Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
AURANGABAD: Mass awareness, universal guideline for immunisation and hygienic handling of food and water will help curb hepatitis, said experts on Tuesday while observing world Hepatitis Day. About, two million people contract hepatitis every year from unsafe injections. These infections can be averted through the use of sterile syringes that …
People in the drought-hit areas of Maharashtra, especially from Marathwada region, are migrating to Pune and Hyderabad, Congress MP Rajani Patil says. Marathwada, consisting of Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Hingoli, Beed, Latur and Osmanabad districts, which were part of the erstwhile Nizam’s state of Hyderabad, has been known to be …
AURANGABAD: The green tribunal has taken the state pollution watchdog to task for failing to explain lapses and non-compliance of its directions, especially those related to rampant pollution in Waluj MIDC area. The tribunal has asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) member secretary to attend the next hearing on …
AURANGABAD: In the case involving discharging of untreated chemical waste in farms, wells and open spaces, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday sent notices to the state government, additional chief secretary of the department of environment, pollution control board, executive directors of Radico NV Distilleries, district …
Govt Nod Not Must For Land Use Conversion As part of its Make in Maharashtra push for business, the state government has further eased the rules for industrial expansion on agricultural land. In addition to hiking building rights on farm land, the government has also dropped the requirement to convert …
AURANGABAD: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Thursday directed Radico NV Distilleries located in Shendra MIDC to stop their manufacturing activities for violating the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and causing serious pollution in the area around. The notice stated, "The company has …
Marathwada, which has the second largest storage capacity in dams after the Pune region, has left with the lowest water storage of 5% across all regions of the state on Tuesday. The large, medium and small dams in Marathwada have a collective storage capacity of 7,603 million cubic metres of …
The first rains in the state’s hinterland appear to be encouraging, with water conservation projects undertaken by people under Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan filling up. Reports following the first rains across Vidarbha, Marathwada, north and western Maharashtra indicate that projects that have been completed are retaining rainwater, much to the relief …
State health officials confirmed nine deaths and 18 fresh cases of swine flu in the state on Sunday. With this, the death count has increased to 478 while the number of cases has gone up to 5,035 which is the highest recorded in the last four years. Mumbai reported highest …
State health officials confirmed 35 fresh cases and three deaths due to swine flu on Monday. With this, the total number of cases has shot up to 4,947 while the number of casualties has increased to 450 this year, so far. Currently, the condition of 18 patients has been reported …
Wadgaon Kohlati gram panchayat has filed a writ petition in the Aurangabad bench of Bombay high court after the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) refused to manage garbage from April 1. Following the petition, the court on Monday issued notices to the Aurangabad district collector and the chief executive officer …
PUNE: Drinking water scarcity may hit many blocks in Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, and Nagpur revenue divisions this summer, a recent survey by Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA) has said. Farmers are already grappling with water shortage for irrigation in various parts of the state. The number of blocks …
AURANGABAD: Swine flu claimed three more lives on Saturday at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) taking the total fatalities in the district to the deadly virus to 20 since January. Among the three deceased, two patients had confirmed swine flu infection while one female patient was suspected to be …
Environmentalists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Saturday staged an agitation in front of the district collector's office in protest against the administration's failure to ban the use of plastic bags despite repeated pleas. The activists wanted the administration to implement the government's directions and enforce a strict and uniform law, …
The government cancer hospital (GCH) in Aurangabad, which is catering to the patients from Marathwada as well as several neighbouring districts, has recorded around 10% rise in new cancer cases every year. The increase in such cases is all the more alarming considering the fact that the state government has …
The quality of drinking water supplied in many parts of the district has become a cause of concern with the possibilities of a rise in water-borne diseases from the affected areas. Latest health department reports indicated that even the water samples from Aurangabad taluka were contaminated. The latest drinking water …
Considering the incurring burden on a common citizen with the exorbitant 10% rise in water charges every year as per the contract signed by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the private water company which took charge of the city's water supply system from September 1, 2014 the Aam Admi …
As many as 19,059 villages in Maharashtra are staring at a droughtlike situation with `paisewari' or estimated value of agricultural produce falling short of the required 50% with Marathwada being the worst affected. A total of 8,004 of the 8,536 villages in the eight districts in Marathwada have registered less …
Improper aeration system and untreated sewage released in the Salim Ali Lake, causing a depletion of dissolved oxygen (DO) are the major reasons for the mass mortality of fishes at the historic lake, showed reports revealed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Reports on two samples of the lake …
AURANGABAD: Cotton farmers in Marathwada should explore options beyond Bt cotton seeds as the costs of cultivating the genetically modified variety were higher, but with no added productivity, profitability or sustainability, said agriculture department officials and other experts. "Bt cotton has been cultivated on a large area in Marathwada. But …
