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 …
Puneites Keen On Saving Energy, Banning Plastic Gadgil Talks About Western Ghats That Protect Rare Species The Nyati Environ Cooperative Housing Society in Tingrenagar has managed to reduce its monthly electricity bill by half, simply by tweaking its power plans and adopting a greener behaviour. Installation of an energy-efficient sewage …
Delhi appears to be more environment conscious than Mumbai and Pune as Delhiites largely would like the government to prioritize environmental protection over its development objectives. An environment survey, conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) across eight cities, on Tuesday revealed that over 50 per cent of respondents …
Where power cables are not viable, the sun will light up the streets at night. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is getting ready to install solar streetlights in slum settlements. The civic body is taking a cue from central and state governments providing solar power in remote villages. “The project …
Pune: Do you often complain that the water supply to your area is too less? If yes, you would be surprised to know that barring a few fringe areas of the city, most water ‘auditors’ concur that housing societies in Pune receive an average of 150 litres a day per …
PUNE: The enforcement of six road-safety measures, including helmet and seat belt compulsion, will be part of the report that the Maharashtra government will submit before the Supreme Court-appointed committee in the next three months. The traffic branch of the Pune police has decided to step up the awareness drive …
Tells builders to file affidavit with regards to illegal constructions on Katraj hill Pune: The National Green Tribunal Bench (western zone) has summoned the district collector, commissioners of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), following a complaint filed against them for failing to stop rampant …
Lending an helping hand to make the city garbage free, Persistent Foundation joined hands with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and NGO Janwani to provide for funds and manpower to spread awareness about the ambitious 'Zero Garbage Ward' project. The project that was launched on pilot basis in 2011 starting from …
PUNE: Few doctors complying with the government diktat to report measles cases to local health officials may turn out to be a big hurdle as authorities step up surveillance with an aim to eradicate the disease. Having earned the polio-free tag earlier this year, the Union government has stepped up …
Year-Long Survey Finds High Pollutant Levels Particularly In Winter Pune: Breathing in areas such as Hadapsar, Shivajinagar or Katraj, can pose health problems, particularly to those vulnerable to respiratory conditions as pollution levels have been found to be the highest in these parts of the city. The Indian Institute of …
Pimpri Chinchwad has over 4,200 unmetered water connections belonging to former corporators, educational institutions, cooperative banks, commercial establishments among others, stated the municipal corporation in response to a RTI query. Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the …
Pune: The progress of five sustainable urban transport projects in the country including the BRTS project in Pimpri Chinchwad will be evaluated through an internal audit. All five are green transport projects being implemented by the ministry of urban development, with support from Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) sustainable urban transport …
NIV Study Probes Severe Pink Eye Infection Seen In Last Two Outbreaks Pune:Scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) have confirmed the presence of adenovirus that caused viral conjunctivitis in Pune city during November-December 2013 and January -February 2014. This is only the second documented viral conjunctivitis outbreak in …
A policy for construction of public toilets and bathing facilities has been framed as part of the city sanitation plan by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). It includes rules for construction of toilets by builders, NGOs and others. V Kachi, deputy city engineer, PCMC, said plans were to construct …
Pune: A report from the commissioner, appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, to assess the status of trees along the Ghorpadi-Mundhwa Road is in tandem with tree activists’ views about blatant violation of tree conservation rules. “It may be limited to the status of trees along the Ghorpadi-Mundhwa …
Pune: In a letter to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), city’s police and traffic departments, Pedestrians First, a city-based organisation working for safe roads, suggested that one lane on Fergusson College Road be made vehicle-free in the evening on weekends. In its proposal, the organisation stated that one lane on …
People Could Pay Amount And Cut Trees Pune: The National Green Tribunal has asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to deposit Rs 6.40 crore collected by the civic body as fine from people for felling trees illegally in the city, in an escrow account. Escrow is money held by a …
The city needs a leader with a long-term vision to conserve its environment and take policy decisions that would help the city manage its limited resources more effectively, said green activists in the city. They said the general elections are held every five years, but the need of the hour …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Ors. Vs. Commissioner Pune Municipal Corporation & Ors. dated 16/04/2014 regarding dumping of debris and other materials and/or construction on the river bank and causing pollution and changing the course of the river …
Pune: Facing widespread criticism for trimming a pedestrian island at the UoP junction last week, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday compensated for its haphazard action by reconstructing the broken structure into a pedestrian refuge. In addition, a pedestrian crossing has been marked near the UoP bus stop to allow …
Pune: Experts in the city have demanded that vectorborne diseases like dengue be made ‘notifiable’ to curb their spread. The move comes against the backdrop of rising cases of dengue in the state in the last three years. “The current burden of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya in …
