Owls are natural predators of rodents, of which seven species are agriculturally important pests. Conserving owls will not only result in better rodent control preventing huge crop losses, but will also prevent indiscriminate chemical use, thus preserving the ecological diversity. Educational programs will go a long way in achieving this.
City and Industrial Development Corporation ( CIDCO) has sanctioned a Rs 217.57 crore rehabilitation package for the villagers who would be displaced/ affected due to the construction of Balganga r
Just when the momentum picked up for the Navi Mumbai International Airport after a two-year delay over environmental clearances, there’s a brand new threat to the mega project.
At least 15 people were killed across Maharashtra over the last two days due to heavy rains, which continued to lash large parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day Monday, officials said.
NAVI MUMBAI: Environmentalists in Raigad district have demanded that the government should take action against a steel major for the destruction of mangroves on the premises of its plant at Dolvi i
As the oil spill from the sunken MV Rak carrier continues to threaten fisheries and mangroves, the question being asked all around is why did the authorities not take prompt and adequate measures t
The annual meeting of NGOs, under the banner of Konkan Vinashkari Prakalp Virodhi Samiti (KVPVS) in Ratnagiri, was allegedly disrupted on Sunday by Congress goons.
The Samiti, which is vehemently opposing the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP), has claimed that the goons are close associates of industries minister Narayan Rane.
