Land use plan: NGOs spot 227 errors in two wards
Mumbai: If one goes by the survey conducted by citizens groups and NGOs, there are 227 errors in the existing land use (ELU) plan for two wards in the eastern suburbs M East and M West wards in...
View Article50 acres of mangroves destroyed in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Around 50 acres of mangroves were allegedly destroyed in Lokhandwala by planting "invasive species" and creating a debris path, which residents claimed was a new modus operandi to kill the...
View ArticleBMC wants no cell towers on schools, hosps
The BMC’s draft guidelines for installation of cell phone towers has put schools, colleges, hospitals, orphanages, child rehabilitation centres and old age homes out of bounds for such antennae.
View ArticleSanjay Gandhi National Park launches a knowledge series on leopards
A knowledge series on 'Leopards in our backyards' is powered by Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SNGP) in Borivili.Many regard leopards in and around SGNP as a safety hazard for humans. A study, therefore,...
View ArticleBMC ignored scientific data in allowing two mobile phone towers per building
Activists have welcomed the BMC’s draft policy on cellphone towers, but with reservations.
View ArticlePollution levels improve slightly but stay above permissible limit
Mumbai’s air quality has “improved marginally” from the past but still remains worryingly poor all year round, according to an annual environmental report.
View ArticleLand use plan: NGOs spot 227 errors in two wards
Mumbai: If one goes by the survey conducted by citizens groups and NGOs, there are 227 errors in the existing land use (ELU) plan for two wards in the eastern suburbs M East and M West wards in...
View Article50 acres of mangroves destroyed in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Around 50 acres of mangroves were allegedly destroyed in Lokhandwala by planting "invasive species" and creating a debris path, which residents claimed was a new modus operandi to kill the...
View ArticleBMC wants no cell towers on schools, hosps
The BMC’s draft guidelines for installation of cell phone towers has put schools, colleges, hospitals, orphanages, child rehabilitation centres and old age homes out of bounds for such antennae.
View ArticleSanjay Gandhi National Park launches a knowledge series on leopards
A knowledge series on 'Leopards in our backyards' is powered by Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SNGP) in Borivili. Many regard leopards in and around SGNP as a safety hazard for humans. A study,...
View ArticleBMC ignored scientific data in allowing two mobile phone towers per building
Activists have welcomed the BMC’s draft policy on cellphone towers, but with reservations. They say the BMC has ignored scientific data by allowing two towers in a single building and insist that only
View ArticlePollution levels improve slightly but stay above permissible limit
Mumbai’s air quality has “improved marginally” from the past but still remains worryingly poor all year round, according to an annual environmental report. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s
View ArticleNeed a planned approach to solve city’s transport woes: Vision docu
The People’s Vision Document (PVD), which has been submitted to the development plan (DP) department, has called for a planned, holistic approach to solve the city’s transport problem, make the transport
View ArticleArea-wise parking rates approved in Mumbai
The BMC is set to implement a graded pay-and-park scheme for the suburbs and the island city with rates jumping up to three times, ban paid parking within 100m of educational institutions and introduce
View ArticleEase norm for high-rise NOC
The high-rise committee, which gives the final nod to all high-rises in the city, made it mandatory to seek a noobjection certificate from the panel for buildings above 70 metres tall, or about 20...
View Article15 bird species in India critically endangered
Even as conservation efforts at various levels continue to show hope for the future, the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) Red List of Birds (2013) shows that fifteen bird...
View ArticleBustard conservation plans for four areas of Maharashtra
MUMBAI: The once common bustard species of Maharashtra, viz. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Maldhok and Lesser Florican or Tanmor have been increasingly coming under severe threat in recent times, due to
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