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 on Tuesday unveiled its ambitious industrial policy aimed at attracting investments of Rs5 lakh crore and creating 20 lakh jobs in five years after the policy is implemented. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said the policy aims at setting up an investor aftercare service to help companies planning …
Environmentalists on Monday strongly objected to the proposed construction and change in zone of a plot of land on Vetal Tekdi during a hearing in the matter, being conducted by the town planning department. They felt the existing construction on the hill by the Automotive Research Association of India (Arai) …
Rlys mull pvt finance options; tenders may begin in ‘14. Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad would probably be the first rail line in the country to have a high-speed corridor, from the six being planned. The estimated construction cost is Rs 100 crore a km. Tendering for creation of infrastructure for the corridor is …
Mumbai is expected to witness the highest increase in demand for housing in the country over the next five years. According to a report, seven cities across the country will generate a total demand of 2.3 million residential units in this period. With an expected supply of 1 million units, …
Rotary Club of Pune Gandhi Bhavan and Rotary Club of Pune Hillside presented an organic fertiliser kit to Sarasbaug Ganapati temple authorities for disposal of nirmalya (floral offering to God) in a proper manner. The use of the kit would begin after the inauguration by Pune mayor Mohansingh Rajpal. The …
PUNE: In 1966, Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav quit his medical practice to become a full-time labour organizer. Newly jobless , he asked a woman he admired to marry him. Since that woman was Sheelatai, she not only said 'yes!' but went on to financially and emotionally support him for over half-a-century …
PUNE: Some 40 years ago, a child suffering from diarrhoea at Jamkhed village of Ahmednagar district would have had little chance of survival. Not anymore. Sofiya Pathan, 65, never studied beyond Class IV, but she can save a child's life. Lilabai Amte, 65, too did not get much of an …
The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) plan to set up a bird sanctuary around the quarry lake on Vetal Tekdi in Pune has ruffled the feathers of environmentalists and citizens alike. They claimed that the introduction of foreign species of trees and shrubs would disturb the fragile ecological balance of the …
A scientist from city-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Dattatraya H Dethe, has been selected for the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) Young Scientist award 2011 for his research work in the area of pharmaceutical sciences. The award, consisting of a memento, a citation and a cash prize, will …
The farmers of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh regions have suffered heavy losses due to the poor quality soybean seed purchased from different companies. The germination of seeds was abnormally low in these regions during the 2011 kharif season. The Union agriculture minister of state, Harish Rawat, shared this information with …
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 …
The Pune branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) would soon launch a project, Sukanya, to save the girl child and spread awareness about having a healthy child, be it male or female. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has extended its support to this project. The president of IMA, Pune …
THE three-year-old peaceful protest of Mavla taluka residents against the laying of a water pipeline turned violent on August 9 when three farmers were killed in police firing. Residents of 75 villages of the taluka in Pune are angry over the Maharashtra government’s decision to lay the pipeline from the …
PROMOTERS of Lavasa, India’s first planned hill station, have agreed to accept the pre-conditions imposed by the Union environment ministry over which the project’s clearance was stuck. The ministry had reprimanded Lavasa Corporation Limited for violating environmental laws at the project site near Pune in Maharashtra. In a volte-face, the …
A whopping 26,000 kg of nirmalya (floral offerings) was diverted from the rivers of Pune by green activists — led by the SWaCH (solid waste collection and handling) cooperative and social enterprise eCoexist — during Ganesh idol immersions this year. A press statement issued by SWaCH on Monday stated that …
The final results of the Phase I prime-boost AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) vaccine trial started in February 2009 and conducted at the two sites — Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC), Chennai, and the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune — has shown that the vaccines are safe and their ability …
Lavasa Corporation is still awaiting clearance from the Union ministry of Environment (MoEF) on its planned hill city project near Pune. The ministry is treading cautiouslyeven after the company agreed to accept its pre-conditions. The ministry had issued a stop-work order last November, saying enviromental clearances had not been taken …
The Pune-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Parisar, has taken strong exception to the comments made by some Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) corporators in connection with the role of NGOs in the city’s eco-conservation. The trustee of the NGO, Sujit Patwardhan, has written to former mayor Rajlaxmi Bhosale, independent corporator Ujwal Keskar …
The three-week-long ‘Summer School on sustainable habitats’ will be held in four cities in India, including Pune, from September 5-23. The Summer School is being jointly organised by German International Cooperation (GIZ) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The issue of sanitation, low-cost housing and energy efficiency will be discussed …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will pass its final order in the Lavasa case within three weeks. The ministry informed the Bombay High Court on Monday. “The ministry has accepted the recommendations along with the pre-conditions given by the Experts Appraisal Committee formed to look into the matter. …
