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Field survey on reserve forest land to begin on October 15

India, Oct. 15 -- Acting on directives from the Supreme Court, the Pune Forest Department will launch a field survey on October 15 to identify reserved forest land currently in the possession of the R... Read More


IUCN report flags western ghats as an area of significant concern

India, Oct. 15 -- In its latest 'World Heritage Outlook' report released on October 11, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - an international organisation working in the field o... Read More


Sugar Commissioner directs mills to implement safety measures amid leopard threat

India, Oct. 14 -- In the wake of rising human-leopard conflict in sugarcane-growing regions of Maharashtra, the state sugar commissioner has directed all cooperative and private sugar mills to immedia... Read More


Southwest monsoon withdraws from Maharashtra

India, Oct. 14 -- The southwest monsoon completely withdrew from remaining parts of Maharashtra by Monday, three days later than its normal withdrawal date of October 10. Meanwhile, the India Meteorol... Read More


5-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Shirur

PUNE, Oct. 13 -- A five-year-old girl, Shivanya Bombe, died in a leopard attack Sunday morning in the Pimparkhed village of Shirur tehsil, one of the hotspots for the human-leopard conflict in Pune di... Read More


Five-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Pune dist's Shirur tehsil

India, Oct. 13 -- A five-year-old girl, Shivanya Bombe, died in a leopard attack Sunday morning in the Pimparkhed village of Shirur tehsil, one of the hotspots for the human-leopard conflict in Pune d... Read More


Sudden spikes in air pollution levels on certain days without any apparent reason: Official

India, Oct. 12 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will install two new automatic air quality monitoring stations in Chikhali and Kasarwadi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad to study and analyse ... Read More


Southwest monsoon bids adieu to Maha on October 10

India, Oct. 11 -- Five days after its normal date of withdrawal from Maharashtra (October 5), the southwest monsoon began retreating from the state on Friday, October 10. After starting its retreat f... Read More


Parisar launches air quality data dashboard to strengthen public awareness

India, Oct. 10 -- Civil society organisation Parisar on Thursday launched the Pune Air Quality Dashboard as part of public awareness initiative. The interactive platform brings together real-time data... Read More


Rain back after a week, may be last spell of southwest monsoon

India, Oct. 9 -- After a short gap of one week, the rain returned to Pune city on October 8. However, this might be the last spell of the southwest monsoon as the state will soon experience the retrea... Read More