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MPCB noise test reveals several firecrackers exceed safe limits

India, Oct. 19 -- Ahead of Diwali, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted noise level tests on firecrackers on October 16 near its River Ghat office in Pune. The tests, conducted fro... Read More


Air quality improves slightly in Pune, experts warn of dip ahead of Diwali

India, Oct. 17 -- After a period of consistently 'moderate' air quality, as measured by pollution monitoring stations across Pune, the city witnessed a brief spell of cleaner air on October 16 with th... Read More


Shirur to get dedicated leopard rescue centre

India, Oct. 16 -- In view of the increasing number of leopard attacks resulting in human deaths and injuries in Shirur tehsil, the forest department is planning to establish a dedicated leopard rescue... Read More


Field survey on reserve forest land to begin on October 15

India, Oct. 15 -- Acting on directives from the Supreme Court, the Pune Forest Department will launch a field survey on October 15 to identify reserved forest land currently in the possession of the R... Read More


IUCN report flags western ghats as an area of significant concern

India, Oct. 15 -- In its latest 'World Heritage Outlook' report released on October 11, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - an international organisation working in the field o... Read More


Sugar Commissioner directs mills to implement safety measures amid leopard threat

India, Oct. 14 -- In the wake of rising human-leopard conflict in sugarcane-growing regions of Maharashtra, the state sugar commissioner has directed all cooperative and private sugar mills to immedia... Read More


Southwest monsoon withdraws from Maharashtra

India, Oct. 14 -- The southwest monsoon completely withdrew from remaining parts of Maharashtra by Monday, three days later than its normal withdrawal date of October 10. Meanwhile, the India Meteorol... Read More


5-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Shirur

PUNE, Oct. 13 -- A five-year-old girl, Shivanya Bombe, died in a leopard attack Sunday morning in the Pimparkhed village of Shirur tehsil, one of the hotspots for the human-leopard conflict in Pune di... Read More


Five-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Pune dist's Shirur tehsil

India, Oct. 13 -- A five-year-old girl, Shivanya Bombe, died in a leopard attack Sunday morning in the Pimparkhed village of Shirur tehsil, one of the hotspots for the human-leopard conflict in Pune d... Read More


Sudden spikes in air pollution levels on certain days without any apparent reason: Official

India, Oct. 12 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will install two new automatic air quality monitoring stations in Chikhali and Kasarwadi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad to study and analyse ... Read More