Railways’ data shows the number of animals coming under trains are increasing. Hyderabad: Thirty one animals die every day on railway tracks, as per records with the railway ministry. Railway minister
Feeding a newborn with breast milk within 6-8 hours of birth is essential as it helps reduce the infant mortality rate by over 10% annually. This was revealed by a study conducted by the National Family
While doctors in the city say they have been flooded with cases of gastroenteritis and acute diarrhoea over the past couple of weeks, the health and sanitation wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Cor-poration
While the authorities do not hesitate to take action against the common man if he defaults on his monthly water bills, various government departments together owe a whopping Rs 146.38 crore to the Hyderabad
Several days of rain have resulted in an increase in the groundwater levels, according to the groundwater department. The groundwater department has been getting reports of dry and even redundant borewells
The city has received excess rainfall this monsoon. Yet residents of a large number of colonies in Secunderabad Cantonment limits are facing a severe shortage of water. Residents of Anna Nagar receive
Though the water available in the reservoirs presently is far less in quantity compared to the same day last year, it will be sufficient to supply 340 million gallons of water per day to the city if the
The Western Ghats have been labeled a world heritage site, but scientists from the city-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology have found that biodiversity is not well conserved in the region’s
Rampant encroachment on the lakebeds causes flooding in neighbouring areas such as Chandrayangutta, Bandlaguda and Nadeem Colony, as the lakes that have now shrunk can no longer store the water when it
Following the footsteps of GHMC, the Secunderabad Cantonment Board has decided to purchase dumper-placers or vehicles that have machinery mounted to lift garbage bins. The Cantonment Board meeting on Thursday decided to purchase five dumper-placer vehicles and 200 bins. Meanwhile, the GHMC has come under sharp criticism from various quarters as its dumper-placers can lift only the bins and nothing is done about the garbage spilled from the bins and waste thrown at open dumping points. Despite the GHMC hiring labourers, they have not been able to reach all the open garbage dumping points in the city.
Three years after 16 people died from drinking contaminated water, the government has not relocated the hazardous industries from Bholakpur in Musheerabad. The AP State Human Rights Commission had directed the authorities to shift the industrial units, particularly those dealing in the animal skin business, plastic and scrap outside city limits after the May 2009 tragedy and representations were made, pointing to the pollution-causing units. Though a high-level committee, comprising district collectors of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy, GHMC and HMDA commissioners,
