'Even If We Have To Die, We Won't Let This Port Come Up'

'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.' Reportage and Videos: Rediff.com's Hemant Waje, Satish Bodas,......

HC quashes closure order against Rohit Pawar's firm

The Bombay high court on Thursday set aside the closure order passed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) against part of Baramati Agro Ltd, a firm run by Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist......

Sharad Pawar's MLA grand-nephew's firm gets MPCB notice for partial shutdown

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has issued a notice to party MLA Rohit Pawar, asking him to close down a part of his firm......

How Maharashtra bus caught fire killing 25

The private passenger bus that met with an accident early on Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, in which 25 passengers were charred to death, was less than four years old, an official of......

Coastal zoning nods hold up Tatas' plans for Sea Rock hotel

'Following all the approvals, three years are needed to build such a complex, especially with the challenges that such a great location brings with it,' a Taj spokesperson said. IMAGE: Mumbai's......

Still no transparency in Maharashtra's plastic ban

Retailers, especially food and grocery chains, are clearly unhappy, saying the ban is impractical Avinash Gokhale, a resident of Dadar in Mumbai, purchases loose milk from the local dairy every......

For FMCG biggies, plastic waste control is top priority

The issue of pollution caused due to the non-degradable material is keeping consumer goods majors - from ITC and Dabur to Nestlé and PepsiCo - on their toes. If demonetisation and Goods and......

How top FMCG firms plan to cut plastic use

India will be the global host this year for World Environment Day, with the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”. About six companies such as ITC, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Hindustan Unilever......

'Let there be some cacophony': HC junks PIL on noise during IPL

IMAGE: Fans of all ages have loads of fun. Photograph: BCCI The Bombay High Court, on Monday, dismissed a Public interest litigation alleging violation of noise pollution norms during IPL......