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Experts demand setting up of separate authority for grassland management

India, Aug. 25 -- The rising threat of degradation of grasslands in Maharashtra has prompted conservation experts and members of the State Biodiversity Board to demand setting up of a separate authori... Read More


Forest officials bust ambergris smuggling racket in pune, 3 accused sent to extended forest custody

India, Aug. 25 -- In a significant crackdown on wildlife crime, the Pune Forest department seized about 2 kg of ambergris (whale vomit) worth nearly Rs.2 crore in the international market and arrested... Read More


City likely to experience good rainfall around beginning of Ganesh festival: IMD

India, Aug. 25 -- With the much-awaited Ganesh festival just round the corner, there is much speculation about weather conditions in the city as Punekars prepare for the celebrations. According to the... Read More


NGT pulls up authorities for poor waste management at its Pune premises

India, Aug. 24 -- The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western zone bench in Pune has reprimanded state authorities for failing to comply with its earlier directions on managing solid waste within the ... Read More


MPCB to carry out noise monitoring at Ganesh pandals

India, Aug. 22 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will once again carry out noise monitoring at Ganesh pandals during the Ganesh festival this year, following directions issued by the N... Read More


Pune records second-highest single-day rainfall of season on Aug. 19

India, Aug. 20 -- At 41.4 mm rainfall recorded till 5.30 pm, the city witnessed its second-highest single-day rainfall of this monsoon on Tuesday, August 19. Earlier on June 13, the city recorded its ... Read More


Dams in Maha reach 90 to 100% capacity, authorities rule out major release

India, Aug. 19 -- Most major dams in Maharashtra have filled 90 to 100% of their storage capacity, thanks to heavy monsoon showers. As the rainy season is nearing its end however, irrigation departmen... Read More


Widespread rainfall in Maha for next 24 hours; Pune city on yellow alert

India, Aug. 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday, August 18, issued rainfall warnings across Maharashtra for the next five days. As per the colour-coded warning, the state is like... Read More


Plastic waste posing serious threat to wildlife in grasslands; experts call for immediate intervention

India, Aug. 18 -- Experts and conservationists have sounded an alarm over the rising threat posed by plastic waste to wild animals in the region's grasslands such as wolves, hyenas, wild dogs, blackbu... Read More


Maha declares five monuments as state-protected

India, Aug. 18 -- In a bid to preserve the state's history and culture, the Maharashtra government on August 14 issued a notification declaring five historical sites in western Maharashtra as state-pr... Read More