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4 days ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
The Mangrove Marshalls, a Vashi-based group of nature enthusiasts, celebrated their 200th weekend of cleaning the coastlines and mangrove forests near Sagar Vihar. Since 2017, they've removed over 330 truckloads of waste, advocating for mangrove preservation and educating communities. Other groups like 'Mangrove Soldiers' and the NMMC also contribute to these vital cleanup efforts across Navi Mumbai.
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5 days ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh |Anurag BendeAnurag Bende
TrendingMumbai: Speculation began afresh on Saturday about a possible reconciliation between Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray after both indicated they were willing to mend fences. In an interview with film director Mahesh Manjrekar, Raj expressed openness to joining forces for the state's good but said this requires willingness from both sides.
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6 days ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
Mumbai: The Cuffe Parade police station has lodged an FIR against a reckless horse rider who was caught on camera speeding on the cemented main road, leading to an accident which killed the horse. A member of the animal rights group, PETA India, commented: "The tragic accident of the rash horse rider colliding with a tempo occurred on April 10.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
Navi Mumbai: A video recently uploaded on social media by an alert citizen showed how nearly 20 dogs, including puppies, were illegally transported in a van and abandoned at Aarey Colony. This video was noticed by animal activists who rushed to the Aarey forest area to search for the dislodged dogs.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
Mumbai: Acting on a complaint from the NatConnect Foundation, the BMC A-ward office demolished an illegal cement structure that was choking the base trunk of a peepal tree at 46 Cawasji Patel Street, near Horniman Circle. TOI also reported on this particular peepal tree and mentioned how its leaves became perforated due to the concrete blockage at its base.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
NewsCity Newsmumbai NewsCabinet OKs 5L payout to kin for unnatural custodial deathsTrendingMumbai: Maharashtra govt will provide a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of a jail inmate who dies due to unnatural causes like medical negligence, assault by prison staff, or inmate altercations where administrative failures are established, according to a policy approved by the state cabinet on Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
Mumbai: The ED has attached 707 acres of vacant land plots, valued at Rs 1,460 crore, in and adjoining Aamby Valley City at Lonavala, as part of its money laundering probe into Sahara India and its associated entities. The vacant land parcels are benami properties, ED sources said, indicating that while they were registered in the names of Sahara group staffers, the group maintained actual ownership.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Aditi Shekar |Vijay Singh
News'Marco Polo of turtles' swims from Odisha to Maharashtra for double nestingAn Olive Ridley turtle, tagged in Odisha in 2021, has made a remarkable 3,500km journey to Maharashtra's Konkan coast. This is the first recorded instance of such a long migration for the species. The turtle laid 120 eggs, challenging previous assumptions about distinct populations on India's east and west coasts, highlighting the interconnectedness of nesting sites.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh |Aditi Shekar
Mumbai: The turtle, which was tagged in Odisha on the eastern coast and was found nesting on the western Konkan coast, has flipped the theory researchers had that the nesting populations for both coasts were different, with no interconnection, as the turtles show high fidelity to their nesting sites. Dr Basudev Tripathy, senior scientist of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), told TOI: "In 2021, our team of ZSI researchers metal-tagged over 12,000 Olive Ridley turtles at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Vijay Singh
Mumbai: Bank-appointed liquidators recently issued a sale notice for auctioning of properties belonging to diamond merchant Mehul Choksi following clearance from the Enforcement Directorate, which gave an NOC for restitution of attached assets worth Rs 150 crore. The assets included in the sale notice were mainly gems and jewellery, according to their actual cost fixed by the valuer.
