Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative

Every workplace, whether at home or in an industrial setting, carries some degree of occupational risk. One of the most common and potentially devastating hazards is fire. Fire incidents can occur unexpectedly, making it essential for individuals to develop the necessary skills to handle such emergencies effectively and prevent harm to both people and property.   Recognizing the critical importance of fire safety, the Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative (APCCI) recently organized two comprehensive fire safety workshops for its dedicated waste warriors. The first session took place at the Adar Estate parking location in Hadapsar, while the second was held in Yerawada. These workshops aimed to educate frontline workers on fire prevention, emergency response, and personal safety measures, empowering them to protect themselves and their communities from potential fire-related threats.   The workshops were led by seasoned experts—Mr. Anil Gaikwad, Station Duty Offic...

An awareness and education session was conducted in joint association with Pune Police  to ensure road safety of Waste Warriors of APCCI. Around 375 waste warriors from the Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative (APCCI) recently took part in workshops on ideal driving practices conducted at the Yerawada Police Station Auditorium and Anna Saheb Magar College Auditorium. Organized by APCCI, the workshop brought together drivers and machine operators from Yerawada, Kalyani Nagar,Manjri and Koregaon Park. Traffic officers and experts including Traffic PSI M Chandrakant Raghvan, Mr. Shaikh, Mr Patil, Crime Branch Inspector Pallavi Meher engaged with the participants, discussing topics such as traffic discipline, legal issues, safe driving practices, precautions when parking, responsibilities of a driver and how to assist or seek help during emergencies or accidents. Prashant Mulay, Principal Anna Saheb Magar College was also present in the workshop at the college auditorium...

Triple Planetary Crisis is a term and framework adopted by the United Nations system to describe the three intersecting global environmental crises of pollution, climate crisis, biodiversity loss and/or ecological crisesThe UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) have produced reports on this issue.  Critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis  according to the new Global Foresight Report produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) released in July 2024 ( https://news.un.org/en/story/ 2024/07/1152136 ) . Together, they are creating a so-called polycrisis in which global crises are amplifying and synchronizing – with huge implications for human and planetary wellbeing. Most of the challenges related to the environment today are interconnected and threaten to damage our ecosystems, affect human health and ultimately the global economy, well-being and sustainabi...