Recently, the Tirupati railway station in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Gold rating. Tirupati railway station goes green! Another achievement by Indian Railways for adopting green concepts and reducing the adverse environmental impacts! Recently, the Tirupati railway station in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded IGBC …
K. Venkateshwarlu MANNAVARAM: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday stressed on the need for bridging the gap between the supply and demand for power to enable the country achieve a higher rate of economic growth on a sustainable basis. He was speaking after laying the much- postponed foundation for Rs.6,000-crore …
As the most abundant of the big cats of India, the leopard generally manages quite well, living quite close to habitations unobtrusively. A recent study in the Pune region recorded a density of 12 adult leopards in a 100 sq km, human-dominated landscape with a density of 200 people per …
Tirupati, Aug. 24: The chief conservator of forests (Wildlife), Mr P. Mallikarjuna Rao, said on Tuesday that the trap cages kept alongside the Tirumala footpath from Galigopuram to 7th mile point would be withdrawn and there would be no capturing of leopards until it was inevitable. Speaking to the media, …
Aug. 12: With fresh pugmarks of a female leopard noticed along the Tirumala footpath on Wednesday night, the Tirupati wildlife division authorities stepped up their efforts to trap it. The chief conservator of forests (wildlife), Mr P. Mallikarjuna Rao, said on Thursday that the animal
Tirumala, the richest temple in the country, will soon become a plastic-free zone. The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a ban on the use of plastics at the popular hill shrine. The order will come into force within a month, a statement from the Chief Minister
June 5: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) authorities issued instructions to strictly prohibit taking of water bottles by the pilgrims inside the Tirumala temple from Saturday. The TTD chief vigilance and security officer, Mr M.K. Singh, told this correspondent that the measure was implemented to prevent the devotees from throwing …
Many organisations emerged in the country to create awareness among the farmers on organic farming. The 'Welfare Organization for Rural Development' (WORD) is a dedicated organization in Tirupati (A.P.) working for the upliftment of the rural poor through implementation of various technologies for livelihood, health and environment protection. The NGO …
Tirupati, March 22: Tension prevailed at B.V. Puram Gollapalle, a forest fringe hamlet near Srikalahasti, about 60 km from here, on Monday when forest department personnel tried to stop about 500 tribals led by the Communist Party of India (CPI) state secretary, Mr K. Narayana, from encroaching on forest land. …
Tirupati, March 22: About 10,000 hectares of forest in the Bhakarapet and Tirupati ranges were burnt down in during the last two days. The fires were raging even on Monday night. Villagers have blamed forest officials for the spread of the fire, saying that they did not respond quickly despite …
Oct. 22: District authorities have promised to preserve the temple of Vakula Devi at Peruru hillock near Tirupati and protect it from the impact of quarrying. Legends say that Goddess Vakula Devi is the mother of Lord Venkateswara. The Chittoor district joint collector, Mr Suresh Kumar, on Thursday visited the …
June 27: Over 50 contractors, mostly from the mining and road construction sectors, are competing with each other to get hold of forest lands abutting the Mallayya hill range in Tamballapalle mandal of the district. In 2006, a team of geologists inspected the hills and submitted a report that the …
Tirupati, June 26: Climate change has had its effect on the flower production in Tirumala as well. Since 2000, the climactic conditions on the Tirumala hills have been changing and this has affected the output of flowers by the garden department.
HYDERABAD: Water will be released from Telugu Ganga project in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai from mid-August. The exact date of release of water will be finalised after a joint meeting of officials from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to be held soon. Pending finalisation of the dates, the government here …
