An earthmover removes debris at the site after a three-storey administrative building of a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant run by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation collapsed when an adjacent mound of garbage fell on the structure in Moshi Pune: The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to…
Pune: The consent for Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant to operate, issued by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act expired on June 30, eight days before the administrative building at the facility collapsed after being struck by tons of dislodged garbage,…
Waste accumulated outside a housing society in Punawale Pune: The immediate fallout of the Moshi waste depot shutdown after last week’s tragedy is a city staring at piles of accumulated garbage in every nook and corner without a disposal destination.The depot has been shut since Wednesday after a mountain of garbage collapsed on the waste-to-energy…
Pune: When 27-year-old IT professional Sneha Rao returned home after work, she learnt that a booth-level officer (BLO) had visited to hand over her enumeration form for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). “I was worried I had missed the process. I was told the BLO would visit again and that I could also contact…
Tree cover in Pune has been rapidly declining, even as key garden department posts have remained vacant Pune: At a time when the rapid decline of green cover in the city has sparked outrage among residents and activists, it has emerged that the PMC’s garden department is facing a whopping 90% vacancy rate in key…
A building collapse at a Pune waste-to-energy plant killed nine people. PUNE: A preliminary inquiry into the collapse of a three-storey building at the waste-to-energy project in Pune district that claimed nine lives has found that an occupancy certificate had been issued only for the ground floor at the company’s request.The Maharashtra government has set…
Pune: The death of a first-term National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet during routine physical training has once again raised difficult questions about how India selects and trains its future military officers.While the Army has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the death of 17-year-old Cadet Abhinav Bajpai, several retired officers believe the tragedy should lead…
Landslide in Bhor Ghat section Pune: Recent landslides in the Pune-Mumbai ghat section have once again raised questions over slope stability and long-term mitigation measures. Geologists have stressed that scientific monitoring and year-round maintenance — not just pre-monsoon work — are critical to preventing such disasters.A senior geologist, choosing anonymity, told TOI that preventing landslides…
Pune: No major monsoon revival is expected this week in the state or the city, although rainfall is likely in different locations, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.Meanwhile, no rainfall was recorded in key city areas on Sunday. Even catchments of dams, which provide water to Pune and surrounding areas (Khadakwasla, Temghar, Panshet…
A still from Pune-based filmmaker Sandeep Sinha’s short film ‘& That Fifth Toy’ Pune: City-based artist, wildlife photographer and conservationist Sandeep Sinha’s internationally acclaimed first short film film ‘& That Fifth Toy’ has picked up awards and official selections across India, the US, Canada and Europe. It is an attempt to bring an overlooked story…
