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 …
MUMBAI: The state government will request the union government to allow relaxation of silence zone norms for 15 days in a year in every district. In an affidavit filed before the Bombay high court on Wednesday in the Shivaji Park silence zone case, the state government has said that it …
New Delhi: The fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats, a bio-diversity treasure trove,has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities leading to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985, notes a recent study. Annually, the region has lost dense and open forests …
Nashik: Atleast 225 mcft water from the Nandurmadhmeshwar dam near here was flown away after a hole developed in it, official sources said today. The 100-year-old dam, which was renovated by the state government last year, developed a hole yesterday resulting in water-logging in nearby fields, causing threat of water …
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday blamed the state government for the damage caused to lives and property in the Konkan after Cyclone Phyan hit the coastal areas last week. "It was the duty of the government to inform fishermen about the cyclone earlier," Subhash Desai, leader of the Sena …
India has good average annual precipitation, but its poor distribution in space and time has led to the scarcity of groundwater in many areas. Artificial recharge to groundwater requires a composite procedure along with detailed morphometric and hydrogeological studies of the area. In Maharashtra State, a programme was initiated to …
MUMBAI: Mumbai, Pune and Nashik together account for the maximum number of H1N1 deaths in Maharashtra. While the deaths have been sporadic in the rest of the State, patients from rural areas coming to urban centres for treatment indicated the disease had spread to the interiors, Maharashtra Health Secretary Sharvari …
Farmers are opting for weather-based crop insurance due to frequent weather disturbances. Prashant Bachhav is one of them. He has six hectares (ha) in Nashik district in Maharashtra. Monsoon normally arrives in Nashik by June 10. Accordingly, Bachhav sowed jowar and bajra by mid-June. This year rainfall was sparse in …
Mumbai: While the monsoon has arrived, Nashik district has been left completely dry. With only a few drizzles last week, a shadow of a drought-like situation looms over the city. The district administration has already started gearing up for the water shortage. The farmers are also worried as their preparedness …
Nashik: Last October, Kailas Pingle, a grape farmer from Matori village near Nashik, started working on his five-acre plot, raising grapes. Pingle has been a grape farmer for many years, and took a loan and developed a new vineyard two years ago. DNA Fragile support: Kailas Pingle tries to erect …
Nashik: A sudden hour-long hailstorm on Sunday destroyed grape crop worth Rs60 crore across 5,000 acres in the northeastern parts of the state's vine district of Nashik. The hail also damaged wheat and vegetables. After a few unseasonal showers last week, between 6pm and 7:10pm on Sunday, hail stones the …
MUMBAI: Impressed by the success of the pilot project launched at the tribal Surgana village, Nashik district in June 2007, the Centre is now considering the extension of the home delivery system of foodgrains under the public distribution scheme (PDS) throughout the country in a phased manner. Food and civil …
NASHIK: A bus carrying 14 workers of a company at Rasegaon was burnt on Saturday evening while it was on its way to the factory. No death has been reported, but some workers were injured. A case has been registered at Dindori police station. Some miscreants threw balls of fire …
The Right to Information Act is supposed to ensure transparency in administration and governance. But a survey done by Pragati Abhiyan in Nashik district of Maharashtra finds that many government offices have not yet nominated a public information officer as required under the Act. Often information exists in a raw …
Maharashtra in the grip of severest drought since 1972 maharashtra seems to be heading towards a drought-year. On July 9, the state government declared a
NASHIK: A 26-year-old debt-ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming poison at Dhamani village in the district, the police said on Sunday. Ganpat Gangaram Bhosale took the extreme step on Saturday because he .was facing financial problems, they said. Bhosale's agricultural land had been hypothecated with money-lenders for a long time, …
A day after the city faced acute Petrol shortage, the crunch somewhat eased on Tuesday with the re-opening of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) depot. The BPCL depot was opened on the directives of the collector, according to official sources. The city was facing fuel shortage since May 23 …
