TOI/PUNE/27th Feb ‘09: The efforts begun by the Kasba-Vishrambaugwada ward office of the Pune Municipal Corporation five months ago to develop a terrace garden using wet waste as manure have now borne fruit. Flowering and ayurvedic plants and lush green lawns can now be seen growing on the rooftop of the ward office building. 
The aim behind [...]

TOI/PUNE/19th Feb ‘09: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has decided to undertake water recycling projects in a big way. Initially, the corporation has plans to provide around 120 MLD (million litres per day) of treated water from sewage treatment plants (STPs), for use in industries and gardens.
Speaking to TOI, municipal commissioner Ashish Sharma said that a [...]

The following is from a press release sent out by Pune based Praj Industries.
10 February, 2009, Pune: Praj Industries, the globally leading biofuels technology & solutions Company announced break-through in cellulosic biomass to ethanol technology at Pilot Scale. Praj formally inaugurated its cellulosic ethanol pilot plant at its R & D Centre called Praj Matrix [...]

TOI/PUNE/9th Feb ‘09: While Pune has already been selected as one of the nine cities to implement the Global Environment Facility-funded sustainable transport projects, the Union ministry of urban development has released a report stating the aims of the project, one of them being reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 9.6%.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) sustainable [...]

Pune can cheer about its growing green cover but faces rising noise pollution, huge disparity in water supply and worsening traffic and transportation situation.
The Environment Survey Report (ESR) 2008 for Pune city tabled by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has found noise levels to have reached unacceptable levels, half the city receiving an excessive [...]