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Pune’s rivers, nullahs running out of breath

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2014

Pune is a city with water bodies which have minimal oxygen in them. This is mainly due to the untreated water released in the rivers and nullahs. The latest environment status report (ESR) published by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has mentioned that the quality of water...

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Janwani, Pune Municipal Corporation and Cummins India Limited create awareness about garbage disposal

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2013
Janwani along with the Pune Municipal Corporation and Cummins India Limited recently organized a meeting with 40 secretaries of societies from Aundh , Baner and Balewadi area to create awareness about garbage disposal.
 
Public awareness about garbage...
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Now, PMC on the lookout for carbon trading experts

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 20, 2012

After successfully running its solid waste management plants across the city to reduce emission of greenhouse gases, now the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is hoping to gain carbon credit from this...

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Zero-garbage project bearing fruit in Pune

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 24, 2012

The recognition of zero-garbage area, a project initiated by Cummins under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Katraj area, by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) speaks of its success story.

The power leader firm and the civic body would soon implement this...

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JNNURM II opens doors for private players

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2012

A few years hence, the city's water supply network and sewage treatment plants will be revamped with help from private players.

The central government will launch the $40 billion second phase of its urban renewal mission in about four months to cover infrastructure...

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Pimpri-Chinchwad set to tackle e-waste threat

By : Anonymous, Mar 31, 2012

There's a need to dispose e-waste responsibly in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The twin-cities along with Pune are the second highest generator of e-waste after Mumbai in Maharashtra, according to a study. It - Report on Assessment of Electronic Wastes in Mumbai-Pune Area - was jointly...

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Environ hazard, broken promises pack double punch for Phursungi-Urali

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 22, 2011

Here's something the Pune Municipal Corporation and the citizens of Pune refuse to learn how to manage garbage.

For more than a decade, the civic body has been using Phursungi-Urali villages as a dumping ground and remained apathetic to its problems. It also put...

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Green movement gathering pace in Pune

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 5, 2011

Light-emitting diode ( LED) lights are being tried out to save electricity and garbage from 243 flats is collected daily and converted into manure for roof-top gardening. The Mont Vert Grande Society at Pashan is one among many societies in Pune that have gone green.

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Two reasons why planners must look for options

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2010

A few days of steady rain and the civic administration's clear and present worry about water seems to have almost ended.

However, the lull in the rains mid-season in the past two years have caused worry lines. This year, the monsoon arrived in the city in early June,...

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Two reasons why planners must look for options

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 27, 2010

A few days of steady rain and the civic administration's clear and present worry about water seems to have almost ended.

However, the lull in the rains mid-season in the past two years have caused worry lines. This year, the monsoon arrived in the city in early June,...

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