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Mumbai: ‘Bring back harsh fines for felling trees,' says environmentalist
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 02:44 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai: SGNP leopard to shoot videos via radio collar
In a first, new age radio collar fitted on big cat will give valuable info on impact of national park tunnel on wildlife; the collaring will be done by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as part of a project to study the impact of the Thane-Borivali underground tunnel that will pass beneath SGNP
18 April,2025 07:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai: Hsg society accused of dumping strays in Aarey, two pups dead
Animal lovers fume after video of callous act surfaces; register FIR against four society members; it is believed the canines were shifted from a housing society in Kandivali
17 April,2025 01:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai: Long wait to use Andheri’s full Gokhale bridge finally ends!
As work on Gokhale-Barfiwala connector nears completion, entire bridge—out of commission since 2022—will be usable from May 15; during a recent visit, mid-day observed that most of the work has been completed
16 April,2025 12:02 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai water crisis: Hope floats for dry Royal Palms
Water crisis hits Goregaon high-rise; families flee, pay steep rates—relief comes after days of dry despair
15 April,2025 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Maharashtra: Injured golden jackal rescued near Junnar makes full recovery
This took place after the jackal received a month of intensive medical care at the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre (MLRC), jointly run by the Maharashtra Forest Department and Wildlife SOS
14 April,2025 01:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
‘After entering Indian airspace, the flight was diverted to Amritsar’
IndiGo fliers who were stranded in Almaty for over 17 hours were left further frustrated after their Delhi-bound flight stopped for a crew change
14 April,2025 08:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Maharashtra turns to Karnataka for help capturing ‘killer’ elephant
Villagers in Sindhudurg’s Morle-Puran held huge protests after 70-year-old lost life in encounter with pachyderm; to prevent further human-elephant conflicts, forest teams are patrolling the Dodamarg landscape round-the-clock. Drones and thermal imaging equipment are being deployed to monitor elephant movements
14 April,2025 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
From bay to beach, olive ridley turtle stuns experts with 3,500-km journey
When Olive Ridley turtle ‘03233’ set out to start her family, she crossed two ocean basins and thrilled researchers on both coasts of India
13 April,2025 01:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Mumbai’s Ambedkar memorial hits halfway milestone, says MMRDA
Senior officials from MMRDA reviewed the ongoing construction of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Grand Memorial at Indu Mill, Dadar, where key structures like the double basement, library, and statue are steadily approaching completion
13 April,2025 10:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav