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Pune's dam storage sees gradual rise

India, June 17 -- The Khadakwasla Dam circle, comprising Khadakwasla, Panshet, Warasgaon, and Temghar, recorded a moderate increase in water levels on Monday, as monsoon showers continued across the r... Read More


Mountaineering body issues safety guidelines for monsoon treks

India, June 17 -- With the monsoon season intensifying across Maharashtra, the Akhil Maharashtra Giryarohan Mahasangh (AMGM), the apex body for mountaineering in the state, has released a set of guide... Read More


Experts warn Pune faces five more years of flooded roads

India, June 15 -- Climate variability and rapid urbanisation has turned Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad into waterlogged areas during spells of rain. Experts blame blocked drains, rampant concretisation, an... Read More


IISER scientists pioneer affordable RNA sensors for fast detection of Covid-19, Zika

India, June 15 -- Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune have developed an improved, low-cost diagnostic method to detect viral infections such as Covid-1... Read More


Heavy rainfall warning for coastal Maha as monsoon intensifies

India, June 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red and orange alert for several districts across Maharashtra for the next 24 hours as the southwest monsoon intensifies over t... Read More


Prohibitory orders, traffic diversions enforced in Lonavla during monsoon

India, June 13 -- To address concerns over safety during the monsoon, Pune district collector and chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority, Jitendra Dudi, has issued comprehensive prohib... Read More


MSRDC begins drone survey of 294 villages as part of next phase of New Mahabaleshwar Project

India, June 11 -- The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has begun a drone survey of 294 villages as part of the next phase of the New Mahabaleshwar Project. The survey, which comm... Read More


Maha set for monsoon revival from June 13: IMD

India, June 11 -- After a brief dry spell following the early onset of the southwest monsoon, Maharashtra is now poised to receive widespread rainfall beginning June 13 with the India Meteorological D... Read More


Local 'wildlife watchers' turn conservationists in Pune's grasslands

India, June 7 -- In an initiative which demonstrates that coexistence between wildlife and urban development is possible, more than 40 residents of villages around Pune - trained as 'wildlife watchers... Read More


New initiative at Tamhini to boost conservation

India, June 7 -- The Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary, a biodiversity hotspot in Maharashtra's Western Ghats, is set to significantly boost conservation and sustainable development through a new initiative ... Read More