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 …
Malaria caused by the deadly plasmodium falciparum parasite is becoming common in India. Even though the number of malaria cases have declined from 30 lakh in 1996 to 16 lakh in 2006, infections caused by plasmodium falciparum have increased from 38% to nearly 50%. Vector-borne disease experts say malaria caused …
The president of the district of Telugu Desam, Mr Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy, said that the Congress was determined for large-scale destruction of entire Agency areas. The TD's padayatra team, which launched the marathon on Tuesday in Anantagiri Agency mandal reached Araku here on Thursday. Addressing a gathering Mr Satyanarayana Murthy …
Computer aided units drive Chirala farmers out of business Utter penury greets you in every house that has a loom. Twenty-three-year-old Sivasarada and his family, including his parents and ageing grandmother, put in an average of 10 hours of work a day to prepare 12 pieces of 8 m-long Pattamarapu …
Computer aided units drive Chirala farmers out of business The loom in Aruna Kumari's badly lit, mud-walled house in Epurupalem village runs from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., with either Aruna or her husband working at it constantly. Her ageing grandmother contributes by winding spools of yarn and joining threads …
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, set the foundation stone for scattered houses scheme at the Praja Patham programme held during his visit to the district here on Wednesday. Addressing a huge gathering on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the Congress government unlike the earlier TD government …
A massive awareness programme, "Operation Clean Ananta' has been launched by the mayor, Mr R. Parasuram, and the municipal commissioner, Mr B. Naga-bhushanam, on Wednesday. A rally was organised to create awareness among people from Sainagar to the district collectorate. As per the decisions taken at a meeting under the …
Adulteration of fuel at petrol bunks in the city is on the rise. At least 1,075 cases have been registered this year against various oil companies as against 931 cases last year. According to legal metrology department, at least 299 cases have been booked against HPCL, 531 against IOC, 188 …
The Union Government has restored the original monthly full quota of rice to the State at 3,15,035 tonnes, thus withdrawing the cut of over 30,000 tonnes it had imposed recently following "incorrect feedback' that rice is available in plenty in Andhra Pradesh. The decision to withdraw the cut and ensure …
Vowing to intensify their agitation against bauxite mining the Opposition TD launch-ed padayatra in this Agen-cy mandal here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the TD district unit president, Mr Bandaru Satyanrayana Murthy, alleged that the Congress government was diluting the rights of the tribals under the 1/70 Act. "The …
Dirty and unsafe water is being supplied to citizens of Kurnool city. But the municipal authorities are content with an explanation for the reason without taking any measures for the purification of stagnant tank water. Despite opposition corporators raising the issue and expressing concern at the authorities over supply of …
Authorities of the horticulture and forest departments dealing with survey and compensation payment for the evacuees of the three-decade-old Somasila project have reportedly siphoned off compensation funds, meant for those who lost their trees along with their lands. Farmers said officials had created false records, mentioning the presence of hundreds …
Anil Ambani group's Reliance Power is looking to invest about $1 billion (Rs 4,000 crore) towards purchase of large-size vessels for shipping coal from abroad to its Krishnapatnam and other projects. Reliance Power, which has bagged the country's two ultra mega power projects of 4,000 MW each at Sasan in …
The Planning Commission on Monday approved the large 2008-09 annual plan outlay of Rs. 44,000 crore for Congress-ruled Andhra Pradesh for implementing various development programmes. The outlay, which includes additional Central assistance of Rs. 165 crore for projects of special interest to the State, is 46 per cent higher than …
The Opposition Telugu Desam leaders here on Monday said they would scrap the MoUs signed by the Congress government with the Jindal South West Aluminium Limited and Ras-al-Khaimah for supply of bauxite ore, if their party is voted to power in the ensuing general elections. Addressing a media conference here …
The Rajiv Arogyasri scheme has come as a boon for the poverty stricken parents of seven-year-old Lavanya of Sanjeevapuram in Bukkara-yasamudram mandal. The little girl was suffering from congenital cardiac problems and her parents, Mr Thimmappa and Ms Bhagyalakshmi, did not have the Rs 1,00,000 required to repair her heart …
The bitterness between Orissa and Andhra Pradesh over sharing the water of river Mahendratanaya has reached flashpoint with the Andhra Pradesh government going ahead with its irrigation project. Andhra Pradesh chief minister, YS Rajasekhar Reddy, laid the foundation stone for the Rs 127-crore irrigation project across the Mahendratanaya in Srikakulam …
UPA's move may come three years late What does a government which swears by the aam aadmi or the garib do when it finds itself under criticism for not doing enough to improve their lot by lifting them above the bpl (below poverty line) status? It simply hedges the issue …
It began as an idea that had more to do with filling up the coffers of state governments than tackling the actual concerns of climate change. Coal-rich states, which are witnessing private power producers line up for a piece of action, began flexing their muscles by demanding an environmental cess …
Water being an emotive issue, only a mandated institution can provide a platform to build consensus among States On the occasion of World Water Day, 2002, Kofi Annan, the then U.N. Secretary General, had warned that "water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict.' Similar sentiments were echoed recently by …
The ongoing conflict between India's Maoist rebels and the government across states in the east and centre of the country has displaced thousands of people. Refugees living in camps and settlements face a multitude of health problems.
