PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to file an affidavit confirming that it had complied with all the norms before cutting down trees for a

PUNE: The civic administration confiscated 300kg plastic carrybags in a four day drive carried out between March 3 and March 7.

New Regulation For Visitors To & From Polio-Endemic Nations

Pune: India has made oral polio vaccine (OPV) mandatory for all travellers across all age groups visiting polioendemic countries such as Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Syria, Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria and Pakistan. The new regulation, which came into effect from March 1, is aimed at preventing re-entry of polio virus from these countries.

NGT Orders Compliance With Norms

Pune: High-performance sports bikes and cars are in for a sound-check with the Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) directing the government to ensure that all vehicles plying on roads, including two, three and four-wheelers, conform to the permissible standards of vehicular noise.

Civic Body Contacts Authorities In Indonesia, Thailand, Japan

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued an expression of interest on Wednesday to rope in international players for a solution to the city’s garbage problem.

Study Finds Residue In 96 Of 345 Samples Tested | Produce Collected From Vendors, Markets

The advice to ‘watch what you eat’ may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they tested, researchers found pesticide residue in 96 samples.

With growing no. of vehicles, Chennai earns dubious distinction of HIGHEST LEVELS OF EXHAUST POLLUTION in a study

Chennai is a city where vehicular population has grown by leaps and bounds and alongside, so has exhaust pollution.
In a study on air pollution in urban areas in 2012, titled ‘Urban Air Pollution and Co-Benefits Analysis for Indian Cities–Pune, Chennai, Indore, Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot,’ by S.K. Guttikunda and P. Jawahar, Chennai has been ranked first in PM10 (vehicle exhaust pollution) emission at 50,200 tons per year, compared to other cities.

Activists May File PIL If Rules Are Bent To Back Illegalities

Pune: The Green Pune Movement (GPM), a group of citizens supporting Biodiversity Parks (BDPs), has objected to scrapping of the proposal that will open up the hilltops and slopes for construction.

Notices To Offenders After Samples Are Tested

A fact-finding study on the pollution of the city’s rivers and its impact on biodiversity is underway.
The newly formed biodiversity committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) which met last week decided to take up the survey. Members of the committee include civic officials working on environmental issues and a few corporators. At present, the Mutha river’s survey is being carried out.

The ongoing slum rehabilitation project in Yerawada for the urban poor has been awarded the first prize in the HUDCO Design Awards 2013 in the ‘cost-effective rural/urban housing including disaster