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November fear haunts children

Tuesday 17 November '09

Days ahead of the first anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, a sudden aversion of an eight-year-old South Mumbai resident to attend school has left her parents worried.
Sunlight By Night

Sunday 15 November '09

For the past three months, Chikanpada-a tribal village with a population of around 300 in Thane’s Boisar taluka-has been experiencing a new life.
Weathering a crisis

Sunday 15 November '09

With the weather getting unpredictable, farmers in Gorakhpur are looking for ways to save their crops...
Byculla Zoo officials await notice on relocation of elephants

Friday 13 November '09

The Central Zoo Authority on Thursday said it has issued notices to zoos and state wildlife departments across India to relocate captive elephants to sanctuaries, camps or animal reserves.
In Maharashtra belt brings untimely rain

Wednesday 11 November '09

For the first time ever, a cyclonic storm trailing the Konkan-Gujarat border has linked Mumbai with the worldwide phenomenon of climate change.
Mumbai films send out strong messages at Vatavaran festival in Delhi

Monday 9 November '09

The setting: A 90-year-old rickety stone-and-wood structure in the quaint township of Khotachiwadi, Girgaum.
Nature conservation, the little known act of our men in uniform

Tuesday 27 October '09

The Indian Army, besides fighting wars and managing peace also plays a major part in the protection of nature, according to several well-known naturalists.
Diwali over but fumes still choke city

Thursday 22 October '09

If Mumbaikars are finding the air more difficult to breathe this week, blame it on the spirited Diwali celebrations the city had witnessed.
High-decibel Diwali brought to CM’s notice

Tuesday 20 October '09

Putting the slowdown, H1N1 scare and terror attacks behind, Mumbai had a blast this Diwali.
City gets an unusual October, with fluctuating temperatures

Thursday 15 October '09

Even as the India Meteorological Department announced the withdrawal of monsoon from Mumbai earlier this week, October weather has recorded fluctuations in temperature, swinging from unusually low to unusually hot.
Waste can be art and craft, too

Tuesday 13 October '09

What happens to your milk cartons, old clothes and other waste you dump in your garbage bin? They are disposed of in a dumping ground...
Deficit monsoon but surplus October

Wednesday 7 October '09

Despite a poor monsoon through the season, October — officially considered the post-monsoon month in the city — has already recorded excessive rainfall, nearly two times the month’s normal expected amount.
Erratic weather blamed on global warming

Tuesday 6 October '09

Mumbai's weather has been erratic since December, an indication of the worldwide phenomenon of climate change, says Dr R V Sharma, deputy director general, India Meteorological Department.
Bandra girl joins campaign for a green planet

Monday 5 October '09

A Bandra girl was among 22 campaigners and scientists from Greenpeace International who rebelled against the loading of a large-scale coal consignment from the Norwegian mine Svea Nord onto a transport ship.
Leopard in trauma, need to prevent it from injuring itself: doc

Friday 2 October '09

A Day after a wounded leopard was rescued from the Kandivli slums on Wednesday, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) officials said the female sub-adult was in severe psychological trauma and their main concern was to prevent it from “inflicting injury on self”.
State’s first taxidermy centre to open today

Thursday 1 October '09

Maharashtra’s first ever taxidermy centre will be inaugurated at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on Thursday as part of its 55th World Wildlife Week celebration.
Now, edible spoons and forks for dessert

Tuesday 29 September '09

If you feel guilty every time you dump a plastic spoon into a bin after a hearty meal at a social gathering, take heart. Soon, you could be wolfing it down as a side dish, a palate cleaner or even as dessert.
Noise levels this festive season considerably low

Monday 28 September '09

Like Ganeshotsav Mumbaikars seem to be keen on celebrating a noiseless Dussera.
Now, click to save the planet

Sunday 27 September '09

In an effort to convey the average Indian’s voice to world leaders during the Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen this December...
Cooking gas from dung at animal society

Friday 25 September '09

Cowdung and kitchen wastes will turn into cooking gas everyday at the Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Hospital, which has installed a biogas plant on its Lower Parel premises.
7 pm today, screen lesson for the world: don’t be stupid

Tuesday 22 September '09

On Tuesday, along with other cities in over 40 countries, Mumbai will learn how not to be stupid.
On Car Free Day, Powai, Kandivali to promote eco-friendly travel

Monday 21 September '09

Come Tuesday, several residents from Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, as well as Kandivli, will join a world community to promote the World Car Free Day 2009, for the first time in the city.
Makeover: Mahim Nature Park invites suggestions

Thursday 17 September '09

If you wish to see a flower garden or a herbarium in Maharashtra Nature Park at Mahim, you have a chance to suggest it now.
Two arrested in Andheri sold blackbuck’s skin

Monday 14 September '09

Nearly a week after animal hides were confiscated from a duo selling them at Andheri, the Amboli police have confirmed that one of the skins was of a Blackbuck, an animal protected in India under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Once cleared, free to expand anytime

Monday 14 September '09

Environment activists are aghast about a proposal that would allow projects, once cleared environmentally, to expand without seeking further clearance.
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