News Clipping Year 2009

  December 2009
   
  [30-12-09] 3.5-yr rural med course on cards
  [29-12-09] Warm trend to rob city of winter in 10 years?
  [29-12-09] Complete ban on plastic bags not a feasible option’
  [29-12-09] Oral cancer catching them young
  [29-12-09] Cold comfort: Veggie prices dip in city
  [25-12-09] Poorer states lost out in health drive
  [25-12-09] 85% of industrial zones in country severely polluted
  [25-12-09] Malaria stings city with vengeance
  [23-12-09] Heavy metals must be classified as air pollutants
  [17-12-09] ‘Look at what we’ve been breathing for 45 days’
  [16-12-09] ‘Encroachment under flyovers spells trouble’
  [15-12-09] Kids of urban poor don’t get health access
  [15-12-09] 37% of India now below poverty line
  [11-12-09] Water-borne diseases on rise
  [08-12-09] ‘Climate change to hit 175m kids’
  [08-12-09] Mercury falls, viral on rise
  [07-12-09] Breathing uneasy in Navi Mumbai
  [05-12-09] Pune takes lead in H1N1 treatment
  [04-12-09] Households pay the price as food inflation up 17.5%
  [03-12-09] Women BEAR BRUNT Of CLIMATE CHANGE
  [01-12-09] Economy smashes all forecasts, up 7.9% in Q2
   
  November 2009
   
  [29-11-09] Garbage bins reduced to iron frames
  [25-11-09] BMC to hike pollution cess to reduce emission
  [23-11-09] As Copenhagen is near, hopes high
  [21-11-09] KNOT FAIR
  [21-11-09] H1N1 killing more women than men
  [20-11-09] By ’50, India will have most people
  [14-11-09] India home to most stunted kids
  [12-11-09] Breathless city breathes easy as Cyclone Phyan loses sting
  [11-11-09] ‘Diabetes, hypertension deal twin blows to citizens’
  [11-11-09] Freaky weather will play havoc with our health: Docs
  [08-11-09] BMC Will Start Scientific Closure Of The Dump In A Week
  [08-11-09] Most migrants are Maharashtrian
  [08-11-09] One in two Mumbaikars lives in a slum
  [07-11-09] BMC plans to bring malaria surveillance to your doorsteps
  [05-11-09] Proteins are missing from children’s plates
  [05-11-09] Rich or poor, city kids malnourished
  [04-11-09] Short life’s better spent in Mumbai
  [02-11-09] Garbage at Mira Road raises a stink
   
  October 2009
   
  [29-10-09] Swine flu cases fall, but fatalities rise
  [29-10-09] Commercial users to face 30% cut in water supply
  [28-10-09] Post-monsoon, dengue raises its ugly head
  [26-10-09] New pollutant in Mumbai’s air
  [25-10-09] Class no bar for climate change
  [25-10-09] Urban and overweight
  [20-10-09] Slums take steam out of stately station
  [15-10-09] Climate change to hit rains, but help a few crops
  [15-10-09] BREAST CANCER ON RISE but so is awareness
  [15-10-09] Writing’s on the water: Climate change warning from fishermen
  [14-10-09] Dengue Wreaking Havoc, Kids Suffering From Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease: Docs
  [11-10-09] BMC’s recycled water scheme finds takers
  [10-10-09] 2009 monsoon third worst in over 100 yrs
  [09-10-09] ‘JJ flyover barrier is breeding malaria-causing mosquitoes’
  [08-10-09] Viral attack on Thane kids has Finnish twist
  [08-10-09] SC asks Tirupur units to pay for pollution
  [07-10-09] Tansa, Tulsi finally overflow
  [06-10-09] N India’s groundwater use raising sea levels by 5%
  [05-10-09] Mum-Pune expressway tops in traffic offences
  [04-10-09] India sitting on a cancer bomb
  [03-10-09] Smoking ban just on paper, only 13 states started drive
  [03-10-09] Rain wreaks havoc in K’taka, 90 dead
   
