Now, builders will be required to reserve 20 per cent land for affordable housing only in projects on over 4,000-sq m plots.

Air pollutant levels shot up to twice their permissible limit in various parts of the city on Sunday evening.

The levels of air pollutants more than doubled in some parts of the city, shooting way past the permissible limit this Diwali.

The dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) is currently predominant among the three serotypes of the virus co-circulating in Pune, scientists at the city-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) have found

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the state government for failing to implement measures to improve the sanitation and sewage management in Pandharpur, a big pilgrim centre.

In a strongly worded order passed by the western bench of the tribunal, the court has noted that a working plan submitted by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in September 2011 has not been implemented.

For asthma patient Anushree Sharma, the last eight-ten days have been particularly difficult.

Pune: Fourteen villages located in the north of Pimpri-Chinchwad city have opposed merger into the municipal limits citing fear of losing agricultural land for civic amenities.

PMC Gets Bidders After It Tweaks Tender, Makes It Commercially Viable

The city’s much talked about 24x7 water supply and water meter scheme may see the light of the day finally, with its pilot project making some progress. After three unsuccessful attempts, the civic body has received response from five bidders for the tender it issued to undertake the project.

The Union government on Thursday approved the procurement of 500 buses under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.