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Nitya Kaushik
Nitya Kaushik is head, Communications, WRI India.
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Wet and WildSubscriber Only
June 15,2009 23:25:34 PM
The annual slush season is still playing hookey,but heres a plan you can make in advance for a rainy day. Explore the citys wild side Monsoons in Mumbai are a messy affair with potholed roads,ineffective storm water drains and chronic flooding. But here are some unusual small joys you can find in even in the […]
Mon, Jun 15, 2009
Byculla Zoo makeover gets conditional nodSubscriber Only
June 12,2009 02:56:18 AM
Two years after the Thailand-based HKS Designer and Consultancy drew up its Rs 433-crore master plan for the Byculla Zoo,the makeover of the zoo came a step closer to becoming a reality.
Fri, Jun 12, 2009A deathtrap? High mercury content in Sewri mudflatsSubscriber Only
June 10,2009 01:21:18 AM
The Sewri mudflats,home for thousands of visiting flamingoes every year,may contain lethal levels of mercury a heavy metal,long-term exposure to which is fatal to fauna as well as humans.
Wed, Jun 10, 2009
Even ragpickers dont pick plastic bags: studySubscriber Only
June 07,2009 04:26:56 AM
Three years after plastic carry bags below 50 microns were banned in the state,thin plastic thailis or polythene bags continue to be a nuisance in Mumbai with even the ragpickers unwilling to pick them for recycling.
Sun, Jun 07, 2009
Green docu by city filmmaker wins UK awardSubscriber Only
June 06,2009 02:41:19 AM
If you live in Mumbai,you cant be untouched by the colossal garbage disposal problem the city faces.
Sat, Jun 06, 2009Ahead of monsoon,notice to save trees goes unnoticedSubscriber Only
June 02,2009 23:55:32 PM
Monsoon storms,besides bringing rain to the city,are often accompanied by winds strong enough to uproot trees.
Tue, Jun 02, 2009Bandra station renovation: a years work scarred in three weeksSubscriber Only
May 31,2009 03:28:00 AM
It took a year of elaborate efforts to restore the Bandra railway station building to its original glory. But it took only a few hundred commuters and just three weeks to deface it.
Sun, May 31, 2009Poaching controllers head for animal park at Vile ParleSubscriber Only
May 30,2009 03:59:57 AM
Dolpin Aquarium,the animal park at Vile Parle,will have new visitors on Saturday. The anti-poaching unit of the wildlife department will be there to take a close look at the park...
Sat, May 30, 2009Pollution control board officials collect samples from Sewree mudflats to check toxicitySubscriber Only
May 27,2009 02:12:47 AM
Following the case of a flamingos collapse in the swamps of the highly polluted suburb of Sewri last week due to toxicity in the water,the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has collected water samples from the mudflats for thorough chemical analysis.
Wed, May 27, 2009Month after hippo death,Byculla zoo wakes upSubscriber Only
May 26,2009 02:06:28 AM
Seems like the Byculla zoo authority has learnt a lesson the hard way,after suffering the loss of Shakti.
Tue, May 26, 2009Early monsoon hope swept away by cyclone Aila,fear IMD officialsSubscriber Only
May 26,2009 01:59:45 AM
The south-west monsoon has advanced to South Karnataka touching Mangalore on Monday,the India Meteorological Department announced.
Tue, May 26, 2009Trailing alien attacksSubscriber Only
May 25,2009 00:11:36 AM
Did you know that the household cockroach,a common pest in the entire Indian subcontinent...
Mon, May 25, 2009Civic body,development authority in blame game over trees at Marine DriveSubscriber Only
May 24,2009 02:48:08 AM
Now,even the trees along the Marine Drive promenade have become a pawn in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority blame-game.
Sun, May 24, 2009Depression over Bay could hit rains in citySubscriber Only
May 24,2009 02:31:13 AM
It is good as well as bad news for Mumbai. The India Meteorological Department on Saturday confirmed that the south-west monsoon has advanced up to Kochi in Kerala...
Sun, May 24, 2009
A case of missing MangoesSubscriber Only
May 22,2009 00:01:59 AM
While varieties like Rajapuri havent made it to the Mumbai markets at all,others like Badami and Lalbaug have been hit by a peculiar lack of demand
Fri, May 22, 2009Flamingo struggles for life,tells tale of pollution in mudflatsSubscriber Only
May 18,2009 04:03:54 AM
If a fight had left it injured,the highly-polluted mudflats of Sewri have worsened the state of the full-grown Greater Flamingo that was found lying in the marsh on Sunday.
Mon, May 18, 2009Tungareshwar ashram row: SC yet to give verdict on forest officials assaultSubscriber Only
May 16,2009 04:23:07 AM
A year after six forest department officials were allegedly assaulted by trustees of a temple housed in the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary...
Sat, May 16, 2009Monsoon may arrive earlier,say weathermenSubscriber Only
May 16,2009 04:09:59 AM
Even as humidity soars,touching 84 and 72 per cent in Colaba and Santacruz respectively on Friday,Mumbai can expect an earlier monsoon this year.
Sat, May 16, 2009Environmentalists quote gazetteer,say Jijamata Udyan was mentioned as gardenSubscriber Only
May 15,2009 00:41:40 AM
Responding to the civic bodys recent claim that the 53-acre Veermata Jijamata Bhosale Udyan in Byculla was never a botanical garden...
Fri, May 15, 2009Lover boy revisits city for new bookSubscriber Only
May 14,2009 01:25:55 AM
Forty years of photojournalism has not faded or jaded his creative genius. To rekindle his love affair with Mumbai,the self-confessed lover boy Raghu Rai...
Thu, May 14, 2009100 years of weather data to sweat overSubscriber Only
May 12,2009 00:41:28 AM
Over the last 100 years,the average temperature in Mumbai increased by at least 1.6°C,according to India Meteorological Department data.
Tue, May 12, 2009
A plagued past; Byculla zoo now pins hopes on makeoverSubscriber Only
May 10,2009 04:54:44 AM
The death of Shakti,a hippopotamus,at the Byculla zoo on April 24 has raked up a long-standing grudge of mismanagement on the premises.
Sun, May 10, 2009Why is hippo death big news when humans die after best treatment?Subscriber Only
May 09,2009 02:00:01 AM
Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak on Friday said that the death of Shakti,the hippopotamus in the Byculla zoo,should not be blown out of proportion.
Sat, May 09, 2009Marine Drive to get 92 new treesSubscriber Only
May 08,2009 01:04:43 AM
The Marine Drive,which lost its treasure of 153 coconut palms to the 2005 makeover,will soon get its glory back,albeit partially.
Fri, May 08, 2009Hippos death: experts to test water,fodder samplesSubscriber Only
May 07,2009 01:46:28 AM
A team of experts from the Bombay Veterinary College will visit the Byculla zoo on Thursday to collect samples of water and the fodder provided to herbivores,to test for the presence of heavy metals or pesticides in them.
Thu, May 07, 2009Journalism of Courage
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