Real estate boom, quarries to blame for Pune disaster?

Ambegaon taluk where disaster-struck Malin village was located had become a realty hot spot and had mines; it is located in the ecologically …

Pune gets grant to clear the air innovatively

The town farmers built

Caffeine hits energy drinks

Managing Wastes

The solution lies in making waste management a community exercise

A Public Effort

Where the government has failed miserably in providing quality service to the people, some ngos have set an example on how urban waste can be …

Bogged Down

Waste generation is not rare in urban areas, nor any other part of the world. The only difference is in the management of wastes. An effective, …

A Heap Of A Problem

The problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities

Lavasa’s journey downhill

Rules were bent to concentrate development in the valley, lakefront

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, …

Value addition

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

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.

Green government

The Tree of Authority of Pune's innovative strategies are changing the face of the city

A dream come true

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

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

Truth or dare

By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …

Stars dont foretell any more

Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years

Garbage: Your Problem

Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem

Market pulse

Kicking up a stink

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins

Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused

This is what Lavasa looks like