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 …
Hyderabad, Nov. 17: Hyderabadis will miss the elephants in the Nehru Zoological Park as wildlife officials have decided to shift them out to the elephant camp in Chittoor. The Central Zoo Authority member secretary, Dr Rajesh Gopal, has issued orders to the state chief wildlife warden, Mr Hitesh Malhotra, to …
Nov. 15: One in every three Hyderabadi households has access to drinking water supply only once in four or five days. About 30 lakh people living in 10 of the total 12 surrounding municipalities forming part of the GHMC continue to be hard pressed for drinking water. Lack of drinking …
Hyderabad, Nov. 1: Pneumonia kills more children than AIDS, measles and malaria. In the twin cities, the mortality rate is anywhere between 50 to 70 percent for children below five years, particularly those in the age bracket of one and two years. November 2 will mark the first World Pneumonia …
Composite Correction Programme (CCP) is a water treatment plant optimization program that improves water treatment operation with limited capital investment by optimizing particle removal from water treatment plants. It has been reported that many microbial pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium, are recalcitrant to disinfection due to their resistance to chlorine or escapes …
The quality of drinking water is a vital element of public health and well beings. Contaminated water is one of the causes of diarrhea diseases, which kill about 2.4 million persons globally; each year. Access to safe drinking water is essential to maintain a good health, and is a basic …
Oct. 29: City health researchers have found an environmental and genetic link to endometriosis. Endometriosis is associated with chronic pelvic pain and irregular monthly cycles. It is also one of the major causes of infertility in women. It affects about 15 per cent women of child-bearing age. The city team …
Oct. 27: The Greater Hyderabad, spread over 625 sq km of area and housing a population of 70 lakh, has only one garbage dumpyard, which is fast outliving its utility. The state capital is badly suffering from shortage of garbage dumpyards, with the management of waste becoming a nightmare for …
Oct. 26: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will release about one lakh Gambusia species of fish in all major water bodies including Hussain Sagar to end the mosquito menace. The civic body is taking this step as all its other efforts to contain spread of mosquitoes failed. Gambusia fishes eat …
Hyderabad, Oct. 19: The pollution level in the city peaked on the Diwali night (Saturday) with different parts of Hyderabad and Secunderabad recording as much as 39 per cent more pollutants than on ordinary days. According to the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) on Monday, the concentration of respirable-suspended …
Oct. 14: In the wake of a warning sounded by the World Health Organ-isation (WHO) about a second outbreak of swine flu, the district administration has prepared a detailed ground-level action plan to tackle virus. The action plan involves creating an awareness among the people by giving them tips to …
Hyderabad, Sept. 14 The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Mr Farooq Abdullah, will inaugurate the Phase-I solar PV manufacturing facility of Solar Semiconductor at Fabcity and also launch GE Day on Wednesday. The solar PV (Photovoltaic) unit of Solar Semiconductor will be the first to start manufacturing from …
Sept. 8: After the swine flu havoc, cases of cholera, jaundice, malaria and dengue are on the rise. A confirmed case of chikungunya has also been reported in the city. In all, 72 cases of cholera have been recorded in the city till September 7 compared to 64 in 2008 …
Hyderabad, Sept. 4: The Ganesh idols immersion in Hyderabad on Thursday generated a whopping 800 metric tonnes of garbage including on the roads around the Hussainsagar lake . Considering the scheduled programme for people to bid adieu to the mortal remains of the late chief minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, …
Sept. 1: The state is unwell if the outbreak of seasonal diseases is any indication. While dengue cases are on rise in urban areas, including Hyderabad, malaria is spreading in rural areas. Many malaria cases have been reported from Ramachodavaram, East Godavari, Kadapa, Paderu in Visakhaptnam, Srikakau- lam, Vizianagaram Badrac- …
Aug. 31: Encroachment of the canal bed areas is the main reason for the inundation of several residential colonies in the city. The Nagamayyakunta drain area was occupied three decades ago. The same is the case with Raj Bhavan Makta area where thousands of houses were constructed near Hussainsagar. Several …
Hyderabad, Aug. 28: The government has started distributing free chlorine tablets to residents, keeping in mind the increase in number of jaundice cases in the city. According to the district medical and health Officer, Dr Ch Jayakumari, jaundice cases have been on the rise since January this year. A total …
