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Forest dept clear encroachment on 100 acres in Manchar

India, March 8 -- Junnar Forest Department on Wednesday removed encroachment over 100 acres of land in Kathapur Budruk village in the Manchar Forest range. The encroachment included residential facili... Read More


At 11.3degC, Pune records lowest minimum temp for March in last six years

India, March 8 -- At 11.3 degrees Celsius, Shivajinagar recorded the lowest minimum temperature for March in the last six years, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data . It was also the... Read More


First ever comparative study reveals that Covishield outperformed Covaxin

India, March 7 -- A first ever comparative study has revealed that Covishield outperformed Covaxin as vaccine during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study not only provides comparison data of both vaccines... Read More


Forest management committees appointed for hill safety in Pune

India, March 7 -- For regulation of forest areas on hills, the Pune forest department on March 4 has appointed five Urban Joint Forest Management Committees (UJFMC) in the city. The committees have pa... Read More


Central authority to take suo moto cognisance of leopard escape incident at Pune's Katraj Zoo

India, March 6 -- The central zoo authority is planning to take a suo moto cognisance of the leopard escape incident that took place at the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park at Katraj on March 4. "We will... Read More


After 40 hours of search, Katraj Zoo leopard captured from within facility

India, March 6 -- The non-stop intensive search operation involving multiple teams, drones and various techniques finally bore fruits after 40 hours as the eight-year-old male leopard, who escaped fro... Read More


Leopard escapes from Katraj facility, found, yet to be caught

India, March 4 -- A male leopard kept in quarantine at the Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WARRC) in the vicinity of Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park at Katraj escaped from the facility. Th... Read More


Leopard's head gets stuck in vessel, rescued after 5 hours

Pune, March 4 -- A male leopard was rescued by forest officials on Saturday after he got his head stuck in a metal vessel for almost five hours. The leopard was exhausted by the constant effort to fr... Read More


Pune forest dept ups vigilance to curb illegal activities

India, March 2 -- The forest department has instructed the guards to be more watchful within its limits in the light of visitors' safety after a video surfaced online of two girls found in an intoxica... Read More


Stray dog feeding points a headache for authorities

India, March 1 -- Frequent clashes between housing society residents and animal lovers over stray dog feeding points have become a headache for the authorities, that have received over 50 complaints o... Read More