Rahi Gaikwad

Mumbai: The closure of the Mumbai port and the suspension of cargo movement into the city have sparked fears of fuel shortage in Maharashtra. The port was closed on Sunday, a day after merchant vessel MSC Chitra collided with m.v.

The navy and the Coast Guard carried out anti-pollution operations for the third consecutive day today to check and neutralise the oil spill caused due to a collision between two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast.

Pune Minister for Water Resources Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the state government would soon declare a policy for promotion of solar energy
in the state to meet the power demands of the state.

Pune City anchor: Rudra Environmental Solutions to set up plant in Dhankawadi; will duplicate it in all 14 wards if successful

Up against a mountain of plastic waste in its jurisdiction even after a ban on use of plastic bags below 50 microns in thickness, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning a pilot project to convert plastic to fuel.

Pune Filling stations will be allowed in

Mumbai: Maharashtra government would soon appoint flying squads to check the disposal of e-waste, which has hazardous impact on the city's environment.

An announcement in this regard was made by minister of state for environment, Sachin Ahir in the Legislative Council last week.

Pune Residents in the vicinity of Khadki railway station have pointed out that despite the Maharashtra
Pollution Control Board (MPCB)

THE central power regulator has made it mandatory for all power utilities to purchase 6% green power, but there is a slight hitch

Meena Menon

MUMBAI: The government thrust to increase the use of renewable energy has put power utilities in a fix as there is just not enough installed capacity to meet the new six per cent norm mandated by the Maharashtra Energy Regulatory Commission(MERC).

Mumbai: Tata Power Company has chalked out a plan to add 150-200 mw of wind energy assets in fiscal 2010-11, a company release said.