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: With lake levels not promising enough due to the rains largely playing truant, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will continue with its 10% water cut and review the situation at the civic standing committee meeting on Wednesday. The civic body also plans to rope in the Israeli-based Mekorot for …
With the monsoon below normal this year and particularly patchy across a few regions, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra are exploring cloud-seeding options to bring rains. The India Meteorological Department has forecast a 23% deficient monsoon this year. Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Resources' subsidiary and the world’s largest manufacturer of zinc, …
Even as the Maharasthra State budget has provided for an airport in Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s hometown of Karad in Satara district, more than 4,000 farmers from the region are opposing it. While land acquisition for the project is yet to begin, farmers have warned of an agitation on …
Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging notification giving Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) jurisdiction for cases from the state of Gujarat. A division bench of acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala also …
Since its inception, the residential complex of Kakade city in Hinge, Pune, has raised several questions. The land on which the project has been constructed was meant for rehabilitation of the project-affected people of Kopregaon. The land was acquired by the government for the expansion of the National Defence Academy. …
Despite global slowdown, US manufacturing giant General Electric (GE) announced that its new manufacturing facility in Pune would develop localized products and solutions for the energy sector in its first phase of operation commencing in 2013. The Government of Maharashtra and GE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new …
MUMBAI, 15 JUNE: Bombay High Court today told the Maharashtra government to file a reply to a petition by two tribal brothers who say their lands were usurped for the construction of Lavasa township (see file photo) near Pune. A Division Bench headed by Justice D D Sinha directed the …
Of the 50 districts in the country where Aadhaar will be implemented, five are from Maharashtra. Though enrolments are currently voluntary, once Aadhaar comes into force, it will be mandatory to quote the number while drawing salaries in government jobs and investing in government schemes and while making electronic payments. …
Driving fast on highways not only increases noise levels, but also doesn’t help you reach your destination really fast. A recent experiment by the expressway administration and highway traffic authorities showed that a speeding car (at over 100 kmph) going from Panvel to Pune will gain only eight to nine …
PUNE: To strengthen the war against polio, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation may tie up with the Pune-based Serum Institute to develop injectable polio vaccines. This was revealed by Serum Institute's Dr Cyrus Poonawalla after Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited his company's plant in Hadapsar near Pune on Thursday. …
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday met Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, one of his favourite “vaccine heroes” at the Serum Institute here. “It’s great to be here and there are many new products the foundation is interested in,” said Gates, who is co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates …
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway seems to have become a death trap for motorists. Since 2009, more than 370 people have died and 697 others have been injured in 1,457 road mishaps on the Expressway. Most of the accidents on the e-way have occurred because of speeding, rash driving and tyre-bursts. To …
MUMBAI: Waking up to the indiscriminate use of groundwater , the BMC has appointed Pune-based organization Groundwater Survey and Development Authority (GSDA )to study the effects of the excessive extraction of groundwater .The proposal worth Rs 29 lakh was passed by the standing committee . However , experts feel that …
The National Green Tribunal has agreed to hear a plea challenging the November 9, 2012 environment clearance (EC) granted to Lavasa Corporation Ltd for its $ 31 billion hillside township project in Pune district of Maharashtra. The Tribunal directed Lavasa, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Maharashtra Pollution …
MUMBAI: If the state is faced with a drought-like situation almost all year round, water experts suggest it's time to rise above party politics and conce n trate on core water resource po licies and cropping patterns. "State policies only pay lip service to equitable water distribution . They spell …
PUNE: Information about air quality at that point of time and weather forecast for the next day will now be available through SMS alerts, web portals and email alerts. Besides, LED or LCD screens will be installed at 10 locations across the city for constant updates. Titled 'System for Air …
A consensus outlook for the 2012 southwest monsoon rainfall over South Asia was developed, through an expert assessment of the available indications. The outlook was prepared based on the various prevailing global climate conditions and forecasts from different empirical and dynamical climate models. It is recognized that there is uncertainty …
Observing that the project nods were given without environmental and cabinet approvals, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), on Tuesday, slammed the state government for “total lack of transparency” in the selection of the Lavasa hill station project in Pune district. Claiming that the Lavasa project was driven by private …
Coming down hard on the state government on the Lavasa hill town project, the CAG report has said the government bent rules and made amendments to existing laws only to allow the controversial township to be built at the cost of public interest. The report was tabled in the Assembly …
The controversial Lavasa Hill City project in Pune district has attracted the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's attention. Lavasa is being developed by the HCC Group. The CAG, in its latest report, said: “The project was driven by private interest rather than public interest. The State Government gave environmental …
