Mumbai: Heavy downpour over the last three days has pushed up the water levels in the lakes in Mumbai.
The lake levels saw an increase of 82,622 million litres of water in the last 24 hours starting 8.30 am yesterday to 8.30 am today, civic officials said.
Presently, there is 4,68,633 mld of water in all the city lakes as compared to 6,34,144 mld last year, they said.
Maharashtra village refuses to give land; project awaits clearance from Centre
Land acquisition for the construction of nuclear power plants at Jaitapur in Maharashtra
New Delhi: The fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats, a bio-diversity treasure trove,has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities leading to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985, notes a recent study.
Young farmers in Ratnagiri are successfully preserving the unique diversity of the region by integrating small scale agriculture with livestock production.
an expert panel of the Union environment ministry has justified the setting up of coal-fired power plants in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It has said the thermal power plants may prove beneficial for mango plantations as the trees could draw sustenance from the oxides of sulphur and nitrogen emitted by them.
A Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) proposed by Messrs Arshiya International Limited at Bori village in Nagpur district is among three special economic zones (SEZ) getting the formal nod of the Board of Approval on Thursday, two others being in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
