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After Chandrapur, deepfake wildlife scare hits Pune district

India, Nov. 12 -- After incidents in Chandrapur, the Pune Forest Department is now facing a new kind of wildlife scare, this time, a deepfake. On November 10, a viral image claiming to show a tiger on... Read More


Pune records season's lowest temperature

India, Nov. 11 -- Pune continued to experience a dip in minimum temperatures on Monday, signalling the onset of cooler weather across the region. The city recorded a nighttime low of 13.2degC - the co... Read More


Rise in leopard attacks forces farmers to wear spiked neck bands

India, Nov. 10 -- The rise in leopard- sightings and attacks across Shirur and Junnar tehsils has forced farmers to resort to an unusual precaution - wearing spiked neck bands while working in sugarca... Read More


IITM study finds land retains rainfall memory for up to 35 days

India, Nov. 9 -- A new study by scientists from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has decoded how long land "remembers" past rainfall events, offering deeper insights into how... Read More


Cooler mornings ahead as mercury dips across Pune district

India, Nov. 9 -- Winter chill has finally begun to set in across Pune and its surrounding areas, with minimum temperatures dropping by one to two degrees Celsius over the past two to three days. The I... Read More


Eknath Shinde visits Pimparkhed, promises to make area leopard-free

India, Nov. 7 -- Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday, November 6, visited Pimparkhed village in Shirur tehsil to meet the family of 10-year-old Rohan Bombe, killed in a leopard... Read More


'Had no other choice': Leopard behind 3 fatal attacks shot dead

PUNE, Nov. 6 -- A six-year-old male leopard, believed to be behind three fatal attacks in Pune district's Pimparkhed and nearby villages, was shot dead late on Tuesday night - ending a 20-day reign of... Read More


Pune Leopard shot dead after three fatal attacks; Meet the men who pulled the trigger

India, Nov. 6 -- A six-year-old male leopard, believed to be behind three fatal attacks in Pune district's Pimparkhed and nearby villages, was shot dead late on Tuesday night - ending a 20-day reign o... Read More


Leopard shot dead after three fatal attacks; Meet the men who pulled the trigger

India, Nov. 6 -- A six-year-old male leopard, believed to be behind three fatal attacks in Pune district's Pimparkhed and nearby villages, was shot dead late on Tuesday night - ending a 20-day reign o... Read More


Pune records dip in temperature, IMD predicts cooler days ahead

India, Nov. 6 -- After weeks of cloudy skies and unseasonal rainfall throughout October and early November, Pune is finally showing signs of winter. On November 5, the city experienced a dip in both m... Read More