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 Modi government’s vision of creating 100 smart cities will require an investment of over USD 150 billion over the next few years with private sector being a significant contributor, says a report by Deloitte, adding that nearly USD 120 billion will come from the private sector. The government has …
PUNE: The decision on generating about 1MW electricity from solar energy for 19 of the 100 odd civic buildings in the city has been postponed. The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) decided to postpone the call on this proposal. "The commissioner office has given the proposal and it …
Pune: A sandalwood tree worth Rs 20,000 was cut down early on Wednesday on the premises of Dr Jal Mehta Foundation in Kondhwa-Budruk. This is the second case of sandalwood tree theft in Kondhwa in the last 13 days. On January 7, suspects had chopped down a 12ft sandalwood tree …
PUNE: Assailed with traffic problems and pollution levels similar to Delhi's, there is an outside chance that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) may implement the odd and even vehicle on the road formula here. A proposal about such a scheme on an experimental basis was tabled on Monday before the City …
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plans to generate about 1MW electricity from solar energy for 19 of its roughly 100 buildings in the city. The project will be carried out in association with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which has identified vendors to install solar plants at …
PUNE: The cacophony of cars in congested business hubs of the city could be over soon. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has proposed vehicle-free zones in busy shopping areas of the city to curb traffic congestion and air pollution. The draft parking policy published by PMC states, "Vehicle-free zones may …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here has directed the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to jointly identify industries in the state that discharge effluents with higher fluoride content into treated waste water. The court also asked the two government bodies to …
Pune: Aditya Ranade's 10-month-old daughter finds it difficult to sleep during the day and the night, and it's got nothing to do with being fretful. The thundering of superbikes passing by Ranade's roadside home in Mayur Colony in Kothrud is the cause of her discomfort. The family is edgy, yet …
NGO expresses concern over high number of fatalities on city roads PUNE: Pedestrians First, a NGO, working for road safety and sustainable transport has expressed concern over the fact that more than 400 lives are lost every year on city roads. A total of 435 people lost their lives in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution. Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand would file a comprehensive affidavit stating …
With the temperature dropping to 6.6 degree Celsius in the city, bonfires being it in every nook and corner of the streets is a common sight. However, the civic body is now going to take strict action against those who burn dry waste which pollute the environment in these bonfires. …
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, irked with the zero noise violation figures of major cities during Navratri and Diwali, told the state government on Wednesday not to release such laughable data. "If all this data is made public people will laugh at you," said a bench of Justice Abhay Oka …
PUNE: The city's weather, moderate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, hardly needs much air conditioning, but the pace at which constructions are coming up and the building material used have increased the need for the cooling machines in the last two decades. Experts said Pune …
PUNE: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) plans to ramp up its investment in solar energy over the next few years, as it prepares to be included in the Smart Cantonment programme. The programme has borrowed and incorporated most of the criteria that must be fulfilled by a city to be …
Hyacinth, the breeding ground for mosquitoes and rising dengue cases, has made the standing committee of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) sit up. Its members have directed the health and environment departments to remove the weed from Pavana, Indrayani and Mula rivers. Committee chairman Atul Shitole said hyacinth in the …
PUNE: The city builders and town planners are divided over the proposal to increase the floor space index (FSI) in the development control (DC) rules for the old city area comprising 17 Peths and surrounding areas over 147.85 sq km. A section feels it would boost the construction activity and …
Area-wise map to help civic body curb disease once perceived as the disease of the poor neighbourhoods, dengue has now become a threat to affluent areas of the city like Ahmednagar Road, Kothrud, Tilak Road, Dhole Patil Road and Ghole Road. The latest report of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), …
PUNE: Pedestrian overbridges and elevators may soon reduce the risk of pedestrians being run over by traffic at important intersections of Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, including Shivaji Chowk and Wipro Circle in Hinjewadi Phase II. Software professionals working in the area have been demanding traffic signals and better traffic regulation …
As per Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune air is posing a threat to the health of citizens as it has 1 micro meter particulate matter in it. These particles of the smallest size directly enter the bodily system, not obstructed by any natural filter. Mostly caused by emissions from …
The western region bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to submit short-term and long-term action plans for disposal of nearly 1,600 metric tonne of garbage generated daily in the city. These plans will be discussed at a joint meeting called by …
