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 report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), yet to be tabled in the state legislature, has mentioned the undue favouritism given to Lavasa that led to a revenue loss of Rs13 crore. The project was given the concessions in stamp duty (Rs4.31 crore), registration (Rs5.30 crore) and nazarana …
The tribunal has asked the MoEF and the state of Maharashtra to file their replies on Lavasa's plea The National Green Tribunal today deferred the hearing of Lavasa Corporation Ltd's petition challenging the environment ministry's decision to impose conditions with the environmental clearance accorded to the firm's $31 billion hillside …
Have we become so blind that we can’t see wrinkles on the faces of farmers and their land? Live and let live goes the saying, so why are only farmers forced to toil so hard? These lines run like tickers along photographs depicting farm distress on apulkee.org — apulkee means …
New Delhi: It’s early days yet, but the first indications from within the country about this year’s monsoon are positive. A new climate model being developed under the government’s ambitious Monsoon Mission project has predicted above average rainfall for the season. The model, still being refined, is based on modern …
Takes it to task for lands allotted to undertakings lying idle over years, also for lack of maintaining data base The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has rapped the Maharashtra government for lack of a mechanism to carry out a periodic review of the lands allotted to Maharashtra Industrial Development …
The onset of summer has brought with it the fear of spread of H1N1 influenza. As many as 200 cases have been reported in the neighbouring city of Pune and so far nine people have reportedly succumbed to the virus. These numbers and the lack of screening of passengers from …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has fined 59 industrial units for unlawfully storing and disposing large quantities of hazardous waste on their premises. The industries have been asked by MPCB to pay the fine (amount not specified) and have been directed to send the hazardous waste to common treatment …
The swine flu epidemic has been very serious in Pune this year, when compared to anywhere in the state or even in the country. Doctors feel that it is partly to do with the erratic weather, besides factors including many not having developed immunity to the virus, like a few …
At Pune’s Prayag hospital, Ram Mehra (name changed) has been battling swine flu for the past 10 days. He was admitted with pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), and doctors initially felt he would not survive the flu attack. “The patient was also immuno compromised as his heart muscle …
Pune: Thirty-six new cases of multiple-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have been reported in Pune district in the last 40 days. Experts fear that MDR tuberculosis and its deadlier cousin — extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR) — may soon pose a bigger threat than HIV/AIDS. Fifteen of the 36 MDR patients are …
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is trying to get water from Andra Maval and Bhama Askhed dams for its future drinking water needs. PCMC city engineer and head of water supply department, MT Kamble said, “We wrote to the state irrigation department recently asking for water from Andra Maval …
Angered by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the controversial hill station project, Lavasa Lake City; activists of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) are now planning to file a contempt suit against him. This was told to DNA by advocate Vishwambhar Chowdhury on Sunday. “Knowing well, that …
A high-level meeting of state health officials was convened in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon to assess the swine flu situation in the state in the wake of four deaths reported in Pune. The meeting that started at 11 am at Mantralaya was headed by JK Banthia, additional chief secretary and …
With swine flu deaths being reported again in the city, the demand for vaccines has shot up. Doctors and chemists confirmed the rise in demand, stating that most requests came from parents who are rushing to get their children vaccinated. Currently, four injectable trivalent vaccines for influenza viruses including H1N1 …
The Maharashtra government has been asked by the Supreme Court to respond to a plea against its environmental clearance to the Hiranandani group's Hindustan Electricity Generation Co Pvt Ltd (HEGCPL) for its 355 MW gas-based power project at Maval in Pune. A bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Chandramauli K …
NEW DELHI, 18 MARCH: The Supreme court has asked the Maharashtra government to respond to a plea against its environmental clearance to the Hiranandani group’s Hindustan Electricity Generation Co Pvt Ltd (HEGCPL) for its 355 MW gas-based power project at Maval in Pune. A Bench of Mr Justice Aftab Alam …
MUMBAI: The two deaths in Pune due to H1N1 infection has rekindled fears of resurgence of the virus in the city. However, there has been no positive case in Mumbai since June last year. Authorities said all possible precautions are already in place. Between April last year and March this …
Detection of about 12 Swine flu cases in the last fortnight has put the health authorities here on an alert, as two patients are reported to be in a critical condition. While some of the cases have been detected in a "pro-active" research survey, undertaken by the city-based National Institute …
Plastic bags and material are a threat to the green cover. Both forest officers and activists are trying to save the city hills from the plastic menace. DNA visited a few hills and talked to activists and government officials. Vetal Tekdi is a good example of restoration of a hill, …
When it comes to opting for green initiatives, Puneites seem to develop a lukewarm attitude. That might explain why of the more than 7 lakh properties in the city only 14,805 have availed of green initiatives like rainwater harvesting, vermi-composting, solar lighting and heaters. In 2008, the Pune Municipal Corporation …
