Suzlon, Lavasa raised loans from the company named in bribery scam

Scam led to arrest of several top officials of public sector banks

Suspected Ebola case in Manipur; Northeast mounts strict vigil

Manipur, Assam and Tripura have increased screening of foreign visitors, including football players

Who is monitoring Lavasa?

Lavasa Corporation is rushing to complete its township in Western Ghats. No one knows if the promoter is complying with conditions on which it …

On foot and pedal

The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …

Lavasa exposed

By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …

Beware, dangerous pollutants are spooking your air

Pollution levels in major north Indian cities are either 'very poor' or 'severe'

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 …

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 …

Waste smart cities

A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management

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

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

Bacteria can breakdown biodiesel waste into useful products

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

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

India’s mysterious diseases: The ailments that remain undiagnosed

There have been some diseases in India that have perplexed the government and medical fraternity for decades

Restoring lakes not an engineering task: How some communities did the job

Local bodies and activists in Bengaluru, Pune are coming together to deal with lake pollution, de-silting, encroachment 

Coronavirus update: 51.5% exposed to virus in Pune, shows serosurvey

A mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 recently detected in Malaysia is more infectious, but also less deadly

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

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

India is nowhere close to herd immunity, countrywide serosurvey shows

Upcoming winter season and festivals could heighten COVID-19 challenge, say officials

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

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

India is all set to go for its first waste-to-hydrogen project

Hydrogen generated at a facility in Pune will be utilised locally to help the city lower its emissions, manage waste optimally

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

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

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 …