Pune, August 25 Even as the mystery behind the deaths of 27 peafowls in Khedkar Wasti near Ranjangaon in Shirur taluka remains unsolved, villagers of Raut Wadi in Shikrapur, about 15 km from Khedkar Wasti, have alleged that unknown miscreants may have killed two peacocks in the region for meat.
The villagers suspect that a group of construction labourers working on a water project being implemented by the state government near Raut Wadi may have killed the fowls.

BY VILAS TOKALE
MUMBAI

Former Maharash tra minister Dharmarao Atram not only killed the endangered chinkara but also "watched it being cut into pieces by his partners in crime'.

This has been revealed in statements of eyewitnesses submitted to the high court which rejected Atram's bail plea and asked him to surrender before the forest subdivisional officer at Bhor in Pune district on August 28.

Nitin Sethi | TNN

New Delhi: The effect of climate change on India could be far worse than previously estimated. Latest projections indicate that after 2050, temperatures would rise by 3-4 degrees over current levels and rainfall would become both heavier and less regular, posing a grave threat to agriculture. These are part of the research conducted by scientists at Pune's Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, one of the key government institutions studying climate change in India. The findings are currently under review by a well-recognized scientific journal.

Pune, July 30: A mild tremor was experienced in Pune and parts of Maharashtra with its epicentre at Koyna dam region in Satara district, the Met office said on Wednesday morning.

The tremor, felt past midnight at 12:40 am, lasted for around seven seconds and measured 4.2 on the Richter scale. According to sources at Koyna, there was no damage to the dam where a power generation plant of the state electricity distribution company Mahavitaran is located.

The police said there were no reports of any kind of damage to life or propert

Makarand Gadgil / Vasuli Shinde (pune) July 30, 2008, 0:51 IST

Battle lines are drawn here in village Vasuli Shinde on the banks of river Sudha, near Chakan

Pune, July 27 After a long gap, the monsoon has made its reappearance in the city, but its delay has hit the ambitious "Green Pune campaign' of the Pune Municipal Corporation. During the campaign, the PMC had planned to plant 1.85 lakh saplings.
"The campaign was planned keeping in mind the entire monsoon season, but the poor rainfall in the first half of the season has hampered the Green Pune campaign,' civic tree officer Balasaheb Jagzap told this paper on Sunday. He said the survival of trees is maximum during the monsoon and the drive was planned keeping that in mind.

Pune, July 24 In view of the rising tree-felling, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator in Pune Municipal Corporation, Anil Shirole, alleged that the civic body itself is failing to plant more trees against each tree cut during the road development work. This way, the PMC is yet to plant 9,909 trees against 3,303 trees cut on 18 different roads.

Pune, July 24 32 tankers now serving 60,000 hit by drought-like situation; 25 more to be pressed into service in a week

With most parts of eastern Pune facing a drought-like situation, Pune district collector Chandrakant Dalvi has sought Rs 3 crore from the state government to address water scarcity issues. With an affected population of nearly 60,000 in the district, at present 32 tankers with a minimum capacity of 10,000 litres, are being sent to these areas.

Pune, July 22 Taking cognisance of the health hazards and problems caused by biodegradable, non-biodegradable and construction waste being dumped into the Pavna river, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation started removing debris from Pavna River on Tuesday. The work was started on the Pavna River near Zulelal temple in Pimpri. Around 70 persons are part of the initiative and a JCB machine has been pressed into service.

Pune, July 20 The Indian Society of Lighting Engineers (ISLE) in association with MIT Lighting Research Academy and CIRT. held a national workshop on street Lighting at CIRT Bhosari
The workshop was held to discuss various aspects of street lighting and suggest effective solutions for the benefit of the public at large.