Committee Report in OA No.46/2018 (WZ) (Joint Forest Management Committee V/s The Principal Secretary, Revenue & Forest Deptt. & Ors.) There is environmental destruction caused due to dumping of debris of the rocks cut for establishment of statue of Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. The statue has been carved out of the …
Nashik: The majestic Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) are vanishing from sight, at least in the Nashik region. According to forest officials, not a single GIB has been spotted in the region since 2007. Officials said three GIBs were seen in the Ozar air strip that year. In 2014, the forest …
Mumbai, Pune among cities with high air, noise pollution, says survey. Major cities in Maharashtra such as Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Nagpur have registered high air pollution levels in 2015, as per the economic survey released this week. The levels of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and respirable suspended particulate matter …
NASHIK: A private agency hired by the civic body for its botanical garden project in Pandavleni came under the scanner of the green activists on Thursday for cutting 46 trees at the location without prior permission from the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (FDCML). The private contractor illegally cut …
Pune: Nagpur and Chandrapur will get the first heat action plan in Maharashtra by March 15, but in view of the rising temperatures, other districts will also receive similar plans to help them cope during the summer. The heat action plan is an extensive system where meteorologists, local administration and …
NASHIK: During a brainstorming session on the rejuvenation of river Godavari by city-based activists and experts, Deepak Naik chairman of Maharashtra State Economic Development Council and Rekha Somalia, director Naik Environmental Research Institute Ltd, a committee was formed to work towards reviving the river. Naik is an expert in river …
According to data from the union environment ministry and Solapur district administration, there was a massive revenue increase of Rs.50 crores in the 2013-14 financial year due to e-auctioning, spike in fines and fool proof monitoring. Three years after the apex court ordered Centre to formulate fresh guidelines on mining …
NASHIK: The tribal development department has proposed Rs 464.72 crore outlay for Tribal development plan in Nashik district for the year 2016-17. The tribal development minister Vishnu Sawra and principal secretary Rajgopal Deora who conducted the meeting at Nashik sanctioned the same. Off the collective outlay of Rs 464.72 core …
With 610 deaths in just two months, State records highest ever number of suicides by farmers Suicides by farmers touched a grim high in 2015. The year that had recorded 2,590 suicides until October -- the higher ever since 2001 -- went on to register 610 more deaths in just …
Nashik: Repeated appeals by the civic administration and green activists have failed to keep a check on people from burning waste along the roads. Even some upmarket areas in the city are no exception. Burning roadside waste is a perennial problem that was controlled to a great extent during the …
Two months since the Godavari was cleaned, the river is back to being a murky nullah choked with household waste, plastic and puja material dumped into it Two months since the G o d ava r i w a s cleaned for the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the river is …
The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) upheld the decision of the Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation (GMIDC) to release 12.84 TMC water from upstream dams in Ahmednagar and districts for the Jayakwadi irrigation project. The body has also ordered implementation of the GGMIDC order dated October 17, asking upstream …
The on-going battle for equitable distribution of water is likely to intensify in coming days as an action committee demanding release of water in Jayakwadi dam from the upstream Godavari basin on Tuesday said it would take out huge rally on November 6 to press for the cause. The Marathwada …
NASHIK: Swine flu has, so far, claimed 78 lives in the district this year. As many as 22 deaths among them were reported from the Nashik civil hospital, while 56 were at private hospitals. The 78 deaths until September 12 this year are twice the number of the highest deaths …
NASHIK: Waking up to their responsibility towards the environment, the industrial bodies of Nashik have come together to launch a green project in the district under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. As suggested by deputy labour commissioner R S Jadhav, the Nashik Industries & Manufacturers' Association (NIMA) and the …
NASHIK: Bouyed by the 'Green Kumbh' idea, civic officials carried out extensive cleanliness campaigns for a couple of days before the first holy dip while environment activists distributed cloth carry bags to pilgrims. That did not prevent pilgrims or sadhus from using plastic, an environmentally hazardous product. The Kumbh was …
NASHIK: A former Filipino diplomat-turned-climate activist is set to visit Nashik on August 31 during the Kumbh Mela. Currently in India, Yeb Sano, who started the People's Pilgrimage walk from his homeland in the Philippines in May, is expected in Nashik soon with the motive to reach out to the …
NASHIK: Kick the butt and let people enjoy their right to breathe. The message of the anti-tobacco campaign launched by some city-based social activists from Independence Day is loud and clear — let there be a pollution-free air for children, smoking zones and removal of all 'pan' stalls near schools …
NASHIK: Four farmers have committed suicide in last four days starting July 10, taking the district toll to 28 suicides this year. A farmer each from the Chandwad, Dindori, Malegaon and Yeola talukas have committed suicide either by consuming poison or hanging themselves, a senior deputy collector said, adding that …
Maharashtra government has set aside a Rs 2,500 crore budget and engaged 22 departments in planning to provide water, power, lodging, security and transport in the Kumbh Mela starting in Nashik on July 14. The Maharashtra government has set aside a Rs 2,500 crore budget and engaged 22 departments in …
Expressing serious concern over pollution in Godavari river in view of the forthcoming Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra government to inform it within a week what contingency plans it had formulated to clean the river water. A bench headed by Justice Abhay …
