Pune’s draft bye-laws threaten existing model of plastic waste management

The bye-laws not only threaten the existing SWaCH model but also lacks clarity on guidelines for extended producer responsibility

Creating a family tree for rice

Scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory are working on rice biotechnology in order to develop more nutritious varieties of the cereal.

Never let an idea die

Modern science backs Ayurveda on ginger’s gut-cleansing call

One of the world's largest radio telescope being set up near Pune will look for incontrovertible evidence for the Big Bang theory on the origin …

No end to tailpipery

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Vitamin C used to assemble gold, silver and platinum nanoparticles

Pilferage-proof ration on the cards

A dream come true

The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in

A first-of-a-kind campaign in Pune creates awareness about sanitary waste segregation

The Red Dot Campaign by SWaCH cooperative is sensitising people about the importance of proper handling and disposal of sanitary waste

'We have to create a culture of energy efficiency'

VILAS BABURAO MUTTEMWAR, minister of state (independent charge) for non-conventional energy sources, tells KUSHAL P S YADAV

Rent an e-scooter

An electric two-wheeler service in Pune promises to make commuting cleaner, easier

Working wonders with neem

There has recently been a flurry of international activity centred around the versatile neem.

Feed it to the earthworm

That is what Lata Srikhande, a Pune housewife, did to solve her domestic waste disposal problems. Now her neighbourhood is following suit

Hydraulic marvel

An eighteenth-century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse

Pune researchers discover rare low-basalt plateau with 76 plant species in Western Ghats

As they grow among rocks, the flora faces a harsher environment compared to other species growing elsewhere

Delhi serosurvey says novel coronavirus infected 6 mln; how do we read this?

There’s more to be done before betting on herd immunity

AES outbreak: This is not the first time Harsh Vardhan promised Muzaffarpur virology lab

He made the same claim five years ago, but nothing has happened

What a bright idea!

Organised waste collection in Pune has boosted segregation at the source

Pune metro rail on track

Public hearing was a farce, say activists

Meet Padma Bombale, a Maharashtra onion farmer fighting the odds

A landless farmer from Vetale village near Pune, she has to work for Rs 100 a day to make ends meet

Winter pollution set in Greater Mumbai 2 weeks earlier this year: CSE

Mumbai can no longer depend on its geography to mitigate winter pollution, says CSE analysis

Midday meal may be outsourced

Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching

Brick kiln pollutes Pune outskirts

Closure order has no effect on brick-making unit

No relief for Lavasa yet

Bombay high court upholds stop work order on its township project