The locality, houses those rehabilitated from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) about 15 years ago, and has been informally categorised by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as vertical-slum dwellers
19 June,2025 08:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
Nature lovers have repeatedly alleged that the hills face routine deforestation, illegal hill cutting, and even the setting of deliberate fires to destroy trees and vegetation. Previously, it was also alleged that fires are frequently set on the hills, and saplings are uprooted or destroyed at night to prevent regrowth
16 June,2025 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Authors call for including species in biodiversity assessments; sea snakes are highly sensitive to pollution, temperature fluctuations. New studies spotlight neglected sea snakes like the Yellow-lipped krait and Viperine sea snake, warning of threats from bycatch, pollution, and habitat loss
10 June,2025 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Green activists and members of the tribal community residing in Film City, Goregaon East, adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), have alleged that several trees were cut and soil was dumped around them on Friday. Suvarna Padvi, a tribal resident of Morachapada in Film City, said, “A film company is setting up a studio here.
09 June,2025 09:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet JadhavADVERTISEMENT