  September 2009
  [30-09-09] TEACHING REALITIES
  [30-09-09] HIV patients face new killer
  [30-09-09] 10 m Indians suffer food allergies
  [28-09-09] Obese women at greater cancer risk
  [25-09-09] 50% Indians prone to heart disease
  [23-09-09] Monsoon ailments kill five in city
  [23-09-09] 3 struck dead by lightning in Navi Mumbai
  [22-09-09] Eid, Ramzan drive up fruit prices, vegetables fall on low Navratri demand
  [21-09-09] With most urban poor, state hogs 17% of funds
  [19-09-09] TERI to study climate change impact in state
  [19-09-09] 29 deaths in 18 days
  [18-09-09] Heart attacks rise among the young
  [17-09-09] Flu caution urged for festivals
  [16-09-09] Moderate rainfall, but woes stay same as ever
  [14-09-09] Highest H1N1 fatalities in India
  [14-09-09] Flush away your water woes: BMC
[09-09-09] Pressure on sugar prices increases
  [08-09-09] Heavy rains will help govt reduce load shedding
  [08-09-09] Unexpected rain spells doom for pothole repair
 
  [08-09-09] Tulsi overflows, but 15% water cut will continue
  [08-09-09] Navi Mumbai locals blew compensation money on cars, gold’
  [08-09-09] Late rains may yet save standing crop
  [07-09-09] Dharavi is no longer Asia’s largest slum’
 

[07-09-09] Late monsoon surge puts lakes on overflow course

  [07-09-09] Global firms eye project to ready city’s devpt plan
  [07-09-09] Monsoon picks up, more rains likely this week
  [06-09-09] Lake levels rise after downpour
  [02-09-09] Another riot erupts on WR
  [01-09-09] 1.2 m in city earn less than Rs 20/day
  [01-09-09] On a wing, a cloud & a flare
   
  August 2009
  [31-08-09] State proposes walled city to aid development Greens Flay Move To Relax Restrictions In Coastal Regulation Zones
  [31-08-09] India on high alert for HIV-H1N1 co-infection
  [30-08-09] MONSOON TOLL TOUCHES 70, 39 succumb to malaria in Aug
  [30-08-09] Peasant surprise from suicide belt Fewer Farmers End Lives In First Half Of 2009, But Experts Say Real Test Lies Ahead
  [29-08-09] Forget Shanghai, city can’t match Colombo
  [28-08-09] Dirty water on tap, sea cleans up act
  [28-08-09] More toxic compounds in Mumbai air
  [28-08-09] State’s farm yield down 40%, loss put at Rs 4,500 cr.
  [27-08-09] Indian women No 3 on global smoking list
  [26-08-09] Rainfall deficit down to 26%, seeds subsidy hiked
  [25-08-09] Drought, rising demand create costly cocktail
  [21-08-09] H1N1 TRAIL BIRTH OF A VIRUS
  [19-08-09] Freedom from shots: Kids can sniff measles vaccine Human Trials For Inhalable Dose To Begin In India Next Year
  [18-08-09] New conditions may revive rains Madden-Julian Oscillation Likely To Boost Monsoon By August 24
  [18-08-09] No heavy rains for a week: Met dept
  [18-08-09] Time, water running out
  [15-08-09] Industrial units poisoning south Gujarat beaches
  [15-08-09] H1N1 Flu School's Student Data
  [15-08-09] Centre tries to save kharif crop, prays for rabi
  [14-08-09] Water levels in north India dipping by 1ft a yr
  [14-08-09] H1N1 Death Rate: Just 0.1% Of Positive Cases In Europe, 0.6% In US
  [14-08-09] 2009 is almost certain to be a drought yr: IMD Manmohan Sets Up Ministerial Panel To Deal With Situation
  [14-08-09] World stepping out of recession Germany, France Out Of Red, 4 Of 5 Biggest Economies Growing
  [12-08-09] STING IN THE TALE
  [12-08-09] 7.6 quake hits Andamans, biggest since tsunami yr
  [12-08-09] Act against price rise: SC
  [12-08-09] Over 3,700 show up for H1N1 screening
  [11-08-09] India’s season of DESPAIR
  [11-08-09] Pvt hospitals face technical hurdles
  [11-08-09] First time in years, Met lowers rain forecast
  [11-08-09] Not ready for H1N1: City pvt hosps
  [10-08-09] GREEN SHOOT OF HOPE IN PARCHED INDIA
  [10-08-09] All suspect cases to be given Tamiflu
  [09-08-09] HP mountain burst sparks volcano fears
  [08-08-09] For Haji Ali bldg, polls are a clean-up act
  [08-08-09] Hydro power generation in state is shockingly low
  [07-08-09] Lung cancer: Mumbai better than others
  [07-08-09] Malaria is real epidemic: Docs
  [05-08-09] UV radiation blinding rural folk: Study
  [05-08-09] H1N1 VACCINE LIKELY BY SEPT
  [05-08-09] Testing, isolation made simpler
  [04-08-09] Dry July deepens monsoon failure fear
  [04-08-09] Power project runs into green hurdle
  [04-08-09] 14-yr-old Puneite dies of swine flu
  [01-08-09] After H1N1, Pune reels under dengue outbreak
   
