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MPCB issues show cause notice to two private resorts in Lonavala

India, Feb. 22 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Friday, February 21, issued show cause notice to two private resorts in Lonavala for violating environmental norms and not complying... Read More


Forest dept plans oxygen park in Punawale reserve forest

India, Feb. 20 -- After repeated complaints about tree cutting on forest land at Punawale in Pimpri-Chinchwad and a demand by the member of legislative assembly (MLA) to build an oxygen park there, th... Read More


At 248, Pune city records second highest bird species sightings in Maha

India, Feb. 19 -- While the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) carried out between February 14 and 17 this year saw enthusiastic participation from across India, Maharashtra ranked fourth in bird sighti... Read More


Maha reported 97 large forest fire incidents since January 2025

India, Feb. 18 -- Pune With Maharashtra, including Pune, experiencing significantly above normal temperatures since January this year, there has been a considerable rise in forest fire incidents in th... Read More


Citizens, conservationists raise concerns after series of forest fire incidents at Taljai, Sinhagad Fort area

India, Feb. 17 -- With as many as three forest fire incidents reported over a span of two weeks at Taljai hill, area residents and environmentalists have raised concerns over the security lapses that ... Read More


Monument adoption plan in Maha lies in tatters as no takers line up

Pune, Feb. 17 -- With just one central and two state heritage sites adopted, the 'Adopt a Heritage Scheme' has garnered a low response in Maharashtra. The official from the state Archeology department... Read More


Two new species of dragonflies discovered

Pune, Feb. 17 -- Wildlife researchers from Maharashtra and Kerala discovered two new species of dragonflies from Western Ghat. While one species was found in Manjadininnavila village, Thiruvananthapur... Read More


Few takers for heritage monument adoption scheme in Maharashtra

India, Feb. 16 -- With just one central and two state heritage sites adopted, the 'Adopt a Heritage Scheme' has garnered a low response in Maharashtra. The official from the state Archeology departmen... Read More


Researchers find two new species of dragonflies in Western Ghat

India, Feb. 16 -- Wildlife researchers from Maharashtra and Kerala discovered two new species of dragonflies from Western Ghat. While one species was found in Manjadininnavila village, Thiruvananthapu... Read More


PAAH writes to MoEFCC, CPCB raising concerns over data discrepancies in PMC's Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan self-assessment

India, Feb. 15 -- The Pune Air Action Hub (PAAH) has written a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC); Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB); and Pune Municipal Co... Read More