Conditional green nod for Lavasa hill city project (Roundup)
November 9th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) In a major relief to Lavasa Corporation, the environment ministry Wednesday gave conditional clearance to the first phase of the Rs.3,000 crore Lavasa hill city ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to review action against Lavasa
November 9th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) With the environment ministry granting conditional clearance to the Lavasa hill-city project Wednesday, the Maharashtra government said it will "review" the criminal proceedings initiated against the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra starts criminal cases against Lavasa officials
November 4th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 4 (IANS) After dilly-dallying for months, the Maharashtra government Friday initiated criminal proceedings against Lavasa Corporation Ltd. for violating environmental regulations at its ongoing hill city project near ... Read more...
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Green court questions government on Jaitapur n-plant
September 29th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Sep 29 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal Thursday sought a response from three government agencies on an NGO's plea challenging the environmental clearance given to the proposed Jaitapur ... Read more...
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189 cargo containers missing after Mumbai ship collision
September 16th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) More than five weeks after two foreign ships collided off Mumbai harbour, 189 cargo containers which fell off one of the vessels remain unaccounted for, a top company ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh says polluter must pay for Mumbai oil spill
August 17th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said today that the 'polluter must pay' for the environmental and maritime losses arising out of the ... Read more...
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Polluters will have to pay for oil spill: Ramesh
August 17th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Days after an oil spill from the Panamanian ship that rammed into another vessel in Mumbai harbour affected the ecology of the area, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh ... Read more...
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Navy launches survey of Mumbai harbour shipping channel
August 11th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian Navy's survey vessel, INS Yamuna, Wednesday conducted a survey of the entire shipping channel leading to and from the Bombay Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port ... Read more...
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Ship collision: Efforts to contain oil spill in Mumbai harbour
August 8th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) The authorities Sunday launched efforts on a war footing to combat the oil spill from a Panaman ship which crashed into another vessel in Mumbai harbour, an official ... Read more...
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No private helipads in country: Jairam Ramesh
July 6th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said that no new private helipads will be allowed in the country.
Reacting to the Maharashtra government's plans to allow ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to monitor bio-medical waste disposal by GPS
May 24th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) All vehicles carrying hazardous bio-medical waste for disposal in Maharashtra shall be monitored with global positioning system (GPS) devices fitted on them, a pollution board official said Monday.
The ... Read more...
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Maharashtra sect up in arms against Dow Chemicals unit in Pune
September 26th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) Followers of the Varkari sect in Maharashtra Friday intensified their agitation against Dow Chemicals to press their demand for closure of the multinational company's unit near here for ... Read more...
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