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MPCB set to complete audit of STPs in housing societies across five cities; report by mid-May

India, April 28 -- With water pollution emerging as a growing concern across urban Maharashtra and release of untreated sewage into rivers and lakes being one of the primary reasons, the Maharashtra P... Read More


35% gap in new odonate study indicates mounting ecological stress in Western Ghats

India, April 27 -- A comprehensive new study of dragonflies and damselflies across the western ghats has revealed a yawning gap in biodiversity records, with researchers documenting only about 65% of ... Read More


Maharashtra raises compensation for capturing conflict monkeys

India, April 27 -- In a move aimed at strengthening its response to rising human-wildlife conflict, the Maharashtra government has doubled the compensation for capturing and relocating monkeys to Rs.6... Read More


Temperatures touch 45deg in Akola, Wardha on Sunday; heat to subside after 48 hours

PUNE, April 27 -- Large parts of Maharashtra continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Saturday, with several districts in the Vidarbha region recording the highest daytime temperatures of... Read More


Akola logs 46.9degC as Maha swelters under heatwave

India, April 27 -- Large parts of Maharashtra continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Saturday, with Pune and several districts in the Vidarbha region recording the highest daytime tempe... Read More


Pune sees warmer nights, Wadgaonsheri logs 28degC

India, April 26 -- The city recorded elevated night-time temperatures on Saturday with Wadgaonsheri logging a minimum of 28degC as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Other areas, including... Read More


IITM installs Doppler radar in Mahabaleshwar, boost to nowcasting in Pune

India, April 26 -- The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) on Thursday commissioned a state-of-the-art X-band dual-polarisation Doppler weather radar at its High Altitude Cloud Physics Lab... Read More


NGT seeks GRAP details, orders fresh affidavits on Pune air pollution

India, April 26 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to file additional affidavits within four week... Read More


District collector directs stakeholders to submit RMC policy guidelines within two days

India, April 25 -- Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi held a meeting on Friday to formalise policy for the Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) industry. He directed all stakeholders to submit detailed guideli... Read More


New study maps rainfall patterns over Western Ghats

India, April 24 -- A study by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) offers new insights into how rainfall varies throughout the day across the Western Ghats during the Indi... Read More