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Widespread rainfall in Maha for next 24 hours; Pune city on yellow alert

India, Aug. 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday, August 18, issued rainfall warnings across Maharashtra for the next five days. As per the colour-coded warning, the state is like... Read More


Plastic waste posing serious threat to wildlife in grasslands; experts call for immediate intervention

India, Aug. 18 -- Experts and conservationists have sounded an alarm over the rising threat posed by plastic waste to wild animals in the region's grasslands such as wolves, hyenas, wild dogs, blackbu... Read More


Maha declares five monuments as state-protected

India, Aug. 18 -- In a bid to preserve the state's history and culture, the Maharashtra government on August 14 issued a notification declaring five historical sites in western Maharashtra as state-pr... Read More


Forest dept. launches mobile app for tourist entry at Sinhagad fort

India, Aug. 18 -- After a delay of nearly three months, the forest department on August 12 launched its much-anticipated mobile application (app) for regulating tourist entry at Sinhagad fort. The app... Read More


NGT slaps rRs.r25k fine on pvt firm for response delay in EDC case

India, Aug. 17 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone Bench, Pune, has imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 on private rubber manufacturing company located in Talegaon Dabhade after it failed to su... Read More


NGT pulls up Lonavla civic council over inaction on encroachments in Indrayani River

India, Aug. 17 -- The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) Western Zone Bench in Pune has expressed concern over illegal constructions along the Indrayani River in Lonavla, despite earlier demolition order... Read More


NGT directs Pune police to submit report on last year's Ganesh festival noise violations

India, Aug. 15 -- The western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), during a hearing on August 13, directed Pune police to submit a comprehensive report detailing the actions taken to address no... Read More


Rainfall activity expected to pick up across Maha ahead of I-Day

India, Aug. 13 -- After a brief lag, rainfall activity is expected to pick up across the state ahead of Independence Day. As per the India Meteorological Department's (IMD's) latest forecast issued on... Read More


Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology to launch study on deep convective clouds, hail formation

Pune, Aug. 13 -- The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's (IITM) next phase of airborne research under its flagship Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment (CAIPEEX) w... Read More


IITM to launch study on deep convective clouds, hail formation

India, Aug. 12 -- The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's (IITM) next phase of airborne research under its flagship Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment (CAIPEEX) ... Read More