Nitya Kaushik is head, Communications, WRI India.
March 08, 2009 04:45 IST
This years monsoon could bring back memories of the deluge of 2005,with the Maharashtra Maritime Board predicting a rare high tide level of 5.05 metre on July 24.
Sun, Mar 08, 2009March 05, 2009 23:29 IST
If the summer feels harsher than usual this year,its not without a reason: while the mercury hovers around 37°C,Mumbai has also been recording a rather high heat index exceeding 40°C in several areas,over the past two days.
Thu, Mar 05, 2009March 03, 2009 05:06 IST
A major fire suspected to have been triggered by tribal people residing within the forest area on Monday charred about 10,000 hectares of forest in the heart of the Sanjay Gandhi National park.
Tue, Mar 03, 2009February 02, 2009 03:12 IST
Dotted with estuaries,marshlands and rivers and surrounded on three sides by the Arabian Sea,Mumbai,with its own coral reef,is truly a city of wetlands.
Mon, Feb 02, 2009February 01, 2009 01:26 IST
The Bombay High Court in a recent interim order to the state revenue department and the collector of Raigad,has asked them to put a stop to encroachments on a beach at Nandgaon,Alibaug.
Sun, Feb 01, 2009January 31, 2009 02:35 IST
If you thought winter has been exceptionally hot this year,heres the confirmation: it was one of the four occasions in the past decade when the maximum January temperatures in the city soared so high,crossing 36 °C.
Sat, Jan 31, 2009January 30, 2009 23:45 IST
About 85 deer languishing in an illegal enclosure at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations Powai park for more than 40 years have finally found freedom.
Fri, Jan 30, 2009January 29, 2009 01:29 IST
His average day begins at 3 am,roaming the suburbs on a bicycle and distributing milk packets from door to door.
Thu, Jan 29, 2009January 26, 2009 23:27 IST
Who would not like to visit a zoo with interactive programmes,theme walksand educative sessions - on the lines of the zoos in Singapore,Malaysia and Thailand.
Mon, Jan 26, 2009January 25, 2009 03:49 IST
The year 2008 was one for newcomers,going by the number of first-time actors and directors that arrived at the Nokia 15th Annual Star Screen Awards on January 15.
Sun, Jan 25, 2009January 25, 2009 01:57 IST
The year 2008 was one for newcomers,going by the number of first-time actors and directors that arrived at the Nokia 15th Annual Star Screen Awards on January 15.
Sun, Jan 25, 2009January 25, 2009 00:14 IST
The Bombay Society for Prevention against Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) has decided to conduct a medical camp for donkeys at platform number 18 of the CST station at 8.30 am on Sunday.
Sun, Jan 25, 2009January 24, 2009 22:57 IST
The year 2008 was one for newcomers,going by the number of first-time actors and directors that arrived at the Nokia 15th Annual Star Screen Awards on January 15.
Sat, Jan 24, 2009January 21, 2009 01:16 IST
More than a fortnight ago,a group of 20 young men and women from different parts of the world,embarked upon an unusual journey in three solar plug-in electric Reva cars and an alternatively fueled truck.
Wed, Jan 21, 2009January 21, 2009 00:56 IST
Natalie Williams,an African-American settled in India,feels so much American when she sees Barack Obama take the US presidential office on Tuesday.
Wed, Jan 21, 2009January 18, 2009 01:14 IST
More than 2,500 varieties of flowers will be displayed at the International Flower Show,to be held at Raj Bhavan from January 24-26.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009January 13, 2009 03:45 IST
Here's the first casualty of Mumbai Marathon 2009-branches of a large number of trees between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Bandra Reclamation on the Marathon route are being chopped off to facilitate a clear aerial view of the event.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009January 11, 2009 00:15 IST
As the outpouring of grief at the death of 14 policemen and two NSG commandos killed during the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai continues,the Tree Authority in the city has hit upon a novel idea to pay homage to the martyrs.
Sun, Jan 11, 2009January 09, 2009 00:07 IST
Builders are systematically destroying mangroves in the Mira-Bhayander region,dumping debris and garbage on them and hacking and dredging the soil for illegal constructions,an NGO of environmentalists has alleged.
Fri, Jan 09, 2009January 08, 2009 01:13 IST
Dog lover Prasad Zaokars attempt to find his female Bulldog a mate landed him in deep trouble. Two-and-a-half months ago,Zaokar imported a male British Bulldog from a breeder-cum-trader in Kolkata.
Mon, Feb 12, 2024January 05, 2009 00:56 IST
Three years after the South Indian Concerns,a restaurant and famous hub for all South Indians in Matunga,pulled down its shutters,Arjun Ganapathy...
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