  July, 2009
  [25-07-09] Rain pain: Govt to stop rice, wheat export
  [25-07-09] Lepto, malaria claim 2; typhoid and jaundice rear their heads
  [25-07-09] WATCHING the sea rock & roll
  [24-07-09] Two new cases of suspected cholera in city
  [24-07-09] A NEW THREAT ON THE WATER FRONT?
  [22-07-09] Paddy to potato: All face a dry season this year 
  [22-07-09] ‘Three more suspected to be suffering from cholera’
  [22-07-09] Pune school shut for a week as more students hit
  [21-07-09] Exposure to pollution in womb hits IQ
  [21-07-09] Four new pumps to TACKLE HIGH TIDE
  [20-07-09] Britain recalls toxic waste after Brazil raises a stink
  [19-07-09] Law soon to ensure land for housing urban poor
  [18-07-09] RAINS, CONSTRUCTION LEAVE BPT RD IN A MESS
  [16-07-09] Less rains led to extraordinary steps: Pranab
  [16-07-09] Negotiators protest climate flip
  [15-07-09] Chaos relief rain down on Mumbai
  [15-07-09] MUMBAI WADES ON WETTEST DAY
  [15-07-09] During downpours, Juhu residents forced to seek safer parking lots
  [15-07-09] 140 families evacuated as Mithi River swells
  [15-07-09] Millions hit as rains batter city
  [15-07-09] Pyasa Saavan
  [14-07-09] Worried about rain, Centre bans wheat export
  [13-07-09] Rain improves water stocks
  [12-07-09] Buying greens? Shop wholesale
  [10-07-09] CONCRETE JUNGLE CHOKES LAKE TOWN
  [09-07-09] 68 more building sites lose BMC water
  [09-07-09] WHY THEY CAN’T STAY THE COURSE
  [07-07-09] Rs 100 a day is no small change for rural folks
  [07-07-09] Do-gooder sectors get lots of goodies
  [01-07-09] We have faced worse
 
   
 

June, 2009

 

[12-06-09]WHO puts world on Swine Flu alert, declares pandemic

 

[11-06-09]Cans, bottle ups abnormal heart rhythms

 

[11-06-09]3rd Swine Flu case in Delhi

 

[11-06-09]Must try congestion tax, courts tells state

 

[10-06-09]Rich nations short on CO2 goals: UN

 

[09-06-09]Menaces to oceans: CO2, plastic bags, over fishing

 

[09-06-09]States on Swine flu alert

 

[06-06-09]Rapid urbanization leading to air pollution

 

[05-06-09]Alange may finally shed its toxic Junkyard tag

 

[05-06-09]Ragipicker recycled to waste managers

 

[05-06-09]GM food Slipping into India

 

[05-06-09]Haryana gets tough on use of Plastic

 

[01-06-09]Less alcohol 'reduces gallstone risk'

 

[01-06-09]Tomato pill protects against heart disease, stroke

 

[01-06-09]Climate change turning seas acid

 

[01-06-09]Smokers yet to face up to the full picture

   
 

May, 2009

 

[31-05-09]Young guns don't smoke

 

[30-05-09]Indian spiritual leaders go green

 

[29-05-09]Bishnois to celebrate World Environment Day

 

[29-05-09]Forest carbon offers cheaper way to curb warming

 

[29-05-09]Mumbaiites show smokers the door.

 

[28-05-09]Traffic cops 'ready' for rains

 

[28-05-09]Economists say US recession will be over by year-end: Survey

 

[27-05-09]Boost for rainwater harvesting

 

[27-05-09]WR's new milestone: 15-coach trains from June

 

[26-05-09]Deonar residents won't get rid of dump soon

 

[13-05-09]Folic acid food cuts birth defects

 

[11-05-09]Rs 50L to make Narmada pollution-free

 

[11-05-09]Third swine flu death confirmed in the US

 

[09-05-09]Uttarakhand's for LPG scheme is making poor housewives' lives easier and curbing global warming

 

[08-05-09]Asia starts building a green legacy

 

[08-05-09]Heat a headache for migraine patients

 

[08-05-09]3,200 trees face the axe, only 1,400 to be replanted

 

[07-05-09]Pictoral warning on cigarette packets from May 31

 

[04-05-09]Nuclear test could identify fake whisky.

 

[04-05-09]Maxico flu cases easing but pandemic still likely

 

[03-05-09]Swine flu might just go easy on us

 

[03-05-09]Indian company to develop swine flu vaccine

 

[03-05-09]India runs a virus scan the world hold its breath

 

[02-05-09]17947 air passengers screened for swine flu : 17947 fliers tested all swine flu-free

 

[01-05-09]Maxico to shut down for 5 days

 

[01-05-09]No swine flu case reported in India - Health Ministry

 

[01-05-09]WHO ups Swine flu alert

   
 

April, 2009

 

[30-04-09]Swine flu checks in airport likely today ; First swine flu death in U.S.

 

[29-04-09]Swine flu spreads, India falters

 

[28-04-09]Swine flu cross continents

 

[28-04-09]India issues swine Flu warning

 

[28-04-09]Railway prepares for a safe monsoon

 

[24-04-09]Lucky escape for Australian coral reef

 

[24-04-09]Deep fry, deep trouble

 

[23-04-09]Er, come again?

 

[23-04-09]Citizen's body to help clean Mithi

 

[23-04-09]No More Heavy school bags and Get the load off our kids' backs

 

[22-04-09]Breakfast of eggs to lose weight

 

[22-04-09]BMC makes plans for better disaster management

 

[22-04-09]Divert Mithi, solve flooding woes: IIT

 

[18-04-09]Rain check: BMC's steps for no potholes

 

[06-04-09]Broccoli sprouts may help prevent stomach cancer

 

[06-04-09]2 in 3 Urban woman overweight

 

[06-04-09]Parched

 

[05-04-09]Late-night shift work 'ups cancer risk'

 

[04-04-09]World economy gets reality check

 

[03-04-09]A simple test to prevent cancer deaths

 

[03-04-09]BMC's tips to beat the heat

 

[02-04-09]Eating disorder risk for vegetarian

 

[02-04-09]Active kids are attractive kids

 

[01-04-09]One pill as good as five affordable super pill could be best defense against heart attack, stroke

   
 

March, 2009

 

[31-03-09]Tata gives 100MW more to island city

 

[31-03-09]No cuts in summer

 

[30-03-09]Tips to keep cops fighting fit.

 

[28-03-09]Ragpicker lives in focus at Dharavi fest

 

[27-03-09]Catch 22: Miner baron is also mining policymaker

 

[27-03-09]TB death down seven-fold: Report.

 

[27-03-09]Are Mumbai trains unsafe for women?

 

[26-03-09]Hot air, anyone?

 

[25-03-09]Napean Sea road residents lose battle to save trees.

 

[18-03-09]Subsidy plan boost to rural phones

 

[18-03-09]India' no country for old man

 

[12-03-09]50 clinics in city will help kick the butt

 

[12-03-09]High BP may lead to renal failure

 

[12-03-09]Simple test may help spot hidden heart risk : study

 

[12-03-09]Warm whether can trigger migraines

 

[03-03-09]No lessons from outbreak

 

[03-03-09]Listen up, 196 Indian languages are dying

 

[02-03-09]Have a hart, get law on Kidney transplant

   
 

February, 2009

 

[27-02-09]Non-woven bags to go

 

[26-02-09]2 more die, hepatitis toll 48

 

[24-02-09]West blamed for rise in China’s CO2

 

[23-02-09]BMC Admits its official part of slum racket

 

[21-02-09]India's Poverty in Spotlight

 

[16-02-09]Cooler cities

 

[16-02-09]Masters of their destiny

 

[16-02-09]Govt. plans garibi hatao by 2015

 

[16-02-09]7 Fish spices lost to pollution

 

[16-02-09]Go green new Energy Mantra

 

[16-02-09]Booster for green bag makers

 

[15-02-09]Fresh vegetables cuts diabetes risk

 

[05-02-09]Nutrition labels will help people makes healthy choices : Minister

 

[05-02-09]5 Lacks worker lost jobs in 3 months: Govt. Survey

 

[04-02-09]Traffic noise ups heart attack risk

 

[04-02-09]Indian cooking oils unfit'

 

[04-02-09]One step closer to starving out malaria

 

[03-02-09]Concrete roads plan hits funds barrier

 

[03-02-09]Planning it Dead right to earn carbon credit

 

[03-02-09]Living on the edge in an INCUBATOR

 

[03-02-09]Building the Future

   
 

January, 2009

 

[17-01-09]Subway spells trouble

 

[16-01-09]Visit village: HC to top official

 

[16-01-09]CM to better mortality rate

 

[07-01-09]Mega Indian experiment to sink carbon could help fight warming