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Pavana pollution case: NGT seeks EDC assessment against industries, pulls up authorities over lack of timelines

India, April 14 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to assess environmental damage compensation (EDC) against industries found discharging ... Read More


Pune escapes heat wave alert, dry weather over nedxt 48 hrs

India, April 14 -- Despite a heat wave alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), New Delhi, for several districts across Maharashtra, Pune is unlikely to see a sharp rise in temperatu... Read More


Pune forest dept considering replicating Rajasthan's Jawai model in Junnar

India, April 10 -- With growing incidents of human-leopard conflict in parts of Maharashtra such as Junnar - which is characterised by frequent leopard movement across human-dominated landscapes - the... Read More


Bio-enzymes not to be used for cleaning natural water bodies: CPCB

India, April 8 -- The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on April 2 submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) its findings that bio-enzymes and similar chemical substances should not be used ... Read More


Two new tigers identified in Radhanagari wildlife sanctuary, taking total count to nine

India, April 7 -- In a shot in the arm for wildlife conservation efforts in western Maharashtra, the Radhanagari wildlife sanctuary, which is part of the Sahyadri tiger reserve (STR), has recorded the... Read More


At 33.7degC, Pune records lowest daytime temperature in April since 2016

India, April 6 -- Following an intense spell of rainfall in late March and early April, the city is witnessing an unusual dip in daytime temperatures while nights remain warmer than usual. On Sunday, ... Read More


Woman killed as record April rain batters Pune

India, April 3 -- City logs highest-ever single-day April downpour, surpassing the previous record set on April 4, 1896 PUNE: A woman was killed and two other persons were injured after a tree collap... Read More


Woman killed as record April rain batters Pune

Pune, April 3 -- A woman was killed and two other persons were injured after a tree collapsed on Sinhagad road as Pune witnessed its highest-ever single-day rainfall for April, with the unseasonal hea... Read More


Pune records wettest April day in 130 years

India, April 3 -- A woman was killed and two other persons were injured after a tree collapsed on Sinhagad road as Pune witnessed its highest-ever single-day rainfall for April, with the unseasonal do... Read More


Unseasonal rain, hailstorms lash Pune; Pashan records 46mm rainfall

India, March 31 -- In keeping with the forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune on Monday witnessed intense unseasonal rainfall accompanied by hailstorms in several parts of ... Read More