Media clippings - Environmental issues (2000-2006), 24 February 2000 - 8 November 2006

Newspaper clippings of articles in in newspapers such as the Times of India (Pune Times), Maharashtra Herald, Prabhat and Intelligent Pune on : eco-friendly initiatives such as plastic bag reduction, ban on uprooting of rare species on monsoon trails, construction of replacement bird nests, a National Green Corps / Green Army march terrace gardens and eco-construction; assessment of the government’s measures for improving environmental parameters including coverage of a major fire at the Urali Devachi garbage depot, contested between PMC and neighbouring residents; garden construction and the stay on construction of Paud-Balbharati Road by civil judge, criticism of PMC’s study tours, undeserved eco-award from MoEF, littering in P L Deshpande garden during Tree Authority meeting, and inequitable water allocation in Pune’s neighbourhoods; and local interest stories such as as procurement of land for eco-park at ARAI, space for Pune Zoo and establishment of citizen’s watch group Ankush Pathak,. The articles include references to Pune Tree Watch members and Municipal Corporation Officials Nitin Kareer and Praveen Pardeshi. Contains multilingual English and Marathi material.