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 …
The state unit of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (Credai) has demanded that the size of projects that need environment clearances be increased from the existing 20,000 sq m to 1 lakh sq m. Credai Maharashtra has made an appeal in this regard to chief minister …
The Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has directed the principal secretary of the state urban development department to issue appropriate directions to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to implement the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) rules, 2011, in letter and spirit. The ministry has also sent a …
City politicians will have to change their stand on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and cycle tracks if they want Pune to be a part of the Union government's 'smart city' plan, which makes it mandatory for cities to have a robust transport system and encroachment-free cycle tracks and …
A landfill site for garbage disposal seems to be eluding Pune Municipal Corporation. After the district administration handed over a list of stone quarries to the Corporation to make a choice, the civic administration zeroed in on a 25-hectare land in Moshi in the jurisdiction of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Even …
An efficient and reliable public transport, which citizens in Pune sorely miss, could take shape if the new draft road transport and safety bill, likely to be tabled in the winter session of the Parliament, gets cleared. The new bill focuses on developing an integrated, safe and sustainable transport system …
PMC Failed In Vector Surveillance The civic body's poor handling of dengue has drawn flak from civil society members and health activists, who have demanded that it should compensate families who have lost a member to dengue and also bear the expenses of hospitalisation of those admitted in private hospitals. …
Doubts Test's Accuracy To Detect Infection, Fears Wrong Treatment To Negative Cases The health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has urged the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to ban the sale of rapid diagnostic test kits for dengue, which are primarily used by private hospitals and pathology laboratories …
Waistlines of young children in Pune city are expanding, and experts warn that if lifestyle modifications and early medical interventions are not initiated, these children will be at the risk of various health problems early in their adulthood. Pune-based Chest Research Foundation (CRF), in collaboration with the Symbiosis International University, …
PUNE: The obesity epidemic is generally attributed to excess caloric intake, diet composition, poor physical activity and genetic susceptibility. However, the near doubling in the prevalence of obesity and overweight children over the last three decades cannot be explained by these traditional factors alone. Experts in the field now suggest …
The unexpected rains in the city on Saturday brought down the air pollution levels after Diwali celebrations to within permissible limits in some areas. The temperatures, however, remained low on Sunday and no rain till evening allowed the pollution levels to rise again. “The average PM 2.5 level in the …
Diwali will be a noisy affair this year, at least in Pune, as most of the fireworks that have failed the tests across the nation by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (Peso) have already entered the city's market. Upon interviewing several firecracker vendors in Pune, TOI found that these …
Hadapsar, Shivajinagar Set To Be Most Polluted If you live in Hadapsar, Shivajinagar or Alandi and suffer from asthma or some other respiratory disease, you may consider going out of town as these areas are likely to witness the highest rise in pollution levels during Diwali celebrations, stated the System …
The city is expected to witness a 40 per cent shortfall in the supply of housing units by the end of 2018. While it would require an additional 1,91,200 housing units, the supply is likely to be around 77,500 units, said a study conducted by global real estate consultancy firm …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized adulterated sweets and its ingredients worth Rs 17.40 lakh and drawn over 373 samples for tests in the last 14 days. Be it excess use of edible colours or cleverly substituting pistachio with coloured groundnut flakes, adulteration in sweets is rampant in …
A total of 194 species of birds were found in Pimpri Chinchwad in a recent survey conducted by Swastishree, an organization that works on conservation, public awareness and education on nature. One of the bird species, the Forest Wagtail, which has never been recorded to be found in other parts …
There is a spurt in viral conjunctivitis cases in the city in the last few days and doctors attribute it to the fluctuating temperatures and weather changes, which have made it conducive for the virus to spread. Adenoviral conjunctivitis causes a swollen and red eye. Patients with conjunctivitis usually recover …
Stress On Local-Level Planning As the Union government unfolds its long-term plans for planned development of urban centres, experts warn that poorly managed urbanization can be detrimental to sustainable development of cities like Pune. The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and The Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJI) held …
The Union ministry of urban development's observations on the proposed metro project has prompted NGOs to urge the Centre to approve the project only after an elaborate scrutiny. The Union ministry had sought the state government's response on issues like cost escalation for underground tunnel. Though the state responded last …
The Pune Municipal Corporation is aiming for `zero maternal deaths' in civic hospitals and maternity homes. Civic officials will also undertake awareness drives in slums, municipal schools and other parts of the city. “The PMC will gather information on reasons behind maternal deaths in civic-run maternity homes,“ PMC additional commissioner …
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has sought 250 acres from the state to create a solid waste disposal facility which will serve the city till 2041.Speaking to TOI, Sanjay Kulkarni, executive engineer, said the demand was been with the district collector since last year. Kulkarni said, “ A letter …
