Massive coal use in Mumbai’s industrial clusters worsening city’s air quality: CSE study

Inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s, warn experts

A trade that plies on pushing cyclists

Private company launches rent-a-bicycle scheme in Thane

Dreams from six world's apart

The agonised voice of the Warli and Kokna tribes of Thane (Maharashtra) reach out to say, through Pradip Prabhu...

Earthquakes hit Gujarat and Maharashtra

Four tremors hit Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions early on January 20, while a 3.6 tremor hit Palghar near Thane in Maharashtra in …

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Mumbai to have a flamingo sanctuary

NGO had sought forest department's intervention to save bird habitat

New species of dragonfly discovered in the Konkan

The Konkan Rockdweller is endemic to the region and likes to perch on rocks or concrete walls  

#MumbaiRains from the eyes of Twitterati

While the masses are struggling, there are few Mumbaiites who are trying to keep the rest informed

High court closes four quarries in Thane

Hand-foot-mouth virus strikes

Thane doctors say disease that affects children is spreading to other cities

Villagers block garbage route

Survival in a chemical dustbin

Residents sleep with doors and windows shut tight. Dangerous gases are released at night in Dombivli

Windmill to the rescue

Thane plans a cycle track

Toilet training

Poisoned Holi

Winter pollution set in Greater Mumbai 2 weeks earlier this year: CSE

Mumbai can no longer depend on its geography to mitigate winter pollution, says CSE analysis

Death factories: industries at MIDC Dombivli are ticking time bombs

Blasts destroyed a chemical factory in Dombivli in the Thane district of Maharashtra on May 26, killing 12. Here's the inside story …

Pay before using electricity

Pilot project for prepaid power meters begins September  

Maharashtra sets up probe into sickle cell anaemia

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Food coupons for BPL families

Tribals play hardball on land rights

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

Three Indian cities among this year’s Earth Hour challenge finalists

The 2015 National Earth Hour Capital Awards will be presented in Seoul, South Korea, on April 9

Dam at fault

Maharashtra builds dam in quake zone without permission. High Court refuses stay