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 …
He said UNIDO started its initiatives in five cities in India, Jaipur, Bhopal, Mysore, Vijayawada and Guntur. Guntur: A team of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) visited Guntur city and interacted with the civic body officials about green house gas accounting and capacity building. UNIDO associate director Joseph Prakash …
The district industries promotion committee meeting was held in Guntur on Wednesday to review steps being taken to promote industries. Guntur: Guntur district collector K. Sasidhar warned officials of stern action if they failed to act promptly with regard to sanctioning permission to new industries there. The district industries promotion …
Falling tariffs in the renewable energy sector are resulting in power purchasers looking to renegotiate earlier agreements they had committed to at higher tariffs, putting Rs 48,000 crore worth of projects at risk, according to Crisil. “In all, about 7 GW of solar projects tendered or awarded at tariffs of …
The Centre has started the Street Lighting National Program (SLNP) to install LED streetlights in the country. Hyderabad: Energy Efficiency Services company, under the ministry of power, has become the largest streetlight management firm in the world with the installation of LED streetlights on 50,000 km across the country. Andhra …
It makes reporting of every suspected case mandatory The State Medical and Health Department is going to be better equipped to deal with dengue as the government is all set to recognise it as a “notifiable disease” and publish it in the Extraordinary Gazette dated August 28. It makes the …
It moots floating solar panels on Mudasarlova reservoir As a part of the Smart city projects, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is launching solar energy projects to generate 10 MW, Municipal Commissioner M. Hari Narayanan has said. A project on Raiwada water supply canal to generate 5 MW and a …
VIJAYAWADA: The new capital city Amaravati is adopting what scientists and environmentalists have been suggesting for a long time-solar energy is the future. In a bid to save renewable energy, citizens are becoming more conscious and coming forward to set up solar units. In 2017, till July 25, APSPDCL, Vijayawada …
New research, commissioned by the India Committee of the Netherlands and Stop Child Labour, reveals that modern slavery, low wages, unsafe and unhealthy working conditions are rampant in granite quarries in South India. In some quarries, especially in waste stone processing, child labour is found. There is an enormous gap …
A separate EC letter has been issued to the Airport Authority of India and the Bhogapuram International Airport Corporation Ltd for these two projects. The Centre has given environment clearance to a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, which is estimated to cost Rs 2,260.73 crore. …
At the time of bidding, the benchmark regulated tariff for the tender was Rs 9.33 per unit The recent attempts by state-owned distribution utilities (discoms) in states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh to renegotiate or cancel signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the wind and solar power developers …
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating a legal battle against the Maharashtra and Karnataka governments for denying the "rightful share" of Krishna river water to the state. "We are consulting legal experts to file either a special leave petition or a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court against …
RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM : On the occasion of 62nd Foundation Day of ONGC, employees of the company led by Executive Director and Rajahmundry Asset Manager DMR Sekhar, rededicated themselves to the cause of energy security of the nation at a programme held at the Base Complex in the city on Monday. Speaking …
Environmental expert cautions against growth-at-any-cost model of development Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Director General Sunita Narain said it is a challenge for the people of Amaravati to ensure that the new capital city is built in such a manner that they can live in sync with nature. Replying …
VIJAYAWADA: The bureau of energy efficiency under union ministry of power designated Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission as the chief coordinating agency for national media committee to campaign for energy conservation and efficiency across the country. The national media committee, constituted by BEE, is the nodal agency to implement …
Distance from hamlets to PHCs cited as main reason India has been recognised as having the highest snakebite mortality in the world. Most of the fatalities, are due to victims not reaching the hospital in time, and are preventable. Of late poisonous snakes are creating a scare at various areas …
VIJAYAWADA: Think twice before consuming food in printed papers served by street vendors and small hotels as there is a higher risk of contracting cancers at an early age. Though the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned the use of newspapers and other printed papers, still …
Mr Singh flagged off the tour at Durga Ghat near Prakasam Barrage on Wednesday morning. Vijayawada: “Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who is neglecting our suggestions and residing in the River Krishna’s floodplains, should at least consider the words of his yoga guru, Jaggi Vasudevan, who is supporting our …
The government today prohibited the imports of red sanders, an endangered species of wood. The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), in a notification, said it has shifted imports of this wood from "free" to "prohibited" category. This wood is an endangered species of flora protected under the Convention of …
This document outlines the key challenges being faced by states to meet their Renewable energy targets for 2022. It draws out key recommendations emerging from the state action plans. In November 2013, NITI Aayog (at the time, known as the Planning Commission of India) initiated a stakeholder-driven analysis of the …
VIJAYAWADA: In a first-of-its kind initiative in the State, the AP Tourism Department is going to introduce eco-friendly solar boats at Venkatapuram Cheruvu, Tirupati, AP Tourism CEO and managing director Himanshu Shukla has said. The Tourism Department signed a MoU with Dolphin Recreation, manufacturer and importers of the eco-friendly boats …
