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Mumbai: ‘Bring back harsh fines for felling trees’
Activist writes to CM demanding reintroduction of amendment to Act that proposes hiking fine from Rs 1000 to Rs 50,000; according to the environmentalist, the reason for writing the letter was to draw attention to the rampant destruction of forests and trees across Maharashtra
21 April,2025 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Earth Day: Nature walks, bird watching and more in Mumbai
Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22 and the event also marks the Foundation Day of Maharashtra Nature Park, which was opened to the public on the same day in 1994. To celebrate the occasion, the park will host a series of nature-centric events on 20 and 22 April 2025
19 April,2025 06:35 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Maharashtra: Locals oppose tree felling for road-widening project in Satara
The MSIDC is executing a road-widening project on the Surur-Wai and Wai-Mahabaleshwar-Poladpur routes; initially 444 trees were to be felled
18 April,2025 08:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Maharashtra: Gargai Dam, a step closer to reality?
CM Devendra Fadnavis directs forest department to issue wildlife and environmental permits; The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to construct Gargai Dam at Wada in Palghar district to the north of Mumbai, at an estimated cost of Rs 5000 crore
18 April,2025 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
CM Fadnavis approves environmental clearance for Gargai Dam project
The state also decided to finalise the tiger corridor routes based on the maps available on the Central Government’s PARIVESH portal. Private lands falling within these tiger corridors will be acquired with the consent of the farmers
17 April,2025 09:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Navi Mumbai's DPS Flamingo Lake to get conservation reserve status
This is the first wetland, part of the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary’s (TCFS) satellite wetland ecosystem, to be protected as a conservation property. The pink birds from TCFS fly into the satellite wetlands during high tide
17 April,2025 08:54 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mangrove Cell orders restoration after illegal land reclamation in Borivali
Following inspections at Chikuwadi and Eksar villages, Maharashtra’s Mangrove Cell has directed the removal of encroachments and restoration of damaged mangroves, citing violations under the Environment Protection Act
16 April,2025 02:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai
Govt gives BMC nod to use reserve stock; lake levels at 30.24 per cent capacity
Officials say increased rate of evaporation, decreased water pressure due to low lake levels being witnessed; Deputy Municipal Commissioner Yatin Dalvi confirmed that the state government had agreed to the civic body’s request
16 April,2025 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
IIT-B study explores why South Asian countries face extreme heat waves
The team found different atmospheric processes that compounded heatwave impacts leading to temperatures far exceeding typical ranges for that time of year
15 April,2025 03:35 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Mumbai
Water tankers are back! MWTA call off strike after BMC chief assures of all help
Stir called off after BMC chief assures association of all help; tanker body may approach SC to modify guidelines; Monday’s meeting came a day after the civic body decided to take over water tanker operations and requisition groundwater sources by invoking the Disaster Management Act, 2005
15 April,2025 11:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve