Industries and local bodies will soon have to comply with 95% of environmental norms delineated by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) as per an enforcement policy drafted on directions
Diwali will be a noisy affair this year, at least in Pune, as most of the fireworks that have failed the tests across the nation by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (Peso) have alre
The National Green Tribunal, western zone bench, Pune, has come down heavily on the use of high-decibel firecrackers and directed the authorities concerned to form committees in each district to ta
PUNE: The air quality status data for Pune for 2013-14, released by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) recently, shows that several areas in the city have been recording pollution level
Fifteen of the 23 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) in the state are ill-equipped to process harmful industrial waste, says a report released by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB