Rahul Gandhi in Pune on Saturday for ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event Pune: Two days after a student from the tribal development department’s hostel in Manjari raised concerns of protesting tribal students with Rahul Gandhi at his ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Pune, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha has written to chief minister…
Pune: The 65-acre BAIF Rural Innovation Centre in Uruli Kanchan, touted as India’s first integrated, multi-model agrivoltaics demonstration project, is exploring how land can serve a dual purpose — growing crops while generating solar power.The centre is testing 17 types of solar panel systems across 30 crops, alongside experiments with more than 150 varieties of…
Pune: The Kalyani School, Pune, hosted “FORGE 2026 – The Business Crucible” on August 22 and 23, 2026, an inter-school business simulation conclave aimed at providing students a real-world corporate decision making stage, to use their classroom theory.Over the course of the event, participants were tested across four simulations. Teams negotiated corporate acquisitions in Boardroom…
KVIFF honours Timbaktu Collective and Cause to Connect for environmental work Pune: The 19th edition of the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF), held at the Pune International Centre, Pashan, concluded on Saturday with two organisations being recognised for their contribution to environmental conservation.Kirloskar Vasundhara Sanman, honouring organisations which create large-scale environmental impact, was presented…
Existing housing societies would be allowed to get their STPs connected to the PCMC drainage network Pune: New housing projects in Pimpri Chinchwad may soon have to connect sewage treatment plants to the PCMC’s drainage network before obtaining completion certificates.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department has moved a proposal before the general body for…
Pune: Former chairperson of the Maharashtra State Women’s Commission (MSCW), Rupali Chakankar, on Monday filed a case of defamation against multiple individuals.This includes women office-bearers of different political parties from Pune and across the state for uploading alleged defamatory and objectionable content on social media sites and the persons who wrote alleged objectionable comments below…
Dr Rajashri Memane from Pune and Dr Ramesh Kamble from Badlapur got the permission to practise modern medicine on Monday, after MMC officially resumed the registration of BHMS-CCMP homeopathic practitioners Pune/Mumbai: Dr Rajashri Memane on Monday became the city’s first and the state’s second Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC)-registered homeopath.She and Badlapur’s Dr Ramesh Kamble got…
Aftermath of the shooting Pune: A 38-year-old man sustained bullet injuries to his chest after his country-made pistol went off at around 10.30 am at his Kasba Peth residence.Senior inspector Sandeep Deshmane of Faraskhana police said, “A couple had been living in a rented house in the wada in Kasba Peth since the last few…
CNG pumps and EV charging stations are strengthening India’s alternative fuel infrastructure Pune: Electric vehicle adoption is experiencing an unprecedented surge in the city, with the Pune regional transport office recording a triple-digit increase in registrations compared to 2025.Official data shows that, between Jan and July, the Pune RTO registered 5,887 electric four-wheelers — a…
Pune: Construction work on the Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje International Airport at Purandar will start in December, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told TOI on Monday, adding that Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), the state agency tasked with implementing the greenfield project, is on track with the tendering process.“MADC will float the tenders shortly. The Dec timeline will…
