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 comparative assessment of morphologic runoff and annual silt load from micro-watersheds can help in establishing relationships between these parameters with objectives of controlling runoff, conservation of soil, reduction of reservoir silt load and enhanced groundwater resources in the micro-watersheds. The automated watershed delineation technique using the filled digital elevation …
Pune With an aim to generate employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for rural students, a residential diploma in basic rural technology was recently launched by city-based voluntary organisation Astitva Pratishthan. The one-year course is meant for students who have appeared for the class X examinations.
Pune For the first time in six months not a single case of H1N1 virus has been reported at Sassoon General Hospital in last two days. There has been a positive drop in the number of cases at the government hospital. According to National Institute of Virology (NIV) Deputy Director …
Predictably, plastic manufacturers are not amused. They assert that the drive contravenes State laws that ban only bags less than 50 micron thick. Alka Kshirsagar Vegetable vendors at the green groceries market in the upscale Deccan Gymkhana area have stopped dispensing plastic bags to buyers who have come ill-equipped for …
With the National Institute of Virology (NIV) admitting that the H1N1 viral transmission has not yet stopped, imported H1N1 vaccine will soon be administered to the high-risk groups of doctors and paramedics dealing with swine flu patients. In Pune district, where over 10 lakh people have been screened for H1N1 …
Pune Three weeks after the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) decided to ban plastic bags below 50 micron, the city has not seen any substantial rise in the supply of its alternative
Pune For Manikrao Satav, a farmer from Wagholi, it is celebration time after a two-year long struggle to get back his 25 acres of land from the government which was notified for a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Videocon. With the government scrapping the SEZ of 4,500 acres from the …
Collector Chandrakant Dalvi, who had decided to crack the whip on gram panchayats and members, who have not constructed toilet blocks, have asked the block development officer to issue show-cause notices to erring sarpanch's in the villages. Close to 600 villages will come under scrutiny and 40 sarpanchs of gram …
The Republican Party of India (RPI) has decided to launch an agitation to voice their demand for the relocation of the cement godown on the Khadki railway station premises. The RPI said the godown was proving a health hazard for the local people and school children. A number of residents …
Pune With nearly 44 SEZs at various stages of finalisation, Pune district has by far witnessed a smooth land acquisition process with rehabilitation packages being worked out amicably after discussions with landowners. The coming year will see the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) complete the disbursement of Rs 460 crore …
Pune Collector Chandrakant Dalvi has decided to crack the whip on gram panchayats that have not constructed toilet blocks and nearly 600 sarpanchs and panchayat members will be stripped off their posts for not adhering to rules. The move comes as part of the effort to make Pune an open …
Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years. They planned farm activities around the timetable of the stars. But now things have changed. Mahadeo Koli tribals living in the Bhimashankar area of Maharashtra
Pune District Collector Chandrakant Dalvi will address a meeting on December 5 to review the probe into large-scale irregularities in allotment of forest land in Pune. The probe had suffered a setback due to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. In May, the state government had ordered the inquiry to …
Pune Even as the city has been constantly facing water cuts, the district administration claims that there is no water shortage in the rural areas of the district. During the monsoon season, the administration had to pool in extra tankers due to inadequate rainfall. But in the last two months, …
Pune Crops worth Rs 207 crore were damaged because of cyclone Phyan that struck Pune last week, according to preliminary figures released by the district administration. About 1.45 lakh farmers, and cultivable land of nearly 75, 363 hectares have been affected. The figures will be put before the state government …
Pune Seventy two-year-old Parshuram Patil says his fields are his experiment ground. Having tested several crops, including Indrayani, Bhogavati and Phule Radha (improved varieties of paddy) in his field, this farmer from Bhor taluka has a lot of success stories to share
Pune Minister holds review meeting It has been estimated that at least 72,000 hectares of crops have been damaged in the untimely rain and high-velocity wind that lashed the state in the past few days. The preliminary reports indicate that grapes and pomegranate crops suffered the maximum damage in the …
