Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Development to be monitored at the Chief Minister level; givt to spend Rs 5,000 cr in phases The BJP-led government in Maharashtra has prepared an action plan for the development of Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane, Navi Mumbai,Pune, Nashik, Amravati, Solapur, Kalyan Dombivli and Aurangabad as smart cities. These are part of …
PUNE: A draft policy for pedestrian safety and convenience suggested by Pedestrians First, has focused on facilities required for foot over bridges and subways. In a letter addressed to the Pune Municipal Corporation, Pedestrians First, working for sustainable transport and road safety, has said that for FOB, the footpath should …
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that the right of giving relief on loudspeakers restrictions should be given to the district collector. The member of legislative assembly Madhuri Misal has given a letter to the state government in this regard. "There are restrictions on using the loudspeakers. The government …
PUNE: This year, automobiles in the city are expected to release an estimated 12.6 thousand tonne of particulate matter, which is less than 10 microns in size (PM10), marking a 35.71% increase from the levels in 2010. The drastic rise in vehicular pollution is far more than the increase in …
PUNE: For the dengue-causing Aedes aegypti mosquito, which has a very short flight and feeds on multiple hosts, high-rise buildings in the city with hundreds of flats offer a haven, say experts. As many as 108 of the 156 dengue cases till August 13, this year have emerged from the …
PUNE: Scientists at the city-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have found a more environment-friendly solution for household and big Ganapati idols made from plaster of Paris that are taken for immersion on Anant Chaturdashi. The liquid solution called 'Jal Abhishek', for sentiments' sake, can dissolve the idols and the residue …
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is finding it difficult to cater to the rising demand of water as resources with the corporation are limited, states the Environment Status Report (ESR), which reiterates the need for a metered water supply. "In the last few years, water supply has been under …
PUNE: After the success of 24x7 pilot water supply scheme in Yamunanagar area of Nigdi Pradhikaran, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is likely to expand the reach of the project to areas covering about 40% of Pimpri Chinchwad's population. The PCMC will soon appoint a consultant for the project, …
PUNE: The 7.1km Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor between Vishrantwadi and Sangamwadi, where trial runs have been going on for two days, is better than the pilot project launched nine years ago, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has claimed. What sets it apart is the branding and the uniformity …
Increased vehicles meant more sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide in air; noise pollution rose. The already congested city roads had to accommodate one-and-a-half lakh more two-wheelers and 36,000 new cars in 2014-15. The environment status report (ESR) for 2014-15, tabled by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) during its general body …
The Bombay High Court has asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) how it has issued permissions for cutting trees when the civic authority has not yet conducted a digitized tree census as directed by the court in an order passed in 2013. The issue came up last week before the …
PUNE: The thumping sound of your Bullet may not be music to the policeman's ears who could fine you for causing sound pollution. A total sum of Rs 36,000 has been collected from as many as 180 Bullet owners since Tuesday. The traffic police started the special drive after receiving …
PUNE: Come September and pandals erected for Ganesh Utsav will once again lead to traffic jams. This year, however, citizens can hope for a congestion-free festival. For the first time, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has come out with a stringent policy which restricts blocking of roads for putting up …
PUNE: Welcoming the new guidelines by the ministry of road transport and highways regarding pedestrian facilities on national highways passing through urban areas, Pedestrians First, working into issues concerning safety of pedestrians, said the step was badly needed as national highway authority officials normally refuse to give special treatment for …
PUNE: In the waters of the Mula river resides a microscopic animal that usually lives independently, if the water becomes polluted, it swims across to its predator and clings on to it. Though the reason for this strange behaviour is unknown, it can certainly be used to determine if the …
The winds are blowing in favour of a 50-acre forest land plot in Pimpri Sandas, located about 40 km from the city off the Pune-Ahmednagar highway, for a new garbage dump for the city. Union minister for environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said his ministry was …
Civic chief says the state govt has asked it to act as a consultant. To leverage the good work done by the civic body in solid waste management, the state government has urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to act as consultant for other cities in the state for solid …
PUNE: People's proactive role in protection and conservation of lakes in cities like Pune (Katraj and Lakaki lakes), Kolhapur and Bengaluru among others places has drawn the Centre's attention to the need for public participation in saving water bodies. The government now wants the local residents to join hands to …
PUNE: Buses running on biofuels in cities like Pune and Kolhapur will soon become a reality if the central government's ambitious 'Green Bus' project goes according to plan. Union minister of road transport and highway Nitin Gadkari has asked the state government to prepare a plan to introduce green buses …
Aim to set up real-time air quality monitoring stations defeated: Draft audit inspection report. Needless delays in executing projects have led to the worsening of air quality across several cities in the country and a new draft audit inspection report shows that the purpose of setting up continuous real time …
