out work for phase II of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP). Phase I of the project is already in its final stage.

Publication Date: 
26/11/2008
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Transport, Urban Transport, Rail Transport, World Bank, Maharashtra, Mumbai

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