Hindustan Zinc's Vizag unit refutes pollution charges
The Visakhapatnam unit of Hindustan Zinc Ltd, against whom a group has filed a writ petition alleging massive toxic pollution, has claimed that it was no polluting air, water and soil and the
The Visakhapatnam unit of Hindustan Zinc Ltd, against whom a group has filed a writ petition alleging massive toxic pollution, has claimed that it was no polluting air, water and soil and the
The waters of the Bay of Bengal off the Visakhapatnam Coast have substantial levels of toxic heavy metals like copper, lead and zinc, a Geological Survey of India (GSI) appraisla has shown. The
A 'pharma city' aimed at providing world class infrastructure for bulk drugs and chemical units on a 1900-acre site at Parawada village near Visakhapatnam has been approved in principle by the Chief
Environmentalists in Andhra Pradesh have expressed concern over the rapid degradation of coastal environs in the past decade or so, especially in Visakhapatnam port area, and have urged the State and
Expressing concern over the suicides by cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh, the Human Rights Council, Visakhapatnam, has sought the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to direct
The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (VMC) released on Tuesday Rs 10 crore of the loan amount it had pledged to the project for diverting Godavari waters to the water-starved city and the
Are you happy with your city? The International Finance and Trade Centre, Ahmedabad, tried to find an answer to this question from after surveying 100 upper-income households in 12 Indian cities to
Union minister of state for power P V Rangaiah Naidu has said that his ministry is considering the setting up of a National Ash Utilisation and Marketing Corp to promote utilisation of fly-ash from
Visakhapatnam July 10: The state unit of CPI has decided to stage a month-long padayatra from Itchapuram in Srikakulam district to Nellore to protest against the proposed coastal corridor. The former MLA and state president of the AP Rythu Coolie Sangham, Mr K. Ramakrishna said in a meeting that the CPI would stall the project. The meeting on
Nov. 16: APTransco, the state power utility, has staked claims over 100 per cent power from the proposed Hinduja power plant in Visakhapatnam. The move comes at a time when the Hinduja group is lobbying for permission to sell 75 per cent of the power in the open market under the
March 29: A handful of apartment complexes have installed the reticulated system (in-built pipe lines for LPG distribution) in the city and in other major cities such as Hyderabad. As per the reticulated system, the LPG will be provided to individual households in an apartment complex.
Hyderabad, June 16: Twenty-five per cent of the power generated by the 1040 MW power plant of the Hinduja Group at Visakhapatnam will be given to the APTransco while the remaining 75 per cent will be sold in the open market. APTransco has approved this proposal and has sent it to the government for ratification.
US-based heavy equipment and forged steel manufacturing firm, Brighton Energy, is expected to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Andhra Pradesh to set up its facility near Visakhapatnam.
cargo ships sailing from coast to coast often transport unwanted freight. Marine plants, animals and microbes regularly hitch rides to distant shores in these ships' ballast water, seawater stored
The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) set up in 1954 is the only national center in the country where research in all disciplines relating to fishing and fish processing is undertaken. The institute started functioning at Cochin in 1957. Research centers function at Veraval (Gujarat), Visakhapatnam (AP), Burla (Orissa), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Calicut (Kerala) and Hoshangabad (MP).
India joins select club in underwater missile capability India on Tuesday proved that it had the capability to launch missiles from underwater by test-firing successfully the Sagarika missile from a pontoon off the coast of Visakhapatnam. The pontoon simulated the conditions of a submarine. Shortly after noon, the missile's booster ignited and Sagarika rose from the pontoon. Then in a spectacular display of firepower, it cleaved out of the waters of the Bay of Bengal and tore into the atmosphere as the air-booster erupted into life. It impacted the sea over 700 km away.
Wildlife studies provide extensive evidence of immunosuppressive effects of pesticides
Why is the Central Groundwater Board unable to monitor sub-soil water pollution? The reason is certainly not original: India's groundwater inspection authority, with a 5,300-strong staff, claims it
Sleeping fisherfolk and idle trawlers at the Visakhapatnam harbour bear testimony to the fact that India's east coast is rapidly being deprived of its fish population. The average catch has
Tribal residents of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh, are preparing to protest a proposed smelting project that will affect five villages in the district. Despite a formal resolution against