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

PUNE: The city is staring at a water crisis as dam levels are dropping rapidly and the demand for water tankers in rural as well as urban areas of the district is increasing steadily.

PUNE: City-based activists on Monday raised objections over cutting of 253 trees in the Swargate area and managed to stall the process undertaken by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), at least f

Over 65,000 birds across 26 species and many animals from nine species of mammals were killed in hailstorms that occurred between February and May this year in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.

PUNE: An audit report for the nine km Swargate-Hadapsar bus rapid transit system (BRTS) stretch has recommended that the PMPML take responsibility for preventing the entry of non-BRTS vehicles in t

The monsoon is expected to arrive in Pune on Monday , according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The Union urban development department will study all the incomplete projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and find a `solution' to get the works done.

PUNE: The slums in the city will promote the use of unconventional energy if the civic body's plan to use solar energy to power lights is approved.

More adults in the city are being diagnosed with measles infection with the majority falling under the age-group of 20-30 years.

PUNE: Ambulances, police vans and other vehicles operating during an emergency will not be allowed to make use of their sirens or multi-tone horns between 10pm and 6am, barring exceptional circumst