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 …
The state government's ambitious tree plantation drive started last monsoon has gone bust even after the target was revised. While various government agencies could achieve only 46% of the revised target, the lack of coordination among officials of the different departments resulted in the forest department having no proper data …
The National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, Nashik, has developed a new onion variety named NHRDF-RED-2 ideal for growing in different parts of North India. The variety is accepted by farmers because of its higher yield, better adaptability and storage performance. The crop matures in 100-120 days after transplanting and …
A study of 32 tribal villages of Pimplad, Maharashtra, shows that the solar lamp is the most sought after renewable energy gadget. The study also revealed that proper training of each benefi ciary family and the provision of a dependable, low cost and easily accessible facility for repairs and maintenance …
A committee of experts has been set up by the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) to study and give suggestions to government on various problems associated with growing cities. "The state Congress should have a role to play in the government. As a reason we have set up a committee …
After last year’s failed rainfall dried up most wells and the depeleting water table drove the hand pumps to a trickle, farmers in the nearly 200 villages in Mann and Khatav talukas in Satara are now struggling to save their cattle. While both farmers and their livestock await government relief …
All eyes in the Nashik forest department are on the man-versus-beast conflict playing out in the district. The two recent attacks by leopards in the village of Shivare, near Niphad(about 35km from Nashik), just 25 days apart, have not come as a surprise to many. G Saiprakash, chief conservator of …
If an ambitious state road development plan approved by the public works department is implemented, then by 2021, all the national highways passing through Maharashtra will be expressways with a minimum of four lanes, ring roads will be constructed for all districts and all tehsils will have bypass roads. “The …
In an effort to help the areas reeling under the drought along the Maharashtra and Karnataka border, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan (pictured right), on Monday, sought help from the neighbour state. “I have urged the government of Karnataka to release water from its dam to meet the water crisis in …
Rising cases of circular trading of the Aussie bird in Tamil Nadu In Tamil Nadu, a highly literate and industrialised state with a propensity to fall for ponzi schemes, one more investment scam seems to be brewing. This time it centres around the emu, a large, flightless bird native to …
Jalandhar: After the successful trial of the first horticulture train, a specially-created temperature-maintained, 1,600-MT capacity train, from Bhusawal in Maharashtra to Azadpur mandi in New Delhi a couple of days ago, the Centre plans to introduce a similar train for Punjab. P K Basu, secretary, agriculture and cooperation, Government of …
Bajaj Lighting, the lighting division of Rs 2,700-crore Bajaj Electricals Ltd, is planning to supply compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to domestic lamp makers. The company is mulling utilising its excess production of CFLs of nearly one million (after having met the domestic demand and export requirements) for this purpose. CFLs …
NASHIK: To attract more tourists to Nashik, the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) is planning to set up an eco-tourism centre at its 105-acre nursery near Makhmalabad village in Nashik. "The project, which will be set up on 8 acres of land, will include a children's park, garden, furnished …
Keeping in focus the rural area and its distribution system, a Regional Rural Water Supply Scheme (RRWSS) for 30 villages in Nashik District consisting of a distribution system from MBR (Master Balancing Reservoir) to GSR (Ground Service Reservoirs) of 30 villages is selected as a reference scheme for this study.
The first phase of the much-awaited widening of Nashik-Pune Road finally got the Centre’s green signal for the Nashik-Sinnar patch. The finance department’s public private partnership (PPP) committee has also cleared the plan. Nashik-Pune has become one of the busiest roads and proposals for a rail line and extension of …
When the small and medium-scale industries relocated to Konkan from Nashik, Thane, Pune and Belapur, they were not prepared to incur losses. Two years ago, the state drew up a policy to decongest the Nashik, Thane and Pune corridor by giving incentives such as cheap land and labour to small …
MUMBAI: A global tender will be floated for a new 660MW power unit to improve the power situation in the state. On Wednesday, the state cabinet approved the proposal for setting up a new thermal power unit in Nashik. The unit, which will be based on super critical coal-fired technology, …
Terming the multi-crore-rupee Mutha and Mula river restoration project of the Pune Municipal Corporation, under the Jawaharlal Nehru national urban renewal mission (JNNURM) as blatant commercialisation of the rivers, civic and social activists opposed the ongoing project once again. On Sunday, in a meeting called by Sajag Nagrik Manch in …
Tampered meters in auto rickshaws and taxis and rickety, unsafe and smoke-emitting trucks, buses and private vehicles will soon cease to exist. The state transport department has a hit upon a state-of-the-art, technology-based solution — the mechanical fitness test lane. The project, which will take at least 18 months to …
The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Mans) has slammed the civic administration for its failure to make adequate arrangements to avoid water pollution during the Ganesh immersion. It also claimed instructions of the Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) and the judiciary were overlooked by the government. Mans founder, Narendra Dabholkar, told …
Owing to incessant rains in Nashik region, an alert has been issued for the people residing along Godavari river in the district, officials said. Heavy rains have led the Irrigation Department to start releasing water from nearby dams on the Godavari river. While 2,582 cusecs water was being released from …
