Villagers on vigil at mobile checkposts in forests
Pune, September 21 The forest department has set up mobile checkposts in the district after the chinkara poaching case involving state minister Dharmaraobaba Atram.
Pune, September 21 The forest department has set up mobile checkposts in the district after the chinkara poaching case involving state minister Dharmaraobaba Atram.
Pune, September 21 A day after floodwaters swept into hutments in Pimpri and Sangvi, irrigation officials ruled out rehabilitation support to the dwellers as the slums were encroaching the riverbed. On Saturday, it was the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation that had to evacuate people from the flooded hutments in Sangvi and Pimpri.
Mumbai, September 21 After failing to get environmental clearance for the city
The Maharashtra Forest Policy 2008 aims at raising forest cover in the state to a minimum of 33% (101.54 lakh hectares) of total land, as per the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the National Forest Policy, 1988. At present, the forest area in the state is around 20 per cent. Of this 56 per cent is in Vidarbha, five per cent in Marathwada and 39 per cent in western Maharashtra.
THE penalty for excessive honking is set to be increased to Rs 2,000 for every offence. According to an affidavit filed by the State government before the Bombay High Court in response to a PIL filed by city-based NGO Awaaz Foundation on the issue of noise pollution, the State Transport Department is planning to increase the fine for honking in silence zones from the current Rs 100 to Rs 2000.
Makarand Gadgil / Pen (maharashtra) September 20, 2008, 0:29 IST Two days before the Maharashtra government is to hold a referendum in 22 villages of Raigad district to know the farmers
APPREHENDING a major calamity like the 1993 Latur quake after the recent tremors that rattled parts of western Maharashtra, the state government has decided to approach national agencies and commission studies in the Koyna region.
THE Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the state government to explain why 176 children died of malnutrition till July 2008 in Dharni and Melghat areas of Amravati district. The court has directed the Additional Principal Secretary, Health, Chandra Iyengar and Director, Health Services Prakash Doke to visit Melghat and Dharni areas to inspect the malnutrition situation there.
Mumbai, September 19 Forest Department, CIDCO and Conservation Action Trust sign MoU in CM
Pune, September 19 Inaugurating the seminar on
The Maharashtra Forest Department has given its nod for the widening of the National Highway 7 stretch that passes within the eco-sensitive zone of Pench National Park.
The public hearing on the land acquisition in Raigad for the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) is likely to be held as scheduled on September 21.
Government today said it has acquired 2,000 hectares of land to develop a special economic zone (SEZ) for renewable energy in Nagpur, which would become operational within 2-3 years.
Bs Reporter / Mumbai September 18, 2008, 0:03 IST
Mumbai, September 17 Six lakes have reached their maximum levels After irregular monsoon with long period of dry-spells, the six lakes that supply drinking water to the city have finally reached their maximum level. With both Upper Vaitarna and Bhatsa overflowing on Tuesday night, the levels have now reached the total annual supply of 13.20 million liters and will suffice Mumbaikars
By Sanjay Gubbi When a leopard strays, if the crowd is dispersed, the animal escapes and causes no harm to anyone. Newspapers yesterday were filled with the story of a leopard killed by police and mob at Mysore. In terms of column space it overtook the fall of major financial institutions in the US. Coincidentally, there were two such incidents in Ramanagar and Udupi the same day. Was it the best way to handle the situation? Could we have reduced injury to people and rescued the animal?
Pune, September 16 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Pune Zilla Parishad Secondary School Section will hold a special programme to celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer on Wednesday. An educational tool for creating awareness about Ozone depletion and climate change among students will be launched on the occasion.
Pune, September 16 Army hurdle over, natural gas by first week of October Pune is all set to get piped Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in time for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). With the Army having given clearance for the Dehu Road stretch of the pipeline project, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) are hopeful that 50 city buses would be able to run on CNG by October, as scheduled.
Pune, September 15 The Pune Municipal Corporation
Pune, September 15 Used syringes, needles, bandages, body parts pile up at city hospitals, with no place to dump the waste in It was a crackdown on a racket involved in the disposal of spray cans, but it is hospitals that are suffering