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Alcohol consumption spikes oral cancer risk: Study

MUMBAi, Dec. 25 -- Alcohol consumption significantly raises the risk of oral cavity cancer, especially among users of locally brewed liquor, according to the findings of a large, multi-centre study by... Read More


Mumbai: City's 'moderate' AQI is a result of pollution monitors not working

India, Dec. 24 -- If Mumbai's air quality has lingered on the "moderate" level lately, it must be known that air quality readings since December 15 have been calculated using data from a limited numbe... Read More


Pigeons, strays, politics: Animal lovers shake up BMC polls

India, Dec. 24 -- Stray dogs, community dogs and pigeons - animal welfare is becoming a political flashpoint in Mumbai, pushing compassion into the heart of the upcoming municipal elections. The row ... Read More


Pigeon feeders to contest poll, dog lovers plan boycott

MUMBAI, Dec. 24 -- Stray dogs, community dogs and pigeons - animal welfare is becoming a political flashpoint in Mumbai, pushing compassion into the heart of the upcoming municipal elections. The row ... Read More


MARD plans stir over stoppage of inter-district resident doc transfers

MUMBAI, Dec. 23 -- The Central Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (Central MARD) has announced plans to protest against the Maharashtra Directorate of Medical Education and Research's (DMER) ... Read More


MARD to protest state's discontinuation of inter-district transfers of residents

India, Dec. 23 -- The Central Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (Central MARD) has announced plans to protest against the Maharashtra Directorate of Medical Education and Research's (DMER) d... Read More


'Stop this destructive, car-centric development'

India, Dec. 22 -- In a bid to halt what they termed "destructive, car-centric development", environmental activists and residents on Wednesday staged a silent protest at Charkop village against the pr... Read More


Residents to act as 'shadow corporator', monitor work

Mumbai, Dec. 22 -- The Chandivali Citizens Welfare Association (CCWA) on Sunday announced that it would function as a "shadow corporator" to independently monitor civic works, budgetary allocations an... Read More


Stir flays 'car-centric development'

MUMBAI, Dec. 22 -- In a bid to halt what they termed "destructive, car-centric development", environmental activists and residents on Wednesday staged a silent protest at Charkop village against the p... Read More


Aqua Line: Progress at a green price

India, Dec. 20 -- Only 35% of trees transplanted for one of Mumbai's flagship infrastructure projects, Metro Line 3, or the Aqua Line, have survived. And only half the number of saplings planted as co... Read More