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The tracks between Kurla and Vidyavihar. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

As Mithi floods, green activists blame rampant development

Around 1.45pm on Wednesday, the Mithi crossed the danger mark which led to flooding from stretches near Kurla and Marol.

5 Sept 2019 4:32 AM IST

Beleaguered pedestrians scramble for cover at Four Roads, Wadala, on Wednesday. (Photo: RaJesh Jadav)

IMD predicts still more rainfall, issues red alert

According to weathermen, the normal rainfall that is usually recorded during the month of September was received in four...

5 Sept 2019 4:00 AM IST

Traffic reduced to a crawl as heavy rains lash Mumbai on Wednesday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Heavy rains hit Mumbai, rail and air traffic affected

Landslides were reported in the Western Ghat areas of Raigad and Sindhudurg districts.

5 Sept 2019 3:05 AM IST

A man immerses Ganpati idol at in the Arabian Sea at Dadar Chowpatty on Tuesday. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Heavy rains, high tide delay Ganpati visarjan

The immersion procession was delayed as there was a high tide of 4.54 metres at 2.41 pm.

4 Sept 2019 3:58 AM IST

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Four killed in blaze at ONGC plant

The conflagration was contained finally two hours later by the fire brigade and other agencies.

4 Sept 2019 3:15 AM IST

The DSGMC has launched a mega drive to plant one lakh trees at all gurdwaras and Sikh educational institutions, president of the committee Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. (Photo: File / Representational)

Tree plantation drive: Only 38 per cent target achieved

Latur and Parbhani in Marathwada have only achieved 58 per cent of its target, however Mumbai city areas have achieved...

1 Sept 2019 2:57 AM IST

The studies also show that air pollution can impair metabolic and immune systems in animal offspring, but the recent study shows definitive proof of decreased fetal survival rates, and also shortened gestation rates. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

32 industrial units flouting pollution norms

A majority of these industries are in Thane, Raigad and Kolhapur.

31 Aug 2019 2:08 AM IST

A protest at Thane station. (Photo: DEEPAK KURKUNDE)

City residents team up to oppose tree cut nod

The protests were witnessed across Churchgate, Bandra, Andheri, Thane and Dadar.

31 Aug 2019 2:07 AM IST

The studies also show that air pollution can impair metabolic and immune systems in animal offspring, but the recent study shows definitive proof of decreased fetal survival rates, and also shortened gestation rates. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Air pollution: Action plan likely to get nod in a week

Mumbai aims for a 25 per cent reduction by 2022 through an effective action plan for the city, along with Nashik and...

30 Aug 2019 2:59 AM IST

Offshore wind farms along with oil and gas platforms inadvertently provide an ideal habitat for jellyfish to survive (Photo: Pixabay)

Beware of jellyfish this Ganpati: BMC

Monsoon is the time, when females arrive at coast side for giving birth in shallow waters.

27 Aug 2019 5:00 AM IST

The smooth-coated otter, which is found along the Konkan coast, mostly in Sindhudurg and Goa, is now an Appendix I species (threatened with extinction) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a global treaty for the protection of endangered species. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smooth-coated otters' trading banned

The move will lead to an international ban on trade in the species.

27 Aug 2019 4:56 AM IST

Small-sized pomfrets at a fish market.

Juvenile pomfrets swamp fish market

Fishermen stated that in Maharashtra, around 50 per cent of the total pomfret catch constitute juvenile fish this year.

26 Aug 2019 2:59 AM IST