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 …
Pune The Green DP or the Balewadi-Baner plan is all set to be passed this year-end with the town planning department having submitted the report in August. Now that the Assembly elections are over, the state government is all set to clear the DP, paving way for the development plan …
Pune: Several pumped storage hydro-electric projects, which can add almost 21,000 mW, are in a limbo because of the power deficit in the state. These projects can see the light of the day only after the power situation improves. Chief engineer of the Koyna project in Satara Vilas Shelke said …
Pune Destruction : Sugarcane crop flattened, immediate harvesting only way out Unseasonal wind and rain have flattened over 25 acres of sugarcane crop at the College of Agriculture, Pune. The crop, which had grown to over nine feet and was earmarked for seed production for farmers across the district, got …
India has good average annual precipitation, but its poor distribution in space and time has led to the scarcity of groundwater in many areas. Artificial recharge to groundwater requires a composite procedure along with detailed morphometric and hydrogeological studies of the area. In Maharashtra State, a programme was initiated to …
Pune A city-based study on chikungunya virus in 2007 gains significance in the wake of 69 cases of chikungunya being reported from Pune and surrounding areas in October. The study has shown that chikungunya (CHIK) virus that had infected 13 lakh people in 2007 had activated the immune system of …
REEDA Shaikh's house is lonely and silent, as if death still lurks in all corners. Both her sisters are not allowed to go own to play and have only recently joined school. The Country's first victim of swine u, Reeda died on August 3 and it seems as if a …
Tardy response by govt & cool weather allow the virus to spread rapidly Never before in Pune has a sneeze in a crowded place triggered so much panic and anxiety. Reason: swine flu has caused 100 deaths so far in the city in just over three months since 14-year-old schoolgirl …
Banana grower Adhinath Barve of Junnar tehsil in Pune district is expecting to double his exports when he begins harvesting his three-acre plantation in February next year. Barve, along with 100-odd farmers of the tehsil, is associated with a campaign initiated by Shivneri Agriculture Graduates
Pune Two persons died of H1N1 at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri, taking the death toll to 99 in Pune district. On Tuesday, Navnath Thombre from Chakan in Khed taluka died at YCM hospital, Pimpri. Hospital authorities said he had been brought to the hospital on October 30 and …
With the threat of increased disasters from climate change, many countries are already taking steps to reduce their vulnerability to weather and climatic hazards, such as floods, cyclones, heatwaves and droughts. Adaptation to climate change is a relatively new concern, but it can call on a rich tradition spanning many …
Pune Inquiry ordered in May was delayed due to elections The probe involving large-scale irregularities in allotment of forest land in Pune will now pick up speed with the Lok Sabha polls in April and Assembly polls being over. In May, the state government had ordered the inquiry to find …
The swine flu pandemic Confronted with an unrelenting spread of the H1N1 virus in the urban, semi-urban and rural areas in and around Pune which claimed its first Swine flu fatality on August 3, the state health authorities are eagerly awaiting the findings of a research undertaken by National Institute …
The swine flu pandemic The delayed NIV (National Institute of Virology) test reports confirming the infection were received yesterday, hospital authorities said. Meanwhile, state health department has renewed its appeal to the citizens to undergo screening without delay if they developed suspected swine flu symptoms. Street plays are being organised …
Pune: The swine flu toll in the city rose to 92 after a six month pregnant woman succumbed to the H1N1 infection in a hospital here, health officials said today. According to Dr Ashok Mehta, joint director, health, ten more fresh cases were detected in the city during the last …
Like every year, this year too the Pune division of the Forest Department's recruitment drive to fill the posts of forest guards has received considerable response. The drive is being held on Taljai Hills. For 59 posts, about 4,500 applications were received. B N Kadam, assistant conservator of forests (Pune) …
Pune: With the death of a 30-year-old woman, the Swine Flu toll in the city has gone up to 91, health officials said today. The swine flu pandemic The woman died last night, they said. The pandemic, which has been unrelenting in the city for about four months since its …
Pune Of the 185 deaths due to the H1IN1 virus in Maharashtra, 119 persons were from the age group of 16-45 years and Tamiflu was not given in 17 cases. In its analysis of the number of H1N1 deaths between August-October this year, the Directorate of Health has pointed out …
MUMBAI: Mumbai, Pune and Nashik together account for the maximum number of H1N1 deaths in Maharashtra. While the deaths have been sporadic in the rest of the State, patients from rural areas coming to urban centres for treatment indicated the disease had spread to the interiors, Maharashtra Health Secretary Sharvari …
Mumbai: Preparing for a second wave of swine flu in winter as predicted by WHO, Maharashtra Government has decided to organise a series of workshops to train family doctors and paramedicals statewide to battle the H1N1 virus. You may also want to see "The government will work closely with pharma …
Pune With Pune city facing continued water shortage for the last two months, with many parts of the rural areas going dry for most of the summer season as well as the monsoon, the Pune Zilla Parishad has readied a Rs 10-crore plan to tackle water shortage. The plan has …
