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There’s an overlooked product that you definitely use that’s destroying vital forests

Toilet paper is made from wood pulp that comes from Canada’s forests, which lost 28 million acres between 1996 and 2015. But if you look beyond the big brands, there are way more sustainable options out there. [Source Image: MiloArt/iStock] If you’re a person living in America, you probably churn through the equivalent of 141 …

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Irrigation dept stops Khadakwasla water release for summer crops

Three TMC To Take Care Of Drinking Requirements The state irrigation department has stopped release of water from the Khadakwasla dam for summer crops. No more release is planned for irrigation before the monsoon and the existing 4.7TMC water stock in the three dams has now been kept reserved to meet the drinking water requirements …

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Pvt vehicle registrations down 14% in Pune & 5% in Pimpri Chinchwad

Cab & Auto Numbers On The Rise: RTO Data Pune: Better sense may have finally prevailed among citizens as two- and four-wheeler registrations came down by over 14% in Pune and 5% in Pimpri Chinchwad in the financial year 2018-19 as compared to the registrations in the previous fiscal. As per regional transport office (RTO) …

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Sanitation worker hit by speeding tempo, suffers grievous injuries

A 40-year-old employee of a service provider appointed by Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative was seriously injured in an accident in Hadapsar on Monday morning. The man, Pratap Haribhau Harale, was hit by a speeding tempo when he was cleaning the road near a PMPML bus stop located close to Kirloskar bridge on Pune-Solapur highway. …

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Developer chops 245 trees at Handewadi within a fortnight, PMC launches probe

A green spot in Hadapsar has turned almost entirely barren in a matter of days. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has launched an investigation to identity a developer and his partners for illegally chopping around 245 trees to construct a housing complex at Handewadi in Hadapsar. Tree activists as well as local residents have strongly …

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Toxic fumes from garbage fire irk residents of Khadki

Locals complain of eye irritation and breathlessness; officials claim accident, assure to get situation under control The residents of Vallabh Nagar have been fighting toxic smoke for two days now. The air in the area has become hazy, causing eye irritations and breathing problems after the garbage at Khadki Cantonment Board depot caught fire. “The …

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Cops in top gear to keep ‘smart’ footpaths free for pedestrians

he traffic police are cracking the whip on people parking vehicles on the “smart” footpaths across the city to ensure that the facilities remain pedestrian friendly. Since November 2018, the police have penalized over 2,800 people under the Pune Municipal (PMC) Act for parking two-wheelers on cars on such footpaths. The police pledged that the …

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