Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
A staggering 2,400 fresh cancer cases are reported in Hyderabad every year, according to preliminary data gathered under the centrally-funded Population Based Cancer Registry (PBCR). Greater Hyderabad happens to be the latest city to join 25 other PBCRs located across cities and towns in India. PBCR centres are already functioning …
MYSORE: A study carried out by the scientists at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad has indicated that elephants held in captivity in mutts, zoos and other places are living under stress and their incarceration has changed their breeding habits. Study finds that captivity has adversely affected their …
The Rs 65-crore project has an estimated annual output of 18 million Kwh Rajasthan-based Rays Power Infra (P) Limited (RPIL) on Wednesday announced commissioning of its 10-Mw solar power plant at Midjil in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana. The Rs 65-crore project has an estimated annual output of 18 million Kwh. …
* K Chandrashekar Rao takes oath as maiden CM * 11-member Cabinet inducted After leading the statehood movement for 13 years, Telangana Rashtra Samithi founder president Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (60) was today sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana amidst massive celebrations. As Telangana …
Below normal rainfall has been predicted but UP, Bihar, Odisha and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Northeast India will receive normal rainfall. The seasonal rainfall is likely to be 95 per cent of the Long Period average with an error of plus or minus 5 per cent because of the …
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed a petitioner to file an affidavit explaining if there are any disparities in the reports of the district collector and the district judge on alleged destruction of Ramammakunta Lake in Gachibowli by AP Tourism Development Corporation and National Institute of Tourism …
Speaking at a review meeting held here on Monday, he asked the officials to take steps for recharging of the ground water table with compulsory maintenance of rainwater harvesting pits on the premises of all multi-storeyed residential complexes and business houses. Reacting to the presentations made by the officials, the …
Water management is about society and its ability to build technologies to maximise the use of water and, more importantly, technologies to share water with all March 22 is World Water Day. There is no doubt that water will determine whether India becomes wealthy or remains poor. But the management …
Hyderabad: Lack of adequate recycling capacity for electronic waste is costing the country several thousands crore of rupees each year. About 10 states, including Andhra Pradesh, annually generate about 70 per cent of the estimated eight lakh metric tonne of e-waste in the country, but only about three lakh metric …
Unseasonal rains and hailstorm over the past few days have killed seven people and injured 58 others across the state. According to the Meteorological Centre in Hyderabad, the hailstorm occurred between 3.20 pm and 3.30 pm on Wednesday. “The hailstorm was accompanied by gale winds with the speed of 40 …
The Godavari drinking water project, which aims to supply 172 million gallons per day (MGD) of water to the city, is in limbo with the government failing to give counter-guarantee for the Rs 2,000 crore loan being raised by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) from Hudco. …
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,050 crore under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB;) to complete five projects. According to a media release from the HMWSSB, the Central Sanctioning Monitoring Committee (CSMC), government of India, at a meeting held …
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,050 crore under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB;) to complete five projects. According to a media release from the HMWSSB, the Central Sanctioning Monitoring Committee (CSMC), government of India, at a meeting held …
The waste material dredged out from Hussainsagar and dumped at the abandoned stone quarries in Gajularamaram have been found to be toxic and a serious health hazard. This startling revelation came to light recently after the AP Pollution Control Board conducted tests on samples collected from the dumping site. Apart …
Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top. According to the latest survey by Institute for Competitiveness, an international agency, Mumbail is followed by Chennai, Hyderababad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, and Gurgaon. Pune and Nagpur which were in the …
Resolutions on reducing weight and kicking the drinking habit are common, but Chennaiites, going by a report by the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT), would do well to resolve reducing generation of garbage. Data compiled by the WTERT shows the city generates about 0.71kg of garbage per capita everyday …
The AP pollution control board has sent notices to four manufacturers of pollution monitoring equipment for colluding with industries in downplaying emissions. The PCB had introduced the online live monitoring system to make industrial air quality monitoring transparent, but it has now come to light that monitoring systems supplied by …
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has reportedly cleared allotment of 50 acres of land at Ghanpur to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) for construction of a master balancing reservoir (MBR) as part of the Godavari drinking water supply project. Once the reservoir comes …
Unicef India has launched ‘Take Poo to the Loo’, an innovative digital campaign focusing on putting an end to open defecation. The three month initiative aims to create awareness on the issue. The Indian Institute of Technology is to contribute to the initiative by mobilising students in the campus in …
Ignoring serious environmental concerns by agencies, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is dumping tons of pollutants dredged from Hussainsagar in an abandoned stone quarry near thickly-populated Bachupally area. The HMDA had zeroed in on the five-acre site for dumping the waste, but the AP Pollution Control Board flatly refused …
