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    Mumbai's sea-water most polluted globally

    Mumbai's sea-water most polluted globally

    By Mansi Motwani
    Apr 03, 2017
    11:50 am

    What's the story

    Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany, assembled 1,237 scientific studies into a single database called 'Litterbase', which identifies places around the world with the most marine plastic pollution.

    According to the database, the sea-water around Mumbai is the most polluted globally.

    The study attributed this to recreational, regional activities plus fishing.

    Tap in for more news from Mumbai!

    Public Transport

    BEST fares may increase by Rs. 2 or Rs. 4

    On Sunday, the BEST administration drafted a plan which includes provisions like a hike in the minimum fare by anywhere between Rs. 2 and Rs. 4.

    Getting rid of approximately 284 air-conditioned (AC) buses and suspending recruitment except for bus-drivers and conductors is also on the list.

    A special BEST committee meeting scheduled for Thursday will review the draft.

    Bomb Hoax

    Bomb scare at Parel turns out to be a farce

    The Mumbai Police Control Room received an anonymous call on Saturday at 11:15 pm, with a tip that a blast would occur at Parel station at 5 pm on Sunday.

    The blast, however, did not occur.

    The caller was identified as Ramakant Mishra and told the police that he overheard two people in Dharavi discussing the alleged terrorist attack.

    Electricity

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    On Sunday morning, a 11 KV feeder on Cumballa Hill tripped for the third time since one week, leaving parts of South Mumbai without electricity for over two hours.

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    Education

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    Approximately 10 lakh students across India gave the Joint Entrance Examination-Mains (JEE-Mains) on Sunday.

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    Crime

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