Environment

Going green: Plastic-free zone coming closer to Pune

It seems that Pune is inching towards goal of a plastic-free city.

Publication Date: 
03/12/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Pune (D), Plastics, Maharashtra, Environment, Garbage, Solid Waste, Waste Management
Air Pollution

Festival over, but air quality continues to remain poor in city

SAFAR advises people with respiratory problems to stay indoors

Publication Date: 
07/11/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Festival, Air Pollution, Diwali, Maharashtra, Air Quality Monitoring, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Children, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10)
Environment

Noise pollution rises during Diwali, blame it on crackers

MPCB's noise level monitoring across 15 locations shows blatant violation of permissible limits during 3 days of festival

Publication Date: 
07/11/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Noise Pollution, Diwali, Festival, Environment, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Air Pollution

Hadapsar, Shivajinagar areas had maximum firecracker pollution

While Lakshmipujan was the day of Diwali when maximum air pollution was recorded in the city, the air over Hadapsar area was the most polluted due to bursting of firecrackers.

Publication Date: 
06/11/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Maharashtra, Festival, Diwali, Air Quality Monitoring, Health Effects, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Simplify laws for clearing major projects, demand city builders

Two days after the National Green Tribunal (western zone) fined two Mumbai developers for proposing small projects to bypass mandatory approval process by competent authorities and then expanding t

Publication Date: 
21/10/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Construction Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Pune (D), Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Green Tribunal penalises builders for filing malafide appeals

Mumbai, Thane builders approve small plans only to expand them, bypassing environment rules

Publication Date: 
18/10/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Construction Industry, Environment, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Mumbai, Thane (D), Environment Clearance (EC), Urbanisation, Habitat And Urbanisation
Forests

Tree census: PCMC to use GPS, GIS first time

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is ready to carry out a tree census after five years.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Trees, Forests, Maharashtra, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), High Court, Pune, Ecology
Water Pollution

Maintain purity of Chandrabhaga river water: Green Tribunal

Bench orders survey of industrial units, effluent treatment practices, other steps

Publication Date: 
28/08/2013
Daily News Analysis (Pune)
Tags:
Chandrabhaga, Rivers, Water Resources, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Pollution, River Pollution, Pune (D), Maharashtra, Industrial Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Disposal

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