Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
HYDERABAD: A cardiovascular risk study done for the entire country by researchers of Harvard University along with Population Health Foundation of India revealed that people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have a high risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, among the other south Indian states, cardiovascular disease risk was the lowest …
Vijayawada: Stating that AP is going to become the seed hub of the country, agriculture minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy observed that producing the global standard quality seed will be high on the agenda of the proposed mega seed park in Kurnool. He said that farmers, scientists, private organisations and NGOs …
Essel Infraprojects Ltd, an Essel Group firm, has bagged three waste-to-energy projects in Andhra Pradesh. The projects will come up at Kadapa, Anantpur and T P Gudem. In order to implement the projects, Essel Infraprojects has awarded the contract to Hitachi Zosen India Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm of Japan's …
HYDERABAD: With time running out ahead of the 2019 general elections, the TDP government in AP has put capital construction projects on the fast track. In its June sitting, as well as the one in May, the state-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority gave environment clearances to distinct complexes of AP …
India's environment ministry has found that state-controlled Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) expanded a steel plant without its approval, according to a government letter seen by Reuters. The company in January sought the permission from the ministry to expand the plant's capacity to 6.3 million tonnes a year from 4 …
Daily smoker on an average spends Rs 1,217.3 per month on cigarettes and Rs 158.2 on beedis. VIJAYAWADA: About 10.1 per cent of people who use various forms of tobacco products in Andhra Pradesh are women, observed the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-2016-17.Of the 10.1 per cent, 4.6 per cent …
The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they would be able to use free power for irrigation and sell the surplus to discoms, Ajay Jain, prinicpal s ELURU: The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they …
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday met aqua farmers and exporters in Amravati and asked them to give priority to the environment protection. Naidu also asked the aqua farmers to focus on regulating the diseases to the aqua product in an eco-friendly manner while adding that "the …
New app to avoid human error in estimating big cats’ presence, tribal groups participate Amid signs of the proliferation of the big cats in Andhra Pradesh, the third phase of the fourth All-India Tiger Estimation (AITE) is being taken up in full swing in the vast tiger landscape spread over …
Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh, who is also known as the waterman of India, termed Amaravati “a tragedy in the making”. VIJAYAWADA: Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh, who is also known as the waterman of India, termed Amaravati “a tragedy in the making”. He said that the dictatorial attitude of …
CRDA commissioner Cherukuri Sreedhar has said that 16 engineering graduates from the capital region were picked by the contracting agencies executing works in Amaravati. HYDERABAD: In a significant development, the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and Andhra Pradesh government …
Recognising the role of urban greenery in ameliorating the environment, countering the adverse effects of climate change, reducing pollution, providing healthy lung spaces and recreational spots in urban areas, the Government of Andhra Pradesh envisions “Andhra Pradesh Urban Greening Policy - 2018”.
Experts say climate change, unusual Western Disturbance main reasons The violent thunderstorm on Sunday, which claimed as many as 80 lives in five states and caused severe damage to property and agriculture, seems to have again caught off-guard the authorities concerned with its intensity almost like the May 2 event. …
HYDERABAD: Unseasonal rains accompanied by thunderbolt claimed 14 lives in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. While nine people died and three persons were injured in Andhra Pradesh, five people, mostly farmers, died in Telangana in separate incidents of lightning strike. This is the single largest thunderbolt casualty in Telugu …
Nine godowns sealed during joint raids in Gudivada and Machilipatnam In a joint operation, officials of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Vigilance and Enforcement and the municipal authorities, conducted raids on fruit godowns at different places in Krishna district on Wednesday. They seized huge quantity of …
HYDERABAD: The Central Pollution Control Board has directed 21 companies in Telangana and 30 companies in Andhra Pradesh to comply with new emission norms on captive power plants by December 31, 2018, or face action as per Environment Protection Act. And this may also include closure. The list comprises cement, …
The authorities have already installed the floating bases/boards in the reservoir and the solar panels will be installed by the end of this month. VISHAKAPATNAM: The works of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation's (GVMC) prestigious floating solar power plant at Mudasarlova reservoir began on Monday. The power plant has a …
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of premature death and disability in India. Since access to health services is poor in rural India and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are available throughout India for maternal and child health, a potential solution for improving hypertension …
With heat wave conditions prevailing in Kurnool, 15 people have reportedly lost their lives across the district till date. KURNOOL: With heat wave conditions prevailing in Kurnool, 15 people have reportedly lost their lives across the district till date. The temperature has already touched 44 degree Celsius in the last …
Firms make light of notice served by PCB. Rajahmundry: Following a series of complaints from people about air pollution due to the presence of dust particles generated from stone crushing units, the state pollution control board have inspected eight units and found high levels of air pollution and imposed curbs …
