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: The rising cases of dengue have once again exposed the half-hearted surveillance work undertaken by the civic body. As per the norms of the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expected to inspect 10% of the population every month that comes to around four …
Last year too, the Bombay High Court had observed that religious festivals should be celebrated in a meaningful manner so that no inconvenience is caused to others. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) is revising its guidelines on religious festivals and wedding halls to control noise pollution. PK Mirashe, assistant …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in the city has directed the state government to file district-wise reports, within a month, on the legal action taken against open marriage halls and lawns that cause noise pollution by using Dolby sound system and amplifiers. "The report solicited will help us in …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is likely to hear an application against the construction of truck terminals in Khalapur, off the Pune-Mumbai expressway. It is alleged that the presence of terminals is in violation of environmental norms and the enactment controlling pollution of water. A vacation bench of the tribunal …
Panic gripped a posh society in Bavdhan after one of its residents tested positive for dengue recently, which immediately triggered many others to make a beeline for their doctors' appointment. The society, Viva Hallmark in Patilnagar, houses 215-odd families who attributed the rise in mosquito-borne diseases to the society's poor …
Forest department has planted 13 lakh saplings and other departments 7 lakh With shortage of manpower, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) garden department, entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the tree plantation drive undertaken by the state government, urged the other civic departments to pitch in to achieve its target …
While the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has embarked upon the ambitious project of beautification of the River Mutha—one of the most polluted rivers— and set a patrolling squad in place to protect the river, the dedicated squad of 17 ex-servicemen is struggling for its own sustenance with no civic department …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sujal Sahakari Gruha Rachana Sanstha Maryadit Vs The Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation & Others dated 04/07/2016 regarding noise pollution caused by Mangal Karyalayas, Marriage Halls/Lawns at D.P. Road, Pune. Tribunal directs MPCB to submit Environment Status …
PUNE: Doing their bit to show they care for the environment forms a major part of a few corporators' busy schedule since they believe in leading by example. In fact, corporators Vaishali Bankar and Meenal Saravade regularly carpool on their commute to work. Like the corporators, Puneites are increasingly seeing …
Pimpri Chinchwad: Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Dinesh Waghmare has directed the drainage department to take steps to ensure that untreated sewage is not released in the Pavana river. Executive engineer Sanjay Kulkarni told TOI that Waghmare gave the directive after inspecting the river at several points within the municipal limits. …
PUNE: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (GEF-UNIDO) is implementing a global environment facility supported project 'Promoting business models for increasing penetration and scaling up of solar energy' in partnership with the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE). A series of awareness generation workshops are being organized in several …
Pune: Pollution levels in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar may be among the worst, but Maharashtra is also among the states where the air quality is horrendous and responsible for people's deaths. Closer home in Pune, experts said dust, vehicular emissions and industrial emissions are mostly responsible for …
Already forced to use extra purifying agents for its depleting reserves in dams, the civic body may soon have to resort to the dead stock in Khadakwasla Even as rain clouds gather tantalisingly on the horizon, only to disperse within hours, the water crisis has the city in a stranglehold. …
Pune: The much-talked about Mula-Mutha river restoration plan of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expected to be ready by the year end. The PMC has planned to complete the draft in the next five months, Pune municipal commissioner Kunal Kumar told reporters. PMC has begun public consultation for the …
PUNE: Adhering to the orders of the state Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Dixeet, the city police have started forming teams to monitor and keep a check on the noise pollution in the city limits. The police have identified the critical spots and roads which are generally used by …
Pune: A cycle policy for the city is set to roll soon. The civic administration will develop cycle tracks spread over 100km in different areas in one year and make the policy a part of the development plan. "Under the plan, we will review the existing cycle tracks and make …
Pune: While a number of accidents took place on the Nagar road BRTS corridor last month, the Pune Municipal Corporation has planned to build 5 foot over bridges to prevent accidents. However, NGO Nagrik Chetna Manch has said, ``the latest plan to build the foot over bridges is nothing but …
Pune: The National Green Tribunal bench here has censured the Pune Municipal Corporation for making contradictory claims over building permission given to a mega residential-cum-commercial project at Vadgaon-Budruk, off Sinhagad Road, despite the project developer having not secured an environmental clearance. The bench of Justice Jawad Rahim and expert member …
A recent controversy surrounding the bread states that the daily staple contains carcinogens. A study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that more than 84 per cent bread, which includes sliced bread, multi-grain and whole wheat variety, burger buns, pav as well as pizza bases, available in the …
Pune: The western region bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has aired its displeasure over the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) failure to submit a report on how the sound pollution level of sirens and noise generated by vehicles is measured. The tribunal was hearing a petition by …
