Need to create jobs in rural areas to reduce migration of youth, farmers : Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari stressed the need for rural employment to stop migration to cities. He highlighted the plight of farmers and w...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
India says Mercedes improved pollution management at plant after failing checksMercedes-Benz has taken corrective measures at its Chakan factory in India following government scrutiny over environmental violations. Off...
07 Nov, 2024, 06.43 PM IST
Mumbai pollution: Dia Mirza says 'no skyline visible', shares videoDia Mirza, known for her environmental activism, expressed concern over the city's Air Quality Index surpassing 200 and highlighted the imp...
04 Jan, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
HC asks Maharashtra to take urgent steps to check Godavari pollutionA bench of justices AS Oka and AK Menon also directed the government to take appropriate measures to curb pollution in other rivers and wat...
18 Dec, 2018, 05.29 PM IST
Plastic ban impact: Coke, Pepsi, Bisleri start printing buyback value on PET bottlesConsumers can return empty plastic bottles and will get paid as per the value of the buyback printed on bottles.
20 Jul, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Maharashtra to implement cycle track policy in 10 districtsThe Maharashtra govt is set to implement 'Streets With Cycle Track' policy in 10 districts of the state on a pilot basis to provide alterna...
30 Jul, 2017, 10.16 PM IST
Maharashtra government checks pollution board's inspection rajThe new measures are part of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' efforts towards 'ease of doing business' in the state.
18 Jun, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
- Maha to start online monitoring of industries, waste disposal
Maharashtra environment department will soon start online monitoring of industries and their hazardous waste disposal based on which it wou...
17 Apr, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
Maharashtra to start online monitoring of industries, waste disposalIt will also ask the industries to ensure that hazardous waste substances in their units are turned into non-hazardous material before bein...
17 Apr, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Fresh air a birth right, says Prakash JavadekarOf the 185 projects cleared, 40 were in Gujarat, 33 in Andhra Pradesh and 15 each in Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
12 Mar, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
Maharashtra government weighs pollution board nod waiver for some projectsThe proposal has been discussed at high-level meetings conducted by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
17 Jan, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Will check power transmission loss in Maha: Energy MinisterThere would be no compromise on tackling corruption issues. They will be thoroughly probed in all aspects, including coal supply, Bawankul ...
07 Dec, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
In Nagpur, pollution too joins the agenda in pollsSitting BJP MP Hansraj Ahir, who has brought out the issue of illegal allocation of coal blocks, claimed that he has been trying to bring t...
08 Apr, 2014, 05.23 AM IST
- HC asks MPCB, NMC to check pollution in Godavari river
The judges asked the NMC to file further affidavit within three weeks on concrete steps it proposed to take to clean Godavari river and pre...
27 Feb, 2013, 10.33 AM IST
- Mumbai oil spill: Anti-pollution operations continue
The Navy and the Coast Guard carried out anti-pollution operations for the third consecutive day today to check and neutralise the oil spil...
09 Aug, 2010, 11.11 AM IST
- Coast guard conducts exercise to deal with oil spill
The Indian Coast guard along with other authorities conducted a two-day-long National Level Oil Pollution Response exercise off the Mumbai ...
10 Apr, 2009, 10.06 PM IST
- Sugar factory shut down for violating pollution norms
A leading sugar factory in western Maharashtra has been closed down after Maharashtra Pollution Control Board found it violated water and a...
19 Jan, 2009, 10.32 PM IST