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, September 24 At a time when the country is anticipating the first Genetically Modified (GM) food crop to be approved on a commercial basis, Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) has launched Hamara Beej in the city to spread awareness and mobilisation on GM foods, called I am …
Pune, September 23 After the Congress-NCP led government was forced to seek public votes on the Maha-Mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Raigad, the Shiv Sena has decided to demand similar referendum on all the proposed SEZ through out the state.
Pune, September 23 In what could prove to be a path-breaking discovery for the oil exploration and production business, scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have identified environment friendly bacteria that allows extraction of oil at temperatures more than 90 degrees Celsius. Even as microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) …
Pune, September 21 Ganesh immersion is over, it is time now to clean the rivers. And taking initiative on this front is not the politicians, but corporates who have already embarked on the "Clean river" campaign from September 17. CII, Cummins India Ltd (CIL) and Subros Auto have launched the …
Pune, September 21 The forest department has set up mobile checkposts in the district after the chinkara poaching case involving state minister Dharmaraobaba Atram. Deputy conservator of forests (Pune) Ashok Khadse said two mobile teams are maintaining strict vigil on the forests. These have been started with the help of …
Pune, August 29 The number of deaths in the industrial units of Pune district till July this year almost equals the total such deaths in the entire previous year. This is because there has been an increase in the numbers of hazardous units that are employing
Pune, Clueless forest officials probing the death of as many as 28 peacocks in Ranjangaon near here were confronted by fresh bird plumage suggestive of two more deaths, taking the toll in the last five days to 30. Mr D.G. Raut, the forest officer probing the incidents that have baffled …
Says water below 100 feet is highly saline and non-potable In a recent move, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to restrict the depth of borewells and tubewells in the city to 100 feet. This comes after the civic body asked the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, …
Pune, August 25 Even as the mystery behind the deaths of 27 peafowls in Khedkar Wasti near Ranjangaon in Shirur taluka remains unsolved, villagers of Raut Wadi in Shikrapur, about 15 km from Khedkar Wasti, have alleged that unknown miscreants may have killed two peacocks in the region for meat. …
BY VILAS TOKALE MUMBAI Former Maharash tra minister Dharmarao Atram not only killed the endangered chinkara but also "watched it being cut into pieces by his partners in crime'. This has been revealed in statements of eyewitnesses submitted to the high court which rejected Atram's bail plea and asked him …
Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: The effect of climate change on India could be far worse than previously estimated. Latest projections indicate that after 2050, temperatures would rise by 3-4 degrees over current levels and rainfall would become both heavier and less regular, posing a grave threat to agriculture. …
The Institute was formally established under the UNDP's Special Fund Project as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) at Pune on November 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On April 1, 1971, the Government of India gave it an autonomous status with a new …
The Institute was formally established under the UNDP's Special Fund Project as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) at Pune on November 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On April 1, 1971, the Government of India gave it an autonomous status with a new …
In the beginning of the 20th century, the need for small scale laboratory investigations to study the twin problems of irrigation and drainage was recognised by the Government. The Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, as it is known today, was established in 1916 by the then Bombay …
Pune, July 30: A mild tremor was experienced in Pune and parts of Maharashtra with its epicentre at Koyna dam region in Satara district, the Met office said on Wednesday morning. The tremor, felt past midnight at 12:40 am, lasted for around seven seconds and measured 4.2 on the Richter …
Makarand Gadgil / Vasuli Shinde (pune) July 30, 2008, 0:51 IST Battle lines are drawn here in village Vasuli Shinde on the banks of river Sudha, near Chakan
Pune, July 27 After a long gap, the monsoon has made its reappearance in the city, but its delay has hit the ambitious "Green Pune campaign' of the Pune Municipal Corporation. During the campaign, the PMC had planned to plant 1.85 lakh saplings. "The campaign was planned keeping in mind …
Pune, July 24 In view of the rising tree-felling, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator in Pune Municipal Corporation, Anil Shirole, alleged that the civic body itself is failing to plant more trees against each tree cut during the road development work. This way, the PMC is yet to plant …
