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Forest department Introduces grassland safari in Solapur

India, March 18 -- Expanding its eco-tourism initiative beyond Pune, the Pune forest department has launched a grassland safari in Solapur district. The safari was officially inaugurated on February 1... Read More


At 39.8degC, Pune's Lohegaon area records highest temperature in state

India, March 9 -- Since the beginning of March, several regions in the state have been experiencing above-normal temperatures. On Saturday, Lohegaon recorded the highest maximum temperature in the sta... Read More


Lure of compensation leads to rise in fake leopard attack claims in Maha

India, March 6 -- When forest officials from Otur range, in Pune district's Junnar taluka, were informed that a sugarcane farm labourer, Kisan Bhor, had suffered injuries from a leopard attack on Febr... Read More


NGT directs district collector to clarify status of encroached reserve forest land in Pune

India, March 6 -- The western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued an order on March 3 directing the Pune district collector to submit a report on the current status of encroachment on re... Read More


Lure of money leads to rise in fake leopard attack claims

PUNE, March 6 -- When forest officials from Otur range, in Pune district's Junnar taluka, were informed that a sugarcane farm labourer, Kisan Bhor, had suffered injuries from a leopard attack on Febru... Read More


Daund woman wasn't attacked by leopard but murdered: Police unearth conspiracy

India, March 5 -- Nearly three months after a woman, 50, was found dead in a sugarcane field in Daund tehsil, a police investigation has revealed a conspiracy to make it look like a leopard attack, th... Read More


Bird watchers experience decline in sighting of migratory birds amid temperature rise

India, March 3 -- Due to the early onset of summer coupled with above-normal temperatures being reported since the beginning of January this year, bird watchers are experiencing a decline in the sight... Read More


Forest dept. wants revenue dept. to take possession of encroached forest land and return to forest dept.

India, March 3 -- In its response affidavit submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the forest department has demanded that the revenue department take possession of the encroached reserve for... Read More


Slaughterhouse in Kondhwa fail to comply with pollution norms despite repeated notices

India, March 2 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued yet another notice to the chief medical officer for health, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pune Cantonment Board (... Read More


Researchers discover new species of cricket frog

PUNE, March 2 -- A team of researchers from Amdar Shashikant Shinde Mahavidyalay, Medha; Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi; Thackeray Wildlife Foundation; and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Pune has discov... Read More