Akshay Deshmane

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Elementary failure

Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a …

Maharashtra dumps SEZ for real estate

Its new industrial policy appears to benefit industrial houses

Turbulence ahead

Green clearance issue solved, Navi Mumbai airport project now faces opposition from people

Jellyfish, stingrays join Ganesh immersion in Mumbai

Scientists say rising sea temperatures have brought them to Mumbai coast for breeding

Policy mooted for construction debris disposal around Mumbai

Waste from new development projects in metropolitan region is being dumped in mangroves and rural areas

Jaitapur nuclear protests: key activists switch sides

Minister Narayan Rane announces protesters have withdrawn agitation and accepted compensation; peoples' groups say protests will intensify

Who is monitoring Lavasa?

Lavasa Corporation is rushing to complete its township in Western Ghats. No one knows if the promoter is complying with conditions on which it …

Mining

When mining interests prevail over SC order

Uttar Pradesh where IAS officer Durga Shakti got suspended after taking on politicians involved in sand mining is not the only state to bypass …

Tribals play hardball on land rights

Dissatisfied with RTI answers on traditional land rights, tribals of Thane file appeals

Nuclear utility grabs land

Public sector NPCIL encroaches upon mango plantations near its Ratnagiri plant

Transition failure

With an eye on the 2014 general election, the UPA government is expanding its ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer programme that promises welfare …

Mangroves on public land in Maharashtra will be reserved forests

Officials justify the move saying high court order of 2005 has done little to stop destruction of mangroves; but conservationists are critical

10 die in building collapse in Mumbai region

Second incident in a fortnight; land being marshy may be factor

Centre’s go ahead for 95 metre tall Shivaji statue in Arabian Sea

Mumbai’s coastal road project to be fast-tracked; lifting of mining moratorium on Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg under consideration

Urbanisation

Structural collapse

The rot has set in the construction sector. A dysfunctional clearance system has led to a series of building collapses in the recent past. …

Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, but reservoir levels still low

Full only till 14 per cent of their capacity

Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse

Yet another building collapses amid allegations of illegal modifications; number still trapped unknown

Cost of cancer treatment could drop to Rs 1,000 a month

Tata Memorial Hospital’s preliminary studies of combination therapy prove successful; clinical trials to begin soon

Residents protest Paris meet for Jaitapur nuclear plant

Make public letter written to bankers for financing 9,900 MW project

Mangrove cover getting sparser over Konkan creeks

Report of Bombay Natural History Society says three creeks lost large swathes of mangroves; rare mangrove species at risk

Stop forceful land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor project, say farmers of Raigad

They want state to follow the proposed land acquisition Bill likely to be passed soon by Parliament

Lost in reclamation

Study blames unmindful land reclamations in Mumbai for ecological damage, floods

Bhopal protesters knock on Dow Chemical's door in Mumbai

Demand clean up of toxins in soil and water around Union Carbide plant, production of absconding corporation officials before Indian court

Haphazard land reclamation fuelled Mumbai's maximum dreams

It also damaged Mumbai's ecology and made flooding a regular feature, says a yet-to-be-released study &…

Drought of equity

A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …

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