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 …
Other causes of maternal deaths include haemorrhage, sepsis, heart disease and anaemia. Sabne said of the 164 maternal deaths registered with hospitals in the city, a total of 50 women were residents of Pune.The others were from the surrounding areas. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) was the main cause behind most of …
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body has invited social groups to contribute to this year’s environment status report to be submitted on July 31 by giving suggestions. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department chief, Sanjay Kulkarni, said, “The municipal corporation has started preparing the report as per the guidelines …
Pune: Experts associated with the Indian Academy of Paediatrics’ (IAP) city chapter have extended full support to the government’s immunisation efforts to save lives of children below five from vaccine-preventable diseases. The country’s aim is to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by reducing neonatal mortality to at least as low …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vishal Arinjay Shah Vs. Suo Samita Pradeep Shah & Others dated 19/04/2018 regarding development/construction activity being carried out at Vadgaon Budruk, Pune under the name Grand Horizon. The question that arises for consideration is whether the Project Proponent is right …
As many as 1,306 hospitals, clinics and laboratories are registered to notify TB cases with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), but from January till March this year, only eight hospitals have reported new patients. Clinical establishments in the city have to actively notify cases of tuberculosis (TB) to the Pune …
NEW DELHI: As part of its dedicated air pollution abatement programme for 100 polluting cities, the Centre has formulated a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to fight the menace through a long-term strategy. The programme focuses on target oriented approach with specific time-lines to reduce various pollutants in cities including …
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has told the civic administration to conduct an inquiry into alleged lapses in the tree census, under way in the city for the past two years. Shivajinagar MLA Vijay Kale had raised the issue in the ongoing budget session of the state assembly. He said …
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body’s budget document, presented by municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar last week, has suggested appointment of environmental consultants for undertaking biodiversity studies and preparing local biodiversity strategy action plan in Pimpri Chinchwad city. The document states that consultants have to assess green spaces, prepare citizens’ biodiversity register …
Pune: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can save around Rs 1 crore annually on electricity bills thanks to the civic body's plan to install solar power plants on civic properties. As many as 14 rooftops solar plants will be set up on PMC buildings. "We have given approval for the project. …
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will soon stop accepting wet waste from bulk garbage generators such as housing societies, hotels, colleges and restaurants. Officials said by March 31, bulk generators should have their own wet waste disposal system within premises. The rule applies to businesses and individuals …
Pune: Constable Satish (name changed) flinches every time a car horn blares at him at one of the junctions in the city where he mans traffic. Often, he has a hard time sleeping as the sound of horns keeps echoing in his ears. To gauge the effect of constant honking …
The PMC is also trying to identify more civic buildings to generate additional 176 KWP to achieve its target of 1 MW of solar energy via rooftop solar panels. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is going to sign an agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India to generate 824 …
PUNE: The lead applicant in the Pune Metro Rail matter before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in Pune has raised a strong exception to a three-member expert committee's final report on the impact of the Metro's construction on the Mutha river bed. The green tribunal had constituted the committee …
Pune: With Pune station generating more than 2lakh kilowatt (KW) of solar power, senior officials have said that equipment capable of generating 1.2 MWp (megawatt peak) of power will be installed at different spots under Pune division. "The Pune division has been concentrating on power from solar energy and many …
IT firm employee Sameer Gole would not travel by bus unless they look good. Till the facilities improve, he would vroom to his workplace on his two-wheeler. "I don't find the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses appealing enough. Most of them are in a pathetic condition. Can PMPML …
As many as 600 shops in Pimple Saudagar area in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will shun the use of plastic bags and switch to bags made of cloth. At the turn of calendar year to 2018, Pimple Saudagar in the twin town will arguably become the first suburban area …
For the project, the PMC has started the process to appoint consultants for the Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIS) and the Environmental Management Action Plan (EMAP). The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has restarted the process to develop the 2.1-km Link Road between Balbharati and Paud Phata, two years after …
The additional cost incurred for either completely scrapping the engine-run vehicles or replacing engines can now be saved, the team said. Black soot and harmful gases emitted from the exhaust of public buses and heavy vehicles operating on diesel engines seem set to reduce substantially, thereby not just reducing the …
PUNE: Several railway stations under the Pune division will soon be able to generate solar power. "The ministry of railways plans to introduce solar panels at different railway stations. The central railway has been allotted 9.2MW of solar power. Of this, 1.115MW will be generated in the Pune division. We …
PUNE: A Swiss-based process automation company recently installed an effluent quality monitoring system (EQMS) at Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)'s Ranjangaon government-facilitated central effluent treatment plant (CETP). Sources said that real time monitoring of the treatment system will ensure regulatory compliance and reduce the risk of effluents discharge.EQMS-based process automation …
