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Forest dept starts drive action against illegal sawmills in Pune

India, March 1 -- The Pune forest department on Friday launched a drive and seized 3 illegal sawmills in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Cases have been registered against the sawmill owners, said officials. A tea... Read More


Scientists discover new species of cricket frog in Western Ghats

India, March 1 -- A team of researchers from Amdar Shashikant Shinde Mahavidyalay, Medha; Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi; Thackeray Wildlife Foundation; and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Pune has disco... Read More


February to end on warmer note in Pune

India, Feb. 28 -- PUNE As the minimum temperature surges to 16 degrees Celsius, which is above normal by 3 degrees Celsius, February is likely to conclude on a warmer note. The India Meteorological De... Read More


Coastal Maha experiencing heatwave-like conditions, IMD issues alert till Feb 28

India, Feb. 26 -- With an approaching western disturbance in the Himalayan region and an absence of northern cool winds, the coastal areas of Maharashtra are experiencing heatwave-like conditions sinc... Read More


Absence of joint forest management committees worsens urban forest issues

India, Feb. 24 -- The delay in municipal corporation elections has stalled the formation of Urban Joint Forest Management Committees (UJFMCs) in Pune and other metro cities in Maharashtra, leading in ... Read More


Forest dept bans photography in Pune's Supe village over bird call playback concerns

India, Feb. 23 -- The forest department has banned photography in the forest area near Deulgaon village in Pune district's Supe region after receiving multiple complaints about unethical bird call pla... Read More


Forest dept issues notice to 15 societies for dumping garbage near Taljai hill

India, Feb. 22 -- The Pune Forest Department has issued notices to 15 societies along with the Dhankawdi ward office over the garbage dumping in the reserve forest area at Taljai Hill. The department ... Read More


MPCB issues show cause notice to two private resorts in Lonavala

India, Feb. 22 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Friday, February 21, issued show cause notice to two private resorts in Lonavala for violating environmental norms and not complying... Read More


Forest dept plans oxygen park in Punawale reserve forest

India, Feb. 20 -- After repeated complaints about tree cutting on forest land at Punawale in Pimpri-Chinchwad and a demand by the member of legislative assembly (MLA) to build an oxygen park there, th... Read More


At 248, Pune city records second highest bird species sightings in Maha

India, Feb. 19 -- While the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) carried out between February 14 and 17 this year saw enthusiastic participation from across India, Maharashtra ranked fourth in bird sighti... Read More