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PMC, WB discuss rRs.r1,290-crore water, flood mitigation projects

India, Oct. 25 -- A World Bank Group (WBG) delegation, comprising representatives from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC),... Read More


PMC issues notices to Ruby Hall Clinic, Noble Hospital seeks explanations over dengue test records

India, Oct. 25 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sought explanations from Ruby Hall Clinic (RHC), Pune and Noble Hospital, Hadapsar over alleged lapses in dengue reporting and discrepancies ... Read More


Civic chief reviews dengue control measures as Pune reports 2,291 cases

India, Oct. 25 -- Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram on Saturday reviewed dengue control and prevention measures and visited Dr Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital in Baner and directed civi... Read More


Manchar hospital OT closed over safety laps after urination incident

India, Oct. 25 -- Sub-district hospital in Manchar, Ambegaon Tehsil of Pune district has been ordered to keep its operation theatre closed after a patient reportedly urinated on an operating table, ra... Read More


BJMC, Sassoon to use advanced sequencing to detect drug-resistant TB

India, Oct. 24 -- Experts at BJ Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) will, for the first time, conduct targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) to identify drug-resistance mutat... Read More


PMC struggles to find ways to reuse pool water amid closure orders

India, Oct. 24 -- With Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) ordering swimming pools to shut next week as part of water conservation measures, civic officials are grappling with another challenge - finding... Read More


FDA inspects all 102 methanol licence holders in Pune div; 15 licences cancelled

India, Oct. 23 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected all 102 licensed methanol-related companies in the Pune division as part of a crackdown on violations involving the chemical's storag... Read More


22 methanol firms appeal to minister against FDA action after Pune hooch deaths

India, Oct. 23 -- Twenty-two methanol companies, whose licences were suspended or cancelled following the deaths of 22 people in a suspected spurious liquor tragedy in Pune in May, have appealed to Ma... Read More


After suspected dengue death of girl, PMC reviews preventive measures

India, Oct. 23 -- The suspected dengue death of a nine-year-old girl from Lohegaon has prompted the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to review its preparedness to tackle mosquito-borne diseases, inclu... Read More


Five booked over drowning deaths of eight students at Diveagar beach

India, Oct. 23 -- Five people associated with Winners Academy, an Alandi-based coaching institute, were booked by Dighi Coastal Police on October 18 for alleged negligence in connection with the drown... Read More