Badri Chatterjee

At 24.4°C, Mumbai records second highest December minimum temperature in 11 years

The Santacruz weather observatory representative of the suburbs and Mumbai recorded the second-highest minimum temperature during December in 11 years at 24.4 degrees Celsius

Four sites in India get World Heritage Irrigation Structure tag

The sites are Cumbum Tank, Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal, Porumamilla Tank (Anantharaja Sagaram) in Andhra Pradesh and 490-year-old Dhamapur Lake in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district

November 2020 third warmest in over 10 years for Mumbai

Cooler conditions are expected in Mumbai from the third week of December

Dolphins spotted along Mumbai coast earlier than usual this year

Sporadic sightings of dolphins were usually seen from the second or third week of December annually up to last week of May but this year, they arrived during the third week of November

India inches towards first marine ‘designated area’ off Maharashtra coast

The state government has sent its final proposal to the Centre to notify 2,011.43 sq km Angria Bank – located 105km (56.7 nautical miles) off the Konkan coast – as a ‘designated area’ under the Maritime Zones Act, 1976.

Verify allegations of violations at Juhu for new sea link: Maharashtra coastal authority to MSRDC, Mumbai suburban collector

No such instructions received, said MSRDC

Cyclone Nivar helps improve Mumbai’s air

The air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 123 (moderate) on Saturday from Friday’s 218 (poor)

Pregnant star tortoise rescued in Mumbai; diagnosed with bone disease

The reptile’s shell has turned rubber-soft due to the bone disease as its body starts absorbing calcium required for normal metabolic and hormonal functions from its shell, said experts

NTCA approves release of tigress Avni’s cub into the wild: Maharashtra forest department

Mumbai’s air quality improves on Friday but continues to remain in ‘poor’ category

Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in the suburbs was 34.2 degrees Celsius and in south Mumbai was 33.8 degrees Celsius, both a degree Celsius above normal. The minimum temperature was close to the normal mark

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, Maharashtra to release tigress captured for killing human, livestock back in the wild

The principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF-Wildlife) approved the decision to rewild T2C1 on Saturday, and said this was the first time in Maharashtra where a sub-adult tiger would be part of such an exercise.

Maharashtra: Uran fishermen allege indiscriminate destruction of mangroves, oppose JNPT’s park proposal

JNPT last week announced that it had planned to build a 200-hectare mangrove (eco) park to protect dense mangrove patches and house visiting galleries, mangrove walkthroughs (boardwalks), a nature interpretation centre, and a nursery with rare mangrove species, at Belpada in Uran

Maharashtra:131 bird nests removed before tree transplantation for Metro Line 4, 4A

During the first survey during January and February, 160 bird nests were safely removed from 128 trees over three days along the Metro 4 route

Maharashtra: Panje tidal water blockade lifted, strengthens demand for bird sanctuary

The barrier was built in 1994-95 with help from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as a flood control mechanism. The gates can also be manually operated, allowing more water to be released if needed. It shuts automatically during high tide and opens up during low tide, remaining closed throughout the months of monsoon

Mumbai’s SGNP gets 6th tiger; pregnant tigress, four unborn cubs found dead at Maharashtra’s Umred sanctuary

The cub was brought to SGNP after a failed reunion attempt with her mother at Chichpalli range of Chandrapur forest division in June

Maharashtra saw highest leopard deaths in 5 years in 2020

The state saw 159 leopard deaths between January and November 2020, the highest in at least five years, and the decade’s highest human kills in leopard attacks (23), according to the forest department data.

Mumbai slums are 6 degrees Celsius warmer than neighbouring housing societies in October: Study

WRI India published three satellite maps –October Heat series – highlighting location-specific risk exposure to citizens

Mumbai’s SGNP to get cub after reunion bid with tigress fails

The cub left from Chandrapur on Friday and is expected to reach Mumbai by Sunday

Game on: Meet the woman game developer now in a global Hall of Fame

Poornima Seetharaman, also lead designer on FarmVille 2, is the first Asian and one of only 24 women designers, entrepreneurs and researchers in the Women in Games Hall of Fame.

Biomedical waste incineration plant to shift out of Mumbai by Feb 2022

The plant operators said they were devastated by the decision as they now have to bear a cost of ₹50 crore for resetting the entire facility at Khalapur.

Marginal dip in noise levels witnessed in Mumbai this Diwali: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

Meanwhile, an air quality analysis on the second day of Diwali (November 15) has revealed that the city’s overall air quality index (AQI) was in the ‘moderate’ category

MoEFCC okays Maharashtra’s proposal to study distribution, population of Arabian Sea humpback whales

After Karnataka and Goa, it is the third state along the country’s west coast which will join the study

Maharashtra: Uran to get its first mangrove park by June 2021

JNPT said the plan of action for the proposed park is awaiting submission from FDCM, after which all details will be finalised

Mumbai’s pollution levels spiked in October; highest so far in 2020, according to MPCB

On its website, MPCB released a month-wise datasheet of air quality index (AQI) for 20 locations in Maharashtra on Monday.

Maharashtra forest dept probes poaching angle as decomposed tiger carcass found in Gondia

Forest officials said the findings were unusual and they had started an investigation

Covid-19: Religious places in Maharashtra reopen after seven months

Touching of idols, statues and holy books is not allowed and those over the age of 65 and below 10, those with comorbidities or pregnant women have been advised to stay at home

Mumbai’s air post Diwali second-best in six years: SAFAR report

SAFAR had on Thursday predicted that Mumbai may witness its worst post-Diwali air quality since 2015 with a 50% firecracker emissions scenario on Diwali day.

Pregnant leopard killed road accident on Mumbai’s Western Express Highway

Mumbai coastal road: More corals to be tagged, shifted than originally identified, permitted

The marine species were falling in the project’s way and needed to be shifted for further reclamation, according to BMC

Pregnant leopard killed in road accident on Mumbai’s Western Express Highway

The leopard was rescued by a team of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and brought to the facility’s leopard rescue centre but could not be saved.