Climate Change

Mumbai climate action plan 2022

The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) has laid down a 30-year roadmap for the city to tackle the challenges of climate change by adopting inclusive and robust mitigation and adaptation strategies. The action plan has set short-, medium- and long-term climate goals aimed towards zero emission of greenhouse gas or a net-zero target for 2050.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2022
Government of Maharashtra
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Green House Gases, Emissions Inventory, Mumbai
Sanitation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding delay in Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project Stage-II, 01/02/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Vs Nitin Shankar Deshpande & Others dated 01/02/2022.

The matter related to the Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project Stage-II including the upgradation of seven STPs at Worli, Bandra, Dharavi, Versova, Bhandup, Malad and Ghatkopar waste water treatment facilities.

Judgement Date: 
01/02/2022
Tags:
Urban Sanitation, Mumbai, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding de-concretization around the trees, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 24/01/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aarti Gupta Vs State of Maharashtra dated 24/01/2022. Grievance in the application is regarding reluctantance of Secretary, Shri Geetanjali Co-operative Housing Society, Andheri West, Mumbai to follow the directions issued vide notice of Garden Department of K-West Ward, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for de-concretization around the trees of Shri Geetanjali Co-operative Housing Society.

Judgement Date: 
24/01/2022
Tags:
Trees, Mumbai, Urban Habitat, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Written arguments by Shree Jivdani Devi Mandir Trust, Virar on the construction of a funicular ropeway, 08/11/2021

Written arguments by Shree Jivdani Devi Mandir Trust, Virar on the construction of a funicular ropeway.

Judgement Date: 
08/11/2021
Tags:
Religious Places, Compensatory Afforestation, Mumbai, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding discharge of untreated waste into sea and water bodies, Greater Mumbai, Maharashtra, 13/08/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Vs Nitin Shankar Despande & Others dated 13/08/2021.

The matter related to discharge of untreated waste into the sea, creek and river bodies, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
13/08/2021
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Waste Disposal, Mumbai, Municipal Corporations, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Maharashtra, Sewage Pollution
Transport

Mumbai metro transforming transport: contributing toward an equitable, safer, and cleaner city

This book discusses the paradigm shift and benefits that the Mumbai Metro can bring in the public transportation scenario for millions of people in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Mumbai is the financial capital of India and one of the world's most densely populated cities.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2021
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Public Transport, Urban Transport, Air Pollution, Mumbai
Habitat And Urbanisation

Closing the gap: gender, transport, and employment in Mumbai

There is increasing recognition that women experience mobility differently from men. A growing body of literature documents the differences in men and women’s mobility patterns.

Publication Date: 
08/03/2021
Muneeza Mehmood Alam, Maureen Cropper, Matías Herrera Dappe, Palak Suri
The World Bank
Tags:
Transport, Women, Mobility Planning, Unemployment, Mumbai
Air Pollution

Enhanced Strategic Plan Towards Clean Air in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

The National Clean Air Action Plan (NCAP) was formulated in 2019 to create time-bound strategies to reduce concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) by 20–30 per cent by 2024 (from the 2017 baseline).

Publication Date: 
15/02/2021
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Mumbai, Industrial Pollution, CSE
Water Resources

The challenges of urban water security and growth

This working paper aims to bring to light the varying degrees of water stress in six cities across India that collectively and individually are major contributors to the nation’s economic output, either through production, industrial development or by virtue of human resources.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Kubernein Initiative
Tags:
Water Resources, Urban Water Supply, India, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Surat, Chennai, Kolkata
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, 09/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/10/2020.

Judgement Date: 
09/10/2020
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Mumbai, Bridges, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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