Maharashtra

Thieves now are trying new ways of beating security measures in ATMs. The latest one involves use of gelatin, an explosive material, to blast an ATM machine while ensuring that …

The proliferation of plastic waste is a major environmental problem and several attempts are being made to tackle it. One such initiative took off in 2017 in Maharashtra’s Amravati, where …

<p> The Income Tax Department has seized unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 56 crore as well as bullion and jewellery worth Rs 14 crore in a search and …

<p> <strong>With the aim of making the UNESCO World Heritage site Ellora Caves more tourist-friendly, a slew of measures will be undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India. Among these …

<p> <strong>A study conducted by Shrushti Conservation Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, found that the presence of mangroves along the coast of Maharashtra helped in prevention of seawater entering the areas …

<p> <strong>A male leopard was found seriously injured in a hit-and -run motor accident on the Nagar-Kalyan Highway No.61, near Ale village in Pune district.</strong></p> <p> The incident took place …

<p> <strong>The residents of Kusur village in Maharashtra’s Pune district faced a peculiar situation as they found a poor sub-adult Golden jackal stuck in a 50-feet-deep well which supplies water …

<p> <strong>On seeing bullocks pulling an overburdened cart on the road, one’s heart goes out for the struggling animals. An innovative design for the carts has been posted by IAS …

<p> <strong>The National Monument Authority will soon submit a report on <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1838980">comprehensive development of Mahuli</a> group of temples in Satara, Maharashtra, to Union Ministry of Culture.</strong></p> <p> Mahuli group …

<p> It was a harrowing experience for the Striped hyena which got stuck in a 30-foot-deep open well in Maharashtra’s Buchkewadi village in Junnar division.</p> <p> <strong>Video:</strong></p> <p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; …

<p> Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda has shared a video clip showing the rescue of a male leopard, which fell into an open well in a Maharashtra village.</p> …

<p> <strong>Community-based conservation has become an important tool for resolving human-animal conflict. Example of this came to light when a 14-day-old female leopard cub was spotted in a sugarcane field …

<p> <strong>Kalyani Gadekar who won the silver medal in the 53 kilograms category at the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 is an example of hard work she did to fulfil …

<p> <strong>Quick thinking and prompt action on the part of local residents of Belhe village in Pune and the Maharashtra Forest Department saved the life of a male leopard stuck …

<p> In a horrifying incident, a leopard entered a village in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, and attacked a pet dog.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Leopard …

<p> <strong>Empathy and prompt action by passers-by saved the life of a striped hyena, hurt grievously by a speeding vehicle on the Pune-Nashik highway in Manchar Forest Range in Pune, …

<p> <strong>Villagers of Maharashtra’s Jaulake Khurd in Pune district have been lately experiencing a rise in human-animal conflict as another leopard was found wandering in their area. The animal was …

<p> Maharashtra Government-run Mangrove Cell has launched a Crocodile Safari or crocodile spotting at Songaon in Ratnagiri district as a tourist attraction.</p> <p> The project aims to generate employment and …

<p> <strong>For the staff of Wildlife SOS Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre in Maharashtra’s Junnar division it is a special occasion as an abandoned leopard cub named “Simba” has completed a …

<p> <strong>With the aim to help and provide the right kind of counsel and advice to children who are either missing or runaway, the Pune railway station has started a …

<p> <strong>There was unbounded joy among the Talegaon Dhamdhere villagers and Maharashtra Forest Department and Wildlife SOS officials as after several futile attempts two leopard cubs were eventually reunited with …