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 …
After a series of blade damages in its wind farms over the past three years, Suzlon Energy is launching new wind turbines. The S 9X machines — an improved version of S-88 machines — will give better power output even at inconsistent wind speeds, John O’Halloran, president-technology and managing director …
Nine months after the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) first conducted a survey for electrification of seven villages around the Lavasa Lake City, the state government has finally sanctioned Rs3.88 crore to electrify the villages. An additional four villages have also been included in the electrification list. This …
Around 1,400 delegates from across the country turned up for the 10th joint convention of sugar technologists organised by the Deccan Sugar Technologists Association (DSTA) and Sugar Technologists Association of India at the Pune Marriott Hotel. An exhibition has been organised at the venue with 90 stalls showcasing technological developments …
Industrial air pollution is of major concern to upcoming Indian cities like Trivandrum and Pune in terms of industrialization and urbanization. Even the urban population is exposed to ambient air pollutants; on the other hand the sub-rurals contribute to the cigarette smoke and kitchen cooking fuels. A quantitative analysis on …
After lying low for several months, the H1N1 virus or swine flu has made a comeback in Maharashtra, according to health officials. Warning signs are up in Mumbai after two persons tested positive for the virus in different parts of the city over the last 24 hours.
Under the ambitious slum rehabilitation scheme of the state government, 43,000 slum dwellers will be handed over flats within the next four years in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Allegations of corruption and mismanagement have been raised against the slum rehabilitation authority (SRA), mainly regarding the delay in handing over the flats. …
The first human milk bank (HMB) in the city was inaugurated in the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital on Sunday. The hospital has received help from the Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point, in setting up this unique bank. With the inauguration, the total number of such banks in the country has …
Mumbai: Five days after the environment ministry asked the state government to initiate action against Lavasa Corporation for environmental violations on a portion of its hill city project in Pune, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday indicated that the option to
Affidavit filed on behalf of Union of India (MOEF) in the Writ Petition No 811 of 2011 in Lavasa Corporation Ltd vs Union of India & Ors dated 15/06/2011.
Bamboo is perhaps one of the most precious natural resources India possesses. But as is the case with many of us, city-based entrepreneur Shriniwas Khare too wasn
The Pune district administration will issue notices to Lavasa Corporation Limited and others after 10 adivasi farmers on Tuesday staked their claim to get back their land which had been transferred to the Lavasa hill city project. The Maval sub divisional officer (SDO), Sanjay Patil, held a hearing attended by …
Two Pune-based businessmen, dealing in electrical goods, have designed a solar-powered bike that can run upto to a distance of 250 kilometres on a sunny day. According to the the uncle-nephew duo Ayubkhan Pathan and Imrankhan Pathan, the bike can also be used to run electrical appliances like fan, computer …
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has claimed that the proposed 165-km pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Uran, near Mumbai, to Shikrapur via Chakan in Pune district will not pose any safety hazard for villages along its route. This was revealed to DNA by the senior regional manager HPCL, …
On the eve of the World Biodiversity Day, which will be observed on Sunday, city-based environmentalists and activists raised their concerns about Pune
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has objected to the locus standi of the Lavasa Corporation Ltd inviting suggestions and objections from citizens to the draft development proposals of Lavasa Hill Station (LHS). Civic activist Sujit Patwardhan has objected to the authority of Lavasa Planning Authority Committee (LPAC) for preparing such a …
The latest Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, announced by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in February came under sharp focus at a meeting of plastic manufacturers, social activists and civic officials held in the city on Wednesday. The new rule states that plastic bags less than …
