Nitya Kaushik is head, Communications, WRI India.

June 24,2022 03:38:24 AM
OP Agarwal, Nitya Kaushik write: Given our growth ambition, a massive scale-up in capacity-building is needed both at the political and bureaucratic levels
Fri, Jun 24, 2022September 19,2010 05:57:50 AM
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) is using books to bring children and youth closer to nature.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010September 09,2010 06:01:18 AM
Over four months after a security guard manning the lion safari gates at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) was mauled to death by lioness Shobha
Thu, Sep 09, 2010September 06,2010 05:01:28 AM
To preserve the fast diminishing tree cover,the Bombay Natural History Society has launched a campaign to identify and save ancient trees over 100 years old across all major cities and towns.
Mon, Sep 06, 2010August 05,2010 00:34:51 AM
Smoke from a tyre factory in Bhandup is posing health problems for residents. On Tuesday,a group of 150 irate residents of Shivkrupa Society...
Thu, Aug 05, 2010
August 04,2010 23:59:39 PM
Even as the Byculla zoo makeover project awaits the final nod from the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee,the zoo administration is working to get a green building status for the two-storey interpretation centre.
Wed, Aug 04, 2010July 30,2010 01:05:05 AM
There is good news for dog owners. With a new special ward in Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals,the owners can rent rooms and accompany their dogs during their stay in the hospital.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010July 28,2010 00:07:28 AM
Seven months after the plantation of fully-grown trees an instant green makeover project worth Rs 10.5 lakh the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation...
Wed, Jul 28, 2010July 26,2010 00:33:43 AM
The Bombay Natural History Society has urged the Forest Department to declare the critically-endangered forest owlet,a diurnal owl said to be found only along the states Satpuda Hills,as the state bird.
Mon, Jul 26, 2010July 25,2010 04:25:24 AM
City Dwellers,who believe cleaning their neighbourhood is an impossible task thanks to civic apathy and lack of political will can learn from Kandivli-based Afzal (50) and wife Nusrat Khatri (60).
Sun, Jul 25, 2010July 21,2010 00:47:15 AM
By Thursday,the future of the Rs 9,625-crore Navi Mumbai airport will likely be decided by the Centres 13-member expert committee for infrastructure.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010July 16,2010 01:57:19 AM
Have you ever wondered who designed the text in your mobile phone? Or what thought went into the clarity of a road signage?
Fri, Jul 16, 2010July 14,2010 00:45:58 AM
In a move that will hearten the citys environmentalists,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will conduct an intensive biodiversity mapping of the Byculla Zoo to identify the varieties of trees and other flora on the premises,using GPS.
Wed, Jul 14, 2010July 13,2010 00:17:06 AM
Days after the rotting carcass of a crocodile was found and removed from Powai lake,lab tests have shown that the lake water is not contaminated as feared,BMC said on Monday.
Tue, Jul 13, 2010
July 11,2010 03:26:13 AM
A long-billed vulture,rescued from a residential locality in Kalyan East on Thursday,was brought to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali on Friday where it is being nursed to health.
Sun, Jul 11, 2010
July 10,2010 02:00:34 AM
A long-billed vulture,rescued from a residential locality in Kalyan East on Thursday,was brought to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali on Friday where it is being nursed to health.
Sat, Jul 10, 2010July 04,2010 23:43:26 PM
With the power,agriculture,construction,media and telecom sectors hinged on accurate weather forecasts,companies reluctant to depend solely on Met Department predictions,are sourcing customised and detailed weather information from private forecasters...
Sun, Jul 04, 2010July 02,2010 00:01:01 AM
Floating for days in the Powai lake,a dead crocodile was finally removed on Wednesday evening and buried near the bank,without a postmortem as the carcass was too far decomposed.
Fri, Jul 02, 2010July 01,2010 00:13:22 AM
The carcass of a crocodile has been floating in the Powai lake near Ganesh Garden for more than three days,allegedly because municipal and forest authorities expected each other to remove it.
Thu, Jul 01, 2010June 23,2010 00:17:58 AM
After the death of 22-year-old Anita,the purebred Asiatic lioness at the Byculla Zoo,hybrid Jimmy is the only surviving big cat in the zoo.
Wed, Jun 23, 2010June 22,2010 00:49:07 AM
The installation of the much-awaited doppler radar atop the 16-storey Archana Building in Navy Nagar is expected to be completed by weekend.
Tue, Jun 22, 2010June 21,2010 03:07:59 AM
Two months after Chhattisgarh forest officials visited Mumbai to inspect Byculla Zoos captive elephants,Laxmi and Anarkali,to see whether they are fit to be shifted for patrol duty to Bilaspurs forests,the two elephants have been rejected as they are too old for the task.
Mon, Jun 21, 2010
June 21,2010 03:07:09 AM
Even as the Sanjay Gandhi National Park,Borivali the 104 sq metre forest in the heart of city awaits the release of its 2010 census report...
Mon, Jun 21, 2010June 18,2010 02:11:42 AM
As Mumbai lost 104 trees to heavy rains on Wednesday,the civic authority said there were three main causes for the rise in cases of trees uprooting: frequent digging of roads...
Fri, Jun 18, 2010June 16,2010 00:12:27 AM
The 566-acre Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) campus in Powai is not only a green lung for space-starved Mumbai...
Wed, Jun 16, 2010



