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PMC seeks intervention by higher authorities for compensatory afforestation policy

India, March 7 -- In its February 2026 submission to the western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has informed that it has sought intervention from high... Read More


Ahilyanagar forest dept proposes separate facility to house 200 leopards

India, March 7 -- Faced with a logistical challenge in housing leopards captured during a massive human-leopard conflict mitigation drive, the forest department was recently forced to keep as many as ... Read More


Maha forest dept signs agreement with Vantara for relocating 50 leopards from Junnar

India, March 7 -- The Maharashtra forest department has signed an agreement with Vantara for the relocation of 50 leopards from the state, forest minister Ganesh Naik announced via a social media post... Read More


MPCB issues notice to Loni Kalbhor Gram Panchayat after fire at dumping site

India, March 2 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued formal notice to the Loni Kalbhor Gram Panchayat after an onsite inspection carried out on Sunday, March 1, following a mass... Read More


Water hyacinth chokes river in Pune's Mundhwa area as civic bodies play blame game

India, Feb. 28 -- A thick layer of water hyacinth has covered the Mundhwa stretch of the Mula-Mutha river. Officials claim the crisis is fueled by hyacinth flowing downstream from areas managed by the... Read More


Clean chit for RESQ Charitable Trust in foreign volunteer inquiry

India, Feb. 27 -- The Maharashtra forest department has cleared Pune-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) RESQ Charitable Trust of violating wildlife laws following a complaint over alleged invol... Read More


With no in-house veterinary officers, Maha forest department leans on NGOs to run rescue centres

India, Feb. 24 -- Even as the Maharashtra forest department moves ahead with plans to establish new rescue and transit treatment centres (TTCs) across 11 forest circles, it continues to grapple with a... Read More


Monkey rescued from warehouse in Talegaon MIDC

India, Feb. 24 -- A monkey that had disrupted activity in the Talegaon Dabhade MIDC area for over a week was captured from a Flipkart warehouse on Saturday during a joint rescue operation conducted by... Read More


NGT continues stay on Tapovan tree felling till April 6

India, Feb. 24 -- The western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended the stay on tree felling in Nashik's Tapovan area until April 6. The order, uploaded on February 23, follows a rec... Read More


Pune records second-highest February minimum temperature since 2015 at 19.2degC

India, Feb. 23 -- On Sunday, February 22, 2026, Shivajinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 19.2degC, marking the second-highest February minimum temperature since 2015 when a minimum temperature o... Read More