The SEAC committee visited the site on July 26 last year and June 19 this year.

It was revealed that the PCMC had asked the NEERI to submit a document about buffer zone at the Punawale site.

Report highlights massive hill-cutting in region; Gadgil says previous and present govts do not care.

Quarrying could affect environment, should be regulated, say experts.

PUNE: Though monsoon is yet to hit the city with all its might, mosquito-borne diseases like dengue have already started rearing their heads.

The report of the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) said that as many as 31% of the wells analysed in Maharashtra in November 2014 had water levels a good 5 to 10 metres below the surface.

For some store owners, though, the controversy has not majorly impacted the sale of the product.

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal bench in Pune has restrained two developers from constructing a resort-cum-hotel on a hill top at Lonavla for causing environmental degradation and also endangerin

PUNE: The rural areas of Pune and Thane districts can expect to get Bharat Stage IV fuel — an environment-friendly alternative — from April 1 next year.