Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Throwing his weight behind environmentalists protesting against the cutting of trees in Aarey Colony, Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray on Friday promised to declare Aarey a forest.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray said that the Aarey issue was not just a tussle between his party and the BJP but a fight for the environment.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Environmentalists on Sunday paid tributes to the trees which were cut in Aarey colony here by the authorities to construct a car shed for Mumbai Metro.
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): India batsman Rohit Sharma on Tuesday raised concern over the cutting down of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony saying that nothing is worth axing 'something so vital'.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Complying with the Supreme Court's order, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) on Monday said that it will not axe any more trees in the Aarey colony area.
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Calling Aarey colony one of the "lung spots" of Mumbai city, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Secretary-General Sitaram Yechury on Monday welcomed the stay imposed by the Supreme Court on felling of trees there.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): The prohibitory orders, which were imposed in the Aarey colony area in pursuance to a massive protest, will be in effect till Tuesday morning, the Mumbai Police said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that India's green cover had increased by 15,000 square kilometres in the last four years.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court asked the government to ensure that no trees are further axed at Mumbai's Aarey Colony, BJP leaders on Monday said the government will respect the orders while expressing hope that the required permission will be grante
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Rishav Ranjan, a law student and one of the petitioners, on Monday thanked Supreme Court for directing the Maharashtra government to ensure that no trees are further axed at Mumbai's Aarey Colony.
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): A special bench of the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to ensure that no trees are further axed at Mumbai's Aarey Colony.