The city generates 2,100 tonnes of solid waste every day, of which 1,078 tonnes is processed, and there are plans to set up seven plants to process the remaining amount. The Pune Municipal Corporation’s
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to conduct various public awareness drives to check the rising pollution within its limits. The decision was taken following
PUNE: Young adults in the city have been the worst hit by the dengue this year. The highest number of dengue cases have been reported from among people in the age group of 25-34 years (140), followed
Pune: A group of six law students has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench seeking directions to the government authorities to identify used condoms as a distinct waste and formulate a policy/strategy
Pune: Justice Sonam Wangdi, judicial member of the Pune bench of National Green Tribunal, said here on Sunday that ensuring the apt development of environment was key to achieving progress and development
The state government was unable to give a satisfactory reply, which prompted Shiv Sena legislator Nilam Gorhe, NCP’s Hemant Takale and Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde to attack the government for
In areas under the Pune Municipal Corporation, officials have registered a total of 1,105 new TB patients from January to April this year. Of these, 1,010 were tested for HIV and 43 were found to be positive
In a first such initiative in Maharashtra's prisons, the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune has reduced the usage of LPG by opting for an energy-efficient solar cooking system. This switch to a solar steam-based
Pimpri Chinchwad: A social activist is up in arms about alleged unauthorized tree cutting on land belonging to the state animal husbandry department. Datta Saikar said he will write to chief minister
Pune: City-based environmentalists and NGOs have slammed the Centre’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) draft. They said it mentioned few essential pollution control measures and set no targets. The
