For 5 years, residents had been inhaling soot-filled smoke from factory chimneys.
Section: Mumbai | Thursday, August 5, 2010 1:52 IST
The Energy and Resources Institute has initiated the second phase of its waste management project after recently signing a MoU with the state government on assessing the vulnerability of the state to climate change.
Section: Mumbai | Monday, August 2, 2010 0:22 IST
The Kundalika, Amba and Vashishti rivers near Mumbai are polluted with a high content of organochlorines and other persistent organic pollutants, as per the pre-monsoon tests undertaken by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on the rivers.
Section: Mumbai | Monday, August 2, 2010 0:13 IST
Awaaz Foundation, the NGO which played a key role in amending the noise pollution rules, has registered its protest against the plan to soften the rules and remap the silence zones.
Section: Mumbai | Monday, August 2, 2010 0:05 IST
A group of environmental NGOs on Tuesday decided to petition the government to take quick action against complaints and FIRs filed by activists.
Section: Mumbai | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:15 IST
Animal activists have come down heavily on religious institutions which plan to use elephant control devices for captive elephants.
Section: Mumbai | Sunday, July 25, 2010 0:21 IST
On Thursday, villages and tabelas in and around the city saw volunteers from different NGOs paying visits to vaccinate the animals and educate the dairy farmers.
Section: Mumbai | Friday, July 23, 2010 0:35 IST
As per rules, Ganesh pandals can use loudspeakers beyond the 10pm deadline only on three days of the festival.
Section: Mumbai | Thursday, July 22, 2010 0:15 IST
Officially, the horns people use in their cars when reversing are banned in India. Their use can attract fines up to Rs500.
Section: Mumbai | Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:43 IST
The Maharashtra E Waste Association which conducted a seminar to discuss the draft E-Waste Rules on Friday, has asked that the rules be made simpler with clear guidelines on the process of e-waste disposal.
Section: Mumbai | Saturday, July 17, 2010 0:31 IST
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