Pimpri Chinchwad

IAS officer Shekhar Singh's initiatives helped Maharashtra's Pimpri Chinchwad become the only Indian city to be in the world's top 15 cities shortlisted for the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation.

Revan Shinde of Pune started selling tea, coffee and hot milk in Pimpri Chinchwad. Today, he uses his profits to help students in rural Maharashtra with accommodation and food expenses

A Pune trust is running an old-age home for destitutes and people whose children have abandoned them by selling different types of waste like plastic, newspapers, electronics and so on.

A group of five green enthusiasts from a residency in Pune have created groups on WhatsApp in order to teach others how to make compost from their food waste.

The Quality Council of India surveyed cities with a population of over 10 lakh to check how clean or dirty they were.

The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the 7.1 km stretch between Sangamwadi and Vishrantwadi in Pune is finally operational. Here are some brilliant pictures of the completed system from the day of the inauguration, and before.