CJI B R Gavai calls October 6 shoe attack shocking but a 'forgotten chapter'Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai stated he and Justice K. Vinod Chandran were shocked by a lawyer's shoe-hurling attempt on October 6, cal...
09 Oct, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
SC commences hearing pleas seeking review, modification of May 16 verdict on grant of EC to projectsThe Supreme Court began hearing 40 petitions challenging its May 16 verdict that outlawed retrospective environmental clearances for projec...
07 Oct, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
Centre's environmental approval not needed for constructions of 20,000 and 1,50,000 square metres: SCThe Supreme Court has permitted construction of housing, industrial sheds, schools, and colleges with state environmental clearance. This e...
06 Aug, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
SC order on retrospective environmental clearances a step forward but gaps remain: ExpertsThe Supreme Court has barred retrospective environmental clearances, a move welcomed by policy experts who, however, caution that loopholes...
17 May, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Real Estate developers urge Supreme Court for faster environmental clearance evaluationsCredai urges the Supreme Court to expedite the evaluation of pending proposals for building and construction projects under general conditi...
04 Apr, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
Should be struck down: Jairam after SC stays govt decision on ex post facto environmental clearanceCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has called for a strikedown of office memorandum issued by the Environment Ministry allowing ex po...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.05 PM IST
L&T, Tata Power want a piece of Aarey forest landThe Mumbai Police has also demanded a five-acre plot near Marol side, which is required for a quarantine and detention centre, but this has...
08 Nov, 2018, 02.38 PM IST
List steps to control river pollution, HC tells Maharashtra govt24 Apr, 2018, 08.31 PM IST
Government proposes new watchdog; activists say bid to stifle NGTActivists slammed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) proposal as a deliberate attempt to stifle the National Green Tribunal.
03 Nov, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
To rev up biz, Maharashtra unlocks farm land for luxury hotelsThen it hiked construction rights for amenities like restaurants and malls on agricultural land along state and national highways.
26 Sep, 2015, 12.09 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
- 50 acres of mangroves destroyed in Mumbai
Around 50 acres of mangroves were allegedly destroyed in Lokhandwala by planting "invasive species" and creating a debris path, which resid...
07 Jun, 2013, 03.10 AM IST
- Locals join hands for plastic-free forest
NGOs gathered at different entrances to Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Sunday to ensure that no plastic goes into the forests. On Su...
12 Mar, 2013, 04.07 AM IST
- 2 mangrove stretches at risk from dumping
Two mangrove stretches, in different parts of the city, are facing a threat from illegal debris dumping and reclamation.
20 Feb, 2013, 03.10 AM IST
- Experts want end to illegal mining in Maharashtra
Environmentalists said that the state government should take cognizance of the Supreme Court order that banned mining in Bellary district K...
01 Aug, 2011, 02.34 AM IST
- Navi Mumbai greener than city but not enough
If there is only one tree for every six Mumbaikars, Navi Mumbai seems a green haven in comparison. The data provided by the Navi Mumbai Mun...
05 Jun, 2011, 01.11 AM IST
- Maharashtra govt puts toxic mines on tourist map
Unmindful of the ecological havoc being wreaked across the state, Maharashtra government has put its greenery-wrecking toxic mines on the t...
25 Oct, 2010, 12.49 AM IST