Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Computing profit and loss of Metro projects is tricky. Such projects all over the world are known for running into a loss. These capital-intensive projects cost between Rs 110 crore and 210 crore per km of elevated corridors. Cost of underground Metro is three times. There are over 130 projects …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: From Thursday, petrol and diesel prices will go up in 13 cities, including the four metros, where stricter Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms are being implemented, requiring the sale of upgraded and less polluting fuel. The retail price of petrol will go up by around 50 paise …
The prices of petrol and diesel will increase by Rs 0.50 and Rs 0.26 a litre, respectively, from April 1 in 13 big cities that switch to cleaner Euro-IV grade fuel. Thirteen big cities
Hyderabad, March 28: The death of a 22-year-old in Gandhi Hospital on Friday has put the city on swine flu alert again. This is the first swine flu death reported this year. Reddy Basha, a Kurnool resident suffering from multi-organ problems, was admitted to Gandhi Hospital a few days ago …
March 25: The garbage generation in Greater Hyderabad will increase from the present 3,500 metric tonnes per day to over 6,000 metric tonnes every day in the next five years. Environmentalists and scientists warn that if the garbage disposal system doesn
Hyderabad, March 24: In a bid to earn more revenues, the Water Board has proposed a hike in the water tariff. Officials of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board are working out the different slabs and are likely to target the high-end consumers like hotels and other commercial …
Petrol and diesel prices in 13 major cities are set to go up, with the petroleum ministry considering a higher price for Euro-IV complaint fuels. This, in effect, would mean, a second price hike for consumers in less than two months. Petroleum retailers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad …
Hyderabad, March 19: The fight for water for drinking purposes and agriculture has began with the onset of summer. The health minister and Hyderabad city MLA, Mr Danam Nagender, has assured drinking water supply to Greater Hyderabad, without any cuts this summer, from Singur in Medak district, while the Narsapur …
As the Rs. 12,136-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) project gets into the crucial financial bid stage, the Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to develop satellite townships along its course to encourage development of new areas and thereby help decongest the city. Following a review meeting of this major urban …
The State of Andhra had a number of firsts to its credit. It was alphabetically the first. It was recommended by the JVP (Jawaharlal, Vallabhai, Pattabhi) Committee, but rejected by a Cabinet headed by Jawaharlal, where Vallabhai was the Home Minister. It was conceded due to the first Fast Unto …
Hyderabad, Feb. 19: Ground level works for the much-awaited Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) project will start in November, the municipal administration minister, Mr Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, informed the Assembly on Friday. He was responding to a question from the Congress legislator, Mr D. Sudheer Reddy. The letter of award for …
This report on inventorization of e-waste in Hyderabad and Bangalore reveals that e-waste generation from household sector alone is expected to touch 1,07,886 MT in 2013 in Hyderabad and 1,30,383 MT in 2013 in Bangalore. Says that e-wastes in these two cities are going to increase due to high obsolescence …
Hyderabad, Jan. 29: The MPs, MLCs and MLAs on Friday unanimously decided to ask the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, to revive the Krishna Phase-III drinking water project for the city. They took the decision at the district review committee meeting, chaired by the home minister, Ms P. Sabita Indra …
The bison, which was sent to Hyderabad zoo in exchange of pair of tiger, has reportedly died on Friday night due to disease, the report says. Although there was no formal confirmation from Goa forest department over the issue, the report from Hyderabad confirmed that six-year old female bison, Rani …
Hyderabad, Jan. 3: Traffic policemen in the city are susceptible to genetic damage due to constant exposure to vehicular emissions. Traffic cops who smoke are at higher risk of chromosomal aberrations. The city-based Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases (IGHGD), found cytogenetic damage in traffic constables, constantly exposed …
This project aims to identify the risks and benefits associated with the use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban fodder and vegetable cropping systems in India and Pakistan, where wastewater is largely untreated due to lack of public finance. Two mega-cities (Faisalabad, Pakistan and Hyderabad, India, with large untreated wastewater …
Hyderabad, Nov. 29: Hyderabad, which meets the uranium needs of all nuclear power plants in the country, is relatively safe from radiation hazards. Though most of the city-based Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) is not under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, it has developed its own safety mechanism over the …
