Rajahmundry: Urbanisation and migration of wage seekers is the cause of the sharp rise in slums in the city.

In East Godavari, both the commercial city Rajahmundry and port city Kakinada are plagued with increasing slums in the last decade. As per Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) statistics gathered by East Godavari unit, 92 slums exist in Rajahmundry and 98 in Kakinada.

Iron ore mining in Goa is expected to begin by August this year, an industry body said today. "We feel that mining will begin by August this year.

JSPL, Tata Power, Monnet Power, Jindal Photo in the dock

The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has issued showcause notices to two more coal blocks in Odisha over delay in developing the mines, continuing its crackdown on non-serious allocatees.

Uttarakhand today announced its first resettlement and rehabilitation policy for hydel projects. It claimed the policy was the best in the country.

At a meeting of the Cabinet here, presided by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, the government decided it would provide Rs 2 lakh a hectare for the development of the fallow compensatory land, which is given in lieu of the land acquired.

Committee asks company to submit compliance report

The experts appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has deferred Tata Power's application for green note for converting a 500 -Mw oil-fired unit at its Trombay plant here to a coal-fired one.

The Andhra Pradesh government today sought to put at the rest the political controversy over the Bayyaram mines issue, saying there was no proposal to divert iron ore to the Visakhapatnam Steel Pla

A “cold snap” 116 million years ago triggered a marine ecosystem crisis similar to those witnessed as a result of global warming, a new study claims.

The Opposition has demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy for alleged role of his office in the raging ‘solar scam.’

The phase I of the Godavari drinking water supply project has received the forest clearance, which will pave the way for its implementation by next year.

We are blind to those who walk. That's why pavements are the first casualty of street widening to accommodate cars

Have you ever noticed a footpath? Does it even exist? And if it does, what is its height above the road? What should be the ideal height that enables pedestrians to walk without the fear of being run over or breaking a leg clambering onto the footpath and, at the same time, doesn't allow cars to park and take over this public space?