Mumbai

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal disposal of waste from the dumping zones of the garbage at Deonar in Mumbai, 07/08/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ankita Sinha Vs. State of Maharashtra & Others dated 07/08/2018 regarding illegal disposal of waste from the dumping zones of the garbage at Deonar in Mumbai. The unregulated and unauthorized activities are carried out for profiteering which results in massive fires, adversely affecting the environment and the health and lives of inhabitants.

Judgement Date:

07/08/2018

Tags:

Garbage, Mumbai, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Municipal Solid Waste

Air Pollution

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's air quality data yet to go 'Online'

Even as Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has commissioned and inaugurated 10 new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) across the city since June 6, citizens continu

Publication Date:

07/08/2018

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Air Quality Monitoring, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Mumbai, Air Pollution

Solid Waste

Mumbai: 567 societies & business units face cases for not treating waste

To push waste segregation and processing at source, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has initiated prosecution against 962 bulk waste generators – housing societies and commercial establishme

Publication Date:

01/08/2018

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Waste Treatment, Mumbai, Municipal Corporation, Waste Management, Solid Waste

Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the Bombay High Court regarding unauthorized cutting of trees at Purandare Wadi, Gokhale Road, Mumbai, 13/07/2018

Judgement of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Unmesh Diwakar Raote Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 13/07/2018 regarding unauthorized cutting of trees at Purandare Wadi, Gokhale Road, Mumbai.

Judgement Date:

13/07/2018

Tags:

Trees, Mumbai, High Court, Maharashtra, Municipal Corporations, Deforestation

Land

Gujarat to pay farmers 25% extra for bullet train land

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government, while nearing the November 2018 deadline for land acquisition for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, has decided to offer 25% more compensation, over th

Publication Date:

12/07/2018

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Land Acquisition, Rail Transport, Ahmedabad (D), Mumbai, Land

Environment

MPCB to record noise levels in Cuffe Parade

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the State Government to appoint Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), to record noise level in Cuffe Parade, around the Metro 3 railway line construct

Publication Date:

12/07/2018

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Noise Pollution, Mumbai, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), High Court, Metro, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Environment

Natural Disasters

Mumbai tracks flooded, boats pull out 1,500 train passengers

Barely 50 km from the heart of Mumbai and along the proposed Rs 1.08 lakh crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train route, Mumbai’s satellite townships of Vasai, Nallasopara and Virar were marooned Tuesd

Publication Date:

11/07/2018

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Rainfall, Mumbai, Monsoons, Natural Disasters

Environment

Metro work no cause for high noise levels: Advocate Ashutosh Kumbhakoni

The state government on Monday, relied on a noise mapping report prepared by NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), to inform the Bombay High Court, that the decibel levels

Publication Date:

03/07/2018

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Noise Pollution, Metro, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Noise Rules 2000, Environmental Security, Environment

Environment