Foul-free

Quick way to make compost

Caught between boars and bureaucracy

Authorities of a wildlife sanctuary propose to curb the menace of rampaging wild boars by providing affected villagers with, among other things, …

Bacteria can breakdown biodiesel waste into useful products

Indian scientists have developed a technique to breakdown glycerol into commercially-useful products using bacterial strains

The big byte

Mechanical bullocks

A farm implement that promises to be a boon for small farmers

SAVE THIS HILL

Foreign bodies in upper atmosphere

Wrong path

NH-4 being made a toll expressway

M0NEYMAKERS

MONEYMAKERS

Anna to campaign

MONEYMAKERS

Gushing concern

Public, activists wary of river linking plan

Golden technique

To make nanoprisms

Value addition

A Pune teacher develops a calculator made out of cardboard for as little as Rs 15, which can even handle mindbending logarithms.

Citizen scientists find first evidence of wolf-dog hybridisation in India

Researchers say such scenarios could drive these wild populations into a hybridisation vortex which eventually result in extinction via …

Oxygen parks, protected grasslands: A small Maharashtra village’s efforts in environmental conservation 

The efforts of the villagers are driven by a common goal of leaving behind a healthy home for posterity

Pune Court orders four rescued circus elephants to be sent back to where they came from

The foundation for the court decision rests on procedural flaws committed by the enforcement authorities during …

Gairan land encroachment in Maharashtra: Official surveys do not always show the real picture, say those affected

Land has not been demarcated correctly in many villages; or residential land has been so insufficient that houses have been built on pasture land

Your Very Own Biogas Plant: In Conversation with Priyadarshini Karve

Pune, today, is known as one of the most environmentally conscious cities of India. Home to many people who are environmentally motivated, Pune …

Protestations ori paper

Biodiesel bus fleet

Introduced in Pimpri, Maharashtra

Magnet turns detector

Measure of the soil’s remanence can quantify pollution  

The pitch factor

Pune citizens keep watchful eye on their city

Concerned residents of the city have formed groups to ensure the municipal authorities take care to keep the city clean, green and functioning.