Wildlife

Pune animal census: Rise in number of barking deer, chinkara

The census work began at 12 noon on May 10 and lasted until 12 noon of May 11.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2017
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Deer, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, NGO, Wildlife Management, Wildlife
Water Resources

In peak summer, groundwater levels in Pune remain stable

The groundwater situation in Pune region has also shown marked improvements in the last 3 months

Publication Date: 
03/05/2017
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Groundwater, Satara (D), Solapur, Drinking Water, Water Resources
Land

Land acquisition and beyond - The farmers’ perspective

Farmers have a complex relationship with their land: losing it means losing an entire way of life. A survey of the original inhabitants of Maan, a village near Pune where land was acquired for an information technology park and industrial estates, found that the process of acquisition was both attractive and scary for the farmers involved. Almost 70% of the respondents were willing to sell their land under different conditions. They were bitter about the escalation of land values after acquisition. What farmers want is a share in the future appreciation of land.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2017
Dhanmanjiri Sathe
Economic and Political Weekly
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59-64
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Farmers, Pune (D), Maharashtra, Compensation
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by M/s Aurangabad Distillery Pvt Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, 14/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Hanuman T. Rakte & Others Vs. Aurangabad Distillery Ltd. & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding pollution caused by M/s Aurangabad Distillery Pvt Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra. Affidavit filed by Regional Officer, MPCB, Pune, who visited the site and collected samples for water analysis from dug well and tube well located in the vicinity of M/s Aurangabad Distillery Pvt Ltd, reveals that water samples taken from the dug well of the Applicant had pale brownish colour.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2017
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Pune (D), Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Pollution
Forests

The heal project: Bandaging tree branches across Pune, a couple aims to help environment

The project is the brainchild of a Mumbai-based couple Kislay and Sheena Vora, as part of which, Vora and his team go around the city and bandage tree branches.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2017
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Trees, Forests, Environmental Security, Mumbai
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding devastation due to hill-cutting and tree felling in Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra, 28/02/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Nanik Rupani & Anr. Vs Secretary MoEF & Ors dated 28/02/2017 regarding devastation due to hill-cutting and tree felling in Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra.

NGT restrains M/s Vikas Developers from hill cutting in the project area of Survey No.44+45/2 of Khandala, Taluka Maval, District Pune and also pay Rs. 40 Lakhs for restitution of the devastated area to Lonavala Municipal Council within a month.

Judgement Date: 
28/02/2017
Tags:
Ecology, Roads, Pune (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Soil Erosion, Compensation, Maharashtra, Deforestation
Energy

Plastic waste that turns into free fuel for villagers

A tempo loaded with plastic waste collected from neighbourhoods in Pune; Dr M Tadpatrikar and Shirish Phadtare

Publication Date: 
27/02/2017
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Waste To Energy, Plastics, Waste Recycling, Electricity, Energy
Environment

Hopes soar for greener Pune by 2022

PUNE: Smog hanging over the city in winter and summer, stinking and stagnant rivers, ugly hoardings, unauthorized flex boards and garbage burning leave a pollution trail that needs urgent correctio

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Municipal Corporation, Environmental Security, Environment
Forests

Forest department starts tree survey to widen Dehu Road

PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The forest department has started surveying the scheduled trees along the Pune-Mumbai highway in Dehu Road Cantonment Board limits to identify trees that need to be cut or relocat

Publication Date: 
19/01/2017
Siddharth Gaikwad
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Trees, Environmentalists, Municipal Corporation, Forests
Mining

Environment panel embargo on new stone quarries in dist

Pune: The State Environmental Appraisal Committee, in a bid to crack down on non-compliance, has decided not to grant clearances to any new stone quarries in Pune district.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2017
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Mining, Stone Industry, National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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