Events / Festivals

Animals across the city suffered the most while Diwali celebrations were on at several households in the city. Though all animals may not panic after crackers burst but a good number of dogs get scared. This is because the dogs have a more advanced hearing capacity than most of the animals. Mrs. Joshi from Kothrud […]

Our state is facing one of the worst droughts in 40 years. Summer has just begun and there is already an acute shortage of water in the interiors. We are all aware that the Marathwada region and some interior parts of the state are suffering from severe drought. As we form one of the most important

The festival of Holi is meant for a joyous celebration with carefree attitude. It is done in order to welcome the colours of spring.It is an Indian festival which is celebrated with pomp and show to signify the importance of good over bad. This festival has ancient and religious significance all over India. The celebration of this

With increasing awareness, the demand for eco-friendly Ganesh idols is also increasing. However, the higher cost of eco-friendly Ganesh idols and the time required to make them is widening the gap between the demand and supply of these idols. The city’s few makers of eco-friendly Ganesh idols, has already sold 90 per cent of the

Festivals make us feel great, about the time we spend together on its pretext but thinking locally now it’s difficult to face many problems that was occur during Ganeshotsav. During Ganeshotsav and even after its completion, citizens face several problems due to dug up roads with potholes and the structure of each mandal leading to

The traffic police have identified routes for people to view Ganesh tableaus during the ten-day festival that starts on September 9. The police have made an extensive plan to turn some roads into no vehicle zones during the festival, besides imposing no parking restrictions at various locations. Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) said, the traffic

To be able to choose the most appropriate ecosensitive solution it is important that we understand the environmental impacts of Ganesh Chaturthi. These can be summarised to be the following: 1.       The water pollution caused by the immersion of Plaster of Paris idols into natural water bodies. 2.       The water pollution caused by chemical paints

One of the biggest outputs of Ganesh Chaturthi Festival is tonnes of ‘Nirmalya’ – the offerings collected during the immersion. These offerings are made of several items : flowers, fruits, garlands, coconuts etc natural items. Traditionally these items were meant to be immersed with the Ganesh idols, as an offering back to nature. But immersion

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has constructed 17 immersion spots along the river for the immersion of Ganesh idols. Many families immerse their idols after one and a half days.The civic administration has appealed to devotees to immerse the idols in the makeshift tanks and put nirmalya (floral offerings) in the containers. The PMC will

During this year’s Ganeshotsav, 60 per cent of idols were immersed in the tanks made by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in order to save the rivers getting polluted. However, it has been observed that all the residual sludge from these tanks was finally released into the river and the whole idea of tank immersion