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Diwali: Ban use of all firecrackers, activist tells Maharashtra governmentIn a Facebook post addressed to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray, activist and founder of NGO Awa...06 Nov, 2020, 05.49 PM IST- 'Mann Ki Awaaz: Pratigya' actor Anupam Shyam in ICU, family seeks financial aid for his treatmentThe actor's brother said Manoj Bajpayee had offered to look into the matter.28 Jul, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
- Congress seeks views of activists for manifesto preparationFormer Union minister Kumari Selja, who heads the AICC manifesto sub-committee, interacted with a cross section of people Tuesday as part o...24 Oct, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
- We will have capex but don’t require the kind of cash reserves we have: L&T CEOSN Subrahmanyan says company has robust order book, have decided to remain asset-light25 Aug, 2018, 08.40 AM IST
- To ban or not to ban: Metros react to prohibition on crackersMumbaikars also welcomed the ban, with some activists suggesting a calibrated approach towards Diwali celebrations in the metropolis that h...12 Oct, 2017, 01.34 PM IST
- To ban or not to ban: Metros react to prohibition on crackersEvery year Maharashtra Pollution Control Board carries out a test of firecrackers at an open ground in the presence of environment activist...11 Oct, 2017, 08.18 PM IST
- New political parties in Punjab have no future: Nitin GadkariThe Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping was addressing a rally after laying the foundation stone of four to six laning...14 Sep, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
- Cross-voting a fait accompli in Uttar Pradesh for Rajya Sabha electionsThe ruling Samajwadi Party has fielded seven candidates for the RS, but the seventh candidate of the party is short of nine first-preferenc...02 Jun, 2016, 07.22 PM IST
- How manufactured-sand is helping reduce indiscriminate sand mining and saving riverine ecosystemsThe destruction of riverine ecosystems by indiscriminate sand mining is gradually giving way to industrial- scale production of manufacture...24 Dec, 2015, 05.10 AM IST
- Maharashtra Government mulls policy to impose VAT, entry tax on import of sandMaharashtra government is mulling over a policy that may allow entry tax and VAT to be imposed on import of sand from neighbouring states.22 May, 2015, 11.36 AM IST
- 'Notification is pointless, toothless'The notification banning mining and quarrying in eco-sensitive areas on the Western Ghats is pointless, say environmentalists, who are upse...16 Nov, 2013, 03.11 AM IST
- Panel to seek feedback on green tag for wildlife corridorThe state government has set up a four-member committee to get views and comments of stakeholders on declaring the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg wild...01 Nov, 2013, 05.31 AM IST
- This Ganesha festivity in Mumbai was noisiest in seven yearsThe city celebrated its noisiest Ganeshotsav in seven years with decibel levels on the final immersion day peaking to 123db in Worli Naka, ...20 Sep, 2013, 06.41 AM IST
- Construction causes more noise than festival speakersDaily construction and traffic noise in the city is causing more pollution than the loudspeakers used during festivals. These daily sounds ...05 Jun, 2013, 05.27 AM IST
- Maharashtra Pollution Control Board asks civic body, cops to tackle traffic snarls and curb noise pollutionThe Maharashtra Pollution Control Board issued a notice to the BMC commissioner and the traffic police commissioner to tackle traffic conge...29 Aug, 2012, 02.52 AM IST
- Mangrove patches destroyed at Ghodbunder roadRampant destruction of large tracts of mangroves along Ghodbunder road threatens to destroy buffer zones of the Sanjay Gandhi national park...15 Jun, 2011, 06.51 AM IST
- Now, a grand fine awaits honkersIn a bid to tackle noise pollution, the Maharashtra government is proposing a tenfold hike in fines for honking.19 Sep, 2008, 08.59 AM IST
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