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 …
About 100 polluting firms to be relocated to outskirts in 3 months. Hyderabad: About 100 pollution-causing industries located in the city would be shifted to the outskirts in three months, said industries minister K.T. Rama Rao. He told the Assembly on Thursday that about 1,234 industries located under GHMC limits …
Civic body prefers power purchasing model, but empaneled agency backs out. Hyderabad: There are no takers for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporations’s solar project. In a bid to promote solar energy and save power charges, the corporation had decided to install roof-top grid-connected power generation plants on its properties. The …
The present level in the Singur dam is 1702.347 ft and the water is at 11.367 TMC. 18 MGD is being drawn. Hyderabad: There will be a severe drinking water crisis from April to July this year in the twin cities and surrounding areas, if the water board’s assessment is …
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad’s air, water and soil stand polluted as the concentration of some pollutants— particulate matter in the air or heavy metals and antibiotics in ground and surface water—is higher than maximum level prescribed by the national government agencies. There are umpteen studies conducted over the years that have highlighted …
The comparatively high temperatures this winter have encouraged mosquito breeding in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: The comparatively high temperatures this winter have encouraged mosquito breeding in Hyderabad. Four mosquito species that were uncommon in Hyderabad and mainly found in villages, have invaded the twin cities. Now there are seven types of mosquito …
