The National Green Tribunal has directed the Matheran Hill Station Municipal Council to explain how horse waste collected across the hill station will be processed and disposed of before considering its proposal to deploy electric cargo vehicles for waste collection. The tribunal also flagged gaps in the civic body's sanitation plan.

A sudden break in the monsoon has disrupted the breeding cycle of the rare Matheran Wrinkled Frog, causing entire egg clutches to dry up in the Western Ghats. Wildlife experts warn that increasingly erratic weather patterns linked to climate change could pose a serious threat to the region's unique biodiversity.