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Biodiversity by the Bay: Mumbai’s green gems plotted on a map
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 28, 2020 09:30 PM IST
Conceived by Purpose Climate Lab (PCL), the map is part of the Biodiversity by the Bay campaign, run by citizens’ collective, Ministry of Mumbai’s Magic and other partner organisations
Shifting of deer to maintain ecological pyramid in national parks of Madhya Pradesh
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar
PUBLISHED ON SEP 25, 2020 05:18 PM IST
Translocation of 3,000 spotted deer from Bandhavgarh and Pench Tiger Reserves to three other national parks and a wild sanctuary in the state has started to ensure there is prey for tigers
After no response from Gujarat, Maharashtra approaches Telangana for two pairs of lions
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Badri Chatterjee
PUBLISHED ON SEP 18, 2020 09:29 AM IST
The Hyderabad-based park has 15 lions, including two African cubs born in April
Two rusty spotted kittens brought to SGNP after failed reunion with mother in Pune
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Badri Chatterjee
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2020 12:14 PM IST
Rusty-spotted cats are the smallest wild cat species in the world protected under schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Leopard, trapped from an abandoned factory in Mumbai’s Andheri, released back into the wild
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Badri Chatterjee
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 02:47 PM IST
Forest officials said the animal was hiding in a 20-acre area, adjacent to the residential society, which housed Vazir Glass Warehouse, an abandoned factory warehouse, and placed three trap cages there on Sunday.
Captive Royal Bengal tiger dies at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Badri Chatterjee
UPDATED ON JUL 09, 2020 10:50 AM IST
Anand, one of the star attractions of SGNP’s tiger safari, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in early July similar to its brother Yash that had died last May at the age of 12.
Coronavirus outbreak: Borivli, 5 other national parks, 49 sanctuaries closed till March 31
Hindustan Times | By Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAR 17, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Resettlement colony at Aarey will test environment groups
By Manoj R Nair
UPDATED ON FEB 17, 2020 12:03 AM IST
The resettlement colony at Aarey will be a test for environment groups that had carried out some of the most sustained public protests in the city against tree felling at Aarey Milk Colony
A disappointing week for those who want to save Aarey
Hindustan Times | By Manoj R Nair
UPDATED ON FEB 02, 2020 11:52 PM IST
There is very little hope of Aarey being preserved for posterity unless the area gets statutory protection
Data on Mumbai’s trees is inconsistent and suspicious
Hindustan Times | By Manoj R Nair
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2020 06:31 AM IST
The BMC, which plants saplings along roads during the monsoon, has been planting fewer trees in the last few year
Aarey green cover decimated by city’s development plans
Hindustan Times | By Manoj R Nair
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2019 07:38 AM IST
Over the decades, a substantial portion of Aarey Colony’s green cover has been lost to new construction projects
Climate crisis is real, must be seen in perspective
Hindustan Times | By Ayaz Memon
PUBLISHED ON OCT 31, 2019 11:41 PM IST
Unless the discussion on climate change goes beyond yada yada — not just in political and bureaucratic circles, but in households, universities, schools — there will be meagre remedial action.
Preserve nature. It’s our best bet for the future
By Madhav Gadgil
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2019 07:25 PM IST
It’s time to protect water courses, vegetation, and ensure that there are no heat islands, addition of aerosols
Aarey tree felling case revives debate on what constitutes a forest
New Delhi | By Jayashree Nandi
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2019 05:36 AM IST
Aarey, a biodiversity-rich zone, contiguous with the Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a case in point. Citizens are demanding that the land be given legal protection by recognising it either as deemed forest or as a biodiversity reserve.
Supreme Court to hear plea against Aarey tree felling today
New Delhi/Mumbai | By HT Correspondents
UPDATED ON JUL 07, 2020 07:45 PM IST
The Aarey Milk colony is a 1,287 hectare area housing roughly 500,000 trees abutting the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Mithi river.
Shifting the Metro depot alone will not save Aarey
Hindustan Times | By Manoj R Nair
UPDATED ON SEP 22, 2019 11:41 PM IST
Aarey’s fate is precarious: the car depot will take away 3% of the area; even if the car depot is shifted out, 97% of the area has no protection
Mr CM, take Aarey and you set up Mumbai for more floods
Hindustan Times | By Smruti Koppikar, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 12:19 AM IST
The Tree Authority meeting, which saw a split of eight to six in favour of the proposal, seems to have had its share of slyness, politics and confusion
My Mumbai, My Muse
Mumbai | By Sanskrita Bharadwaj
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2019 04:51 PM IST
It’s vibrant, it’s stark, it’s full of struggles and it’s the city of dreams. Through the lens of these four, Mumbai in its many hues, is all this and more
Piramal Revanta: Taking lifestyle living to the next level
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2019 02:46 PM IST
The luxury high-rise development sits on the edge of the approximately 25,000-acre Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
GMLR tunnel at Mumbai’s national park: BMC wants experts to address green concerns
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Eeshanpriya MS
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2019 06:25 AM IST
A controversial part of the GMLR project are twin tunnels of 4.7km and a 4.6km that will run 20 metres and 220 metres below Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), with approach roads on either side.
Tansa overflows in Mumbai; Modak Sagar to be next
Hindustan Times | By Eeshanpriya MS
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2019 01:07 AM IST
The total water storage capacity of Mumbai’s lakes is 14.47 lakh million litres.
Mumbai’s infra can’t handle change in rainfall pattern, climate change : BMC chief
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2019 08:26 AM IST
Since the 2005 deluge, Pardeshi said, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has spent thousands of crores on monsoon preparedness, but expectations keep rising.
Is Aarey part of SGNP? HC seeks docus for entire Mumbai park
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Badri Chatterjee
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2019 02:22 AM IST
Petitioner NGO Vanashakti has sought protection for Aarey Colony, claiming the 2,076.073-hectare stretch is an integral part of SGNP. Metro-3 car shed has been proposed on 33 hectares of Aarey.
Skin of adult leopard seized in Yeoor; 5 arrested for poaching
Hindustan Times | By Megha Pol, Thane
UPDATED ON JUN 24, 2019 02:08 PM IST
The accused had allegedly bought the skin from a person in Roha, Raigad
Forest officials seize 2kg wild boar meat
Mumbai | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUN 19, 2019 02:59 AM IST
The accused, who is absconding, has been identified as Yogesh Jadhav, 40.
Thane creek wetlands need to be saved
Hindustan Times | By Manoj R Nair, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUN 02, 2019 11:42 PM IST
The wetland and the adjacent Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary are globally significant, serving as a stop for migratory birds
It’s all a one-bird orchestra: The greater racket-tailed drongo
Hindustan Times | By Sunjoy Monga
UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2019 04:17 PM IST
In these weeks, when a pre-monsoon scent is floating in the air and several birds get into song and display, one glossy black bird struts to the fore.
Royal Bengal tiger in national park succumbs to cancer
Mumbai | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2019 01:44 PM IST
Yash was operated for cancer twice over the past one year. First in August 2018, when a 150-gm tumour was removed from the left side of the lower limb.
Construction is eating into the protective buffer around Mumbai’s forests
Hindustan Times | By Manoj R Nair
UPDATED ON APR 28, 2019 11:09 PM IST
The ban on construction in a 1-km radius, had been removed in the final ESZ notification
Leopard numbers in SGNP increase, but infra projects shrink their habitat
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 28, 2019 10:50 AM IST
A census, conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society-India (WCS) in collaboration with SGNP, found 17 male leopards and 27 females.