Science and Technology - Briefs

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Apartments mushroom on contaminated industrial sites

Salt of the earth

Bombay HC stays Centre's notification on iodised salt

New terminal for Mumbai port faces criticism from urban planners

Goa village wins compensation for fields scarred by mining

Courting trouble

Feasibility study for Mumbai BRTS to begin soon

Maharashtra raises floor space index "to meet budget deficit"

Remodelling will destroy Mumbai's Crawford market

Mumbai sources out city planning

Maharashtra now seeks wildlife clearance for Navi Mumbai airport

Jellyfish, stingrays join Ganesh immersion in Mumbai

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

Ambient benzene rises in Delhi, Mumbai

Maharashtra rejects court's traffic plan

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

20 Asian cities rated for air pollution

Much of today's environmental impacts originate in cities

Stuart Cole on effective transport management

Transport economist Stuart Cole is director of the Wales Transport Research Centre in Cardiff. On a recent visit to Mumbai, he spoke to Nidhi …

'Mumbai trans-harbour link won't be shifted'

Metropolitan region authority proposes temporary bridge to carry out construction so that flamingo habitat in Sewri is not disturbed

Heavy on the purse?

Measuring efficiency of electric appliances fails to take off in India

NO GARBAGE ZONE

Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse

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

In reverse gear

The Mashelkar Committee's interim report on the country's auto fuel policy proves to be a major setback for the CNG campaign

In Short

Cities as spaces of culture, constraints

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