Mumbai

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Proper channel online

Software helps Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tackle public complaints more efficiently

Publication Date:

14/06/2005

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

India, Mumbai, Computers

Industry

Animal treatment was an alien concept for us

"Our wild carnivore rescue team in Jalgaon was created in the middle of last year. It consists of five members

Publication Date:

14/06/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Sanjay Ganghi NP, People - Animal Conflicts, Jalgaon (T), Mumbai

Sanitation

World Bank funded slum sanitation programme in Mumbai

Mumbai’s Slum Sanitation Programme that seeks community responsibility and its involvement in the setting up of sanitation facilities in living areas holds out important lessons for similar collaborative endeavours between the government, funding agencies, civil society organisations and the affected community.

Publication Date:

23/04/2005

Author(s): R N Sharma, Amita Bhide

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

40

Issue:

17

pp:

1784

Tags:

Mumbai, Slums, Urban Sanitation, World Bank, Public Participation, NGO, Slum Upgrading, Sanitation

Industry

Wrong path

NH 4 being made a toll expressway

Publication Date:

30/03/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Highways, Mumbai, Pune (D)

Energy

In Court

Burn the hazard: The Supreme Court (SC) on January 5, 2004, ordered the destruction of illegally imported hazardous waste oil, lying at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port, by incineration. The consignment of

Publication Date:

14/02/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20050215

pp:

0

Tags:

Mercury, Hazardous Products, Legislation, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US), Mumbai

Habitat And Urbanisation

The long and winding road

The chaos on the roads is choking the growth of India's IT capital, Bangalore

Publication Date:

31/01/2005

Author(s): Supriya Kurane

Source: Business World (Kolkata)

Tags:

Roads, World Bank, China, Hong Kong, India, Delhi, Mumbai, Infrastructure Development

Hazardous Waste

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding dumping of hazardous waste in India, 05/01/2005

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Research Foundation for Science Technology and Natural Resources Policy Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/01/2005 regarding dumping of hazardous waste, India. The matter relates to 133 hazardous waste oil containers lying at Nhava Sheva Port, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Supreme Court directs for the destruction of the consignments by incineration. The cost of incineration shall be deposited by the importers with the Monitoring Committee within four weeks.

Judgement Date:

05/01/2005

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Ports, India, Imports, Waste Incineration, Supreme Court, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Waste Disposal

Wildlife

Troubled waters

Bisleri asked to stop production and supply from two Mumbai units

Publication Date:

29/11/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Bottled Water Industry, Legislation, Mumbai

Industry

Simmering

Pottery units, papad -makers, leather workers, furniture makers, even dance bars: Dharavi is a bustling economy now threatened by builder-driven redevelopment

Publication Date:

29/11/2004

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Leather Industry, Development, Slums, Potters, Fisherfolk, Rehabilitation, Small Scale Industry, Cottage Industry, Mumbai

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