Sanjana Bhalerao

In Mumbai, warm atmospheric conditions will keep day temperatures over the 33 degrees Celsius, whereas minimum temperatures are unlikely to drop below 20 degrees Celsius.

The top four emitters (China, USA, EU and India) contribute to over 55 per cent of the total emissions over the last decade, excluding emissions from land-use change such as deforestation, the report states.

Under the project, the BNHS will prepare action plans for six sites — Jayakwadi in Paithan, Gangapur and Nandur Madhyameshwar in Nashik, Hatnur in Jalgaon, Ujni in Solapur, and Visapur in Ahmednagar.

BNHS had shortlisted 113 sites across India, where flamingos are found, with 10 of them being in Maharashtra.

The 3D profiles of these birds will be able to show their movement, obstructions, plains, wetlands among others.

Fishermen have claimed they could not manage average fish catch in the last three months as cyclonic disturbances over the Arabian Sea and post-monsoon showers had reduced the number of fishing days.

Of the 10 areas in the city where SAFAR monitors AQI, BKC recorded the worst AQI at 220 (poor), followed by Andheri at 140 (moderate), and Chembur at 124 (moderate).

The fund comes at a time when a study published by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), confirmed coastal habitats are at critical risk with increased probability of cyclones in the Arabian Sea.

The IMD had forecast rainfall over Palghar and Thane on Friday, due to Cyclone Maha, and thundershowers on Saturday.

The Film City plans a complete revamp of facilities, including a film museum, amusement park, studios, production resources and hotels among others.

When the upcoming car shed, a proposed zoo, and Metro Bhavan — for which the bhumi pujan was performed by PM Modi last month — are completed, 77 per cent of land in Aarey or 2,470 acres will be developed.

A low pressure area over Lakshadweep in the east-central Arabian Sea is causing widespread rain over Maharashtra.

On the slopes near Devicha Pada, a hamlet named after the temple of a local goddess, grows a vine of karande, an aerial yam which is native to the region.

Under the voluntary code of ethics or election rules, permission from SEC’s Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) is mandatory for any political advertisements. The committees are set up at the district and state level.

The BMC will soon appoint a project management consultant and prepare a comprehensive master plan for the zoo, which will be executed from its own resources. However, the net revenues will be shared by the civic body and the forest department.

After the feeling of trees, the fear of being evicted is looming over them as now, the state government plans to shift them to buildings under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRA).

Vaibhav Raje, the only arborist in the city with a qualification from the International Society of Arboriculture in the US, and on contract with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) till August this year, tells The Indian Express that development projects should incorporate as many high-value trees as possible within the site from the design stage

MMRCL deployed a team of 70 men for clearing the area demarcated for the car shed of 2,646 trees. The MMRCL will fell 2,185 trees and transplant 461 others for the project.

“I was approached by the BJP in 2014 with a ticket offer. I denied. I had decided to contest the election six months back and chose Congress because it goes with my ideology of secularism. If one believes in human rights and democracy, Congress is their only option,” said Mohite.