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An eight-foot-high wall will be erected across the forest areas of Mumbra, Kausa, Kalwa, Iltha-npada and Digha. (Photo: File photo)

Walls to keep forest encroachers at bay

The Parsik Hill range has been affected by encroaching slum dwellers.

02 Oct 2019 2:35 AM

Teenage activist trolled for video

However it did not go well with some Twitterati who trolled her aggressively and called her wannabe of Greta Thunberg.

30 Sep 2019 3:01 AM

Human chain formed by students at Aarey.

Students’ protest to save Aarey trees in full swing

Several youngsters formed two long human chains and displayed placards depicting wildlife and greenery of Aarey during the protest.

30 Sep 2019 2:58 AM

Farmers, miffed over the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train coming to the Palghar-Dahanu belt, will field Samir Vartak, an environmental activist spearheading the protest against the bullet train, as an independent candidate from the Vasai-Virar Vidhan Sabha constituency. (Photo: NHSRCL website)

Mumbai: Man against bullet train to fight polls

The issue of lack of proper local train services to the distant western suburban areas will also be highlighted.

29 Sep 2019 4:14 AM

AAP nominates Aarey activist

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh will visit Aarey Colony Wednesday.

25 Sep 2019 3:18 AM

In the last 24 hours since Monday, the Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 32.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.

Higher temperatures compared to last week

In last 24 hours since Monday, Santacruz observatory recorded max temperature of 32.4 degrees Celcius.

25 Sep 2019 2:46 AM

Thane has the highest encroachment cases till 2018.

Forest cover being mapped to ascertain encroachment

Thane has the highest encroachment cases, according to state forest department, amounting to 49,463 cases till 2018.

24 Sep 2019 2:58 AM

The fishing community is at loggerheads with the state over the recently introduced draft Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill, 2019. The bill entails giving rights to the Centre to provide licences to fishing boats between 12 and 200 nautical miles (nm) while regulating their movement.

Fishermen oppose state intervention in new Marine Bill

The recently introduced bill gives the Centre the rights to withhold or deny licenses.

22 Sep 2019 2:00 AM

With the monsoon drawing to an end, the supply of vegetables at Vashi’s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market has been affected and the prices of fruits and vegetables have increased further.

Vegetable supply hit by 40 per cent at APMC market

As per APMC data, onions were sold at price ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,100 per 100kg at Lasalgaon market.

22 Sep 2019 1:58 AM

The state forest department has asked all Maharashtra circles to notify “protected” forest of at least 300,166 hectares by 2020.

1L ha forest cover to be notified ‘reserved’

This will also boost both forest and mangrove cover.

21 Sep 2019 3:19 AM

Farmers refuse to give land for Bullet Train

However, Palghar and Dahanu farmers are still reluctant to handover their land for the project.

21 Sep 2019 3:18 AM

Sule along with the CM and activists at Varsha.

Supriya Sule meets CM, opposes tree-cutting for car shed

Leader requested Fadnavis to consider sites at Kalina, Kanjurmarg.

21 Sep 2019 3:11 AM

Jairam at Aarey metro site. (Photo: MRUGESH BANDIWADEKAR)

PM should walk his talk by saving trees: Jairam Ramesh

Ramesh said that it should be noted that no one is opposing metro.

18 Sep 2019 2:13 AM

To regulate noise pollution caused by vehicles, the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) will soon launch noise ATMs to curb the honking menace in the cities of Maharashtra.

Noise ATMs to curb honking in Maharashtra cities

The institution has been working on the machines ever since its study discovered that honking adds up to five decibels to noise pollution.

17 Sep 2019 3:32 AM

Wildlife activists have urged the state government to reconsider its decision to construct the metro car shed at Aarey Milk Colony after nearly143 birds of 21 species were spotted within two-kilometre radius of the proposed car shed site within 2 hours.

143 birds spotted in Aarey, activists warn against car shed

In just over a two hours, amid rains and without any special equipments, large numbers of birds were spotted within a two-km radius.

17 Sep 2019 3:18 AM

In a strong statement against some of its own bureaucrats, the Maharashtra government admitted that more than 22,500 forest rights claims were wrongfully rejected under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

22,000 forest claims wrongly rejected: Maharashtra

The state government also emphasised the need to review the unlawful rejection of forest rights claim.

16 Sep 2019 3:17 AM

Ganeshotsav a less noisy affair this year: Awaaz Foundation

According to the NGO, DJs were not used except for a single procession at Opera House.

14 Sep 2019 2:14 AM

Officials said that visarjans in artificial ponds constituted around 10 per cent of the total immersions on an average across Mumbai, which they claim is a positive shift.

City records rise in eco-friendly visarjans

According to the BMC, 3,777 idols were immersed in artificial ponds on the last day of Ganesh Visarjan.

14 Sep 2019 2:10 AM

Greens challenge BMC’s claim of land unavailability

The MMRC is not seeing Aarey for what it is and how Mumbai needs it.

10 Sep 2019 3:51 AM

Fishermen are all set to seek zero-interest loans from the emergency funds to deal with the losses incurred during the unprecedented heavy rainfall this year. They are expected to meet fisheries department officials on September 13 to put forth their demand.

Irregular rains led to Rs 500 crore loss: Fishermen

Fishermen are set to seek financial help from the state fisheries department.

10 Sep 2019 3:24 AM

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