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 …
Pune, September 19 A new machine for autorickshaws is set to serve a three-fold purpose: raise fuel efficiency by 30 per cent, reduce pollution levels and increase the driver
Pune, September 16 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Pune Zilla Parishad Secondary School Section will hold a special programme to celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer on Wednesday. An educational tool for creating awareness about Ozone depletion and climate change among students will be …
Pune, September 16 Army hurdle over, natural gas by first week of October Pune is all set to get piped Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in time for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). With the Army having given clearance for the Dehu Road stretch of the pipeline project, Gas Authority of …
Pune, September 15 Used syringes, needles, bandages, body parts pile up at city hospitals, with no place to dump the waste in It was a crackdown on a racket involved in the disposal of spray cans, but it is hospitals that are suffering
Pune, September 10 The latest to join the green brigade in the city, the jewellers may gift every customer, who purchase gold from them on Dassera (buying gold on Dassera is considered auspicious), a Shami tree sapling. The Department of Social Forestry has proposed to distribute about one lakh saplings …
Pune, September 07 Glitch at Loni terminal server cuts off supply, repair staff work on holiday A technical glitch at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) server at the Loni terminal affected diesel supply to the city, creating a sudden shortage. The glitch happened on Saturday and forced officials at …
Pune, September 05 Kumar Sublime, a project by Kumar Builders at Kondhwa, received the prestigious five-star eco-housing rating certificate from Municipal Commissioner at a function held recently. Arun Nigvekar and Prashant were among those presenton the occasion. The certification has been initiated for the first time in the city. For …
Pune, August 27 Use soluble clay and vegetable dyes to make 20,000 idols for festival The forthcoming Ganesh festival may be an environment-friendly one, thanks to the efforts of the Directorate of Social Forestry through its National Green Corps (NGC). Over 800 schools across the state have made 20,000 eco-friendly …
Pune, August 25 Civic body proposes to raise Rs 2,600-crore urban transport fund for metro, Rs 2,300 crore for ring road land acquisition The long awaited public transport system to resolve the traffic woes of the city is finally on its way. On Monday, the state government asked the Pune …
Pune, August 19 In a major relief to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the Union government on Tuesday approved Rs 511 crore additional funds for roadwork, including BRTS, being implemented under JNNURM. Of this, the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) roads get Rs 165 crore though there are only about 50 days …
Pune, August 13 Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials need no longer shuttle between Delhi and Pune for review meetings on the progress of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects. The last review meeting on Tuesday saw PCMC and JNNURM officials on a video-conference for the first time. Both …
Pune, August 03 As part of its initiative to make cantonment areas greener, the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) has organised a mass tree plantation drive on the premises of the Race Course. On August 5, a total of 3,000 saplings will be planted at various spots inside the Race Course …
Pune, August 1 Rs 3.19 crore deposit money collected for tree-felling lying unclaimed with PMC While on the one hand, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is setting up bio-diversity parks and joint forest management programmes, on the other, it seems to be surprisingly slack when it comes to persuading people …
Is urban public transport subsidised more than its private counterpart? Through a case study of urban transport in Pune, this article demonstrates that car and two-wheeler users receive larger subsidies than bus users when all costs imposed by transport modes are considered.
This paper by Prayas Energy Group exposes the hidden subsidies enjoyed by users of cars and two wheelers, thus marginalizing the needier sections. It uses a case study of urban transport in Pune to show that a bus user is much less subsidized than a car or a two-wheeler user. …
Global carmakers and others who fight a feverish technology battle to push hydrogen as affordable and clean fuel in their vehicles may soon have an Indian research team to thank. Scientists led by K. Vijayamohanan Pillai at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune have tweaked a material that is …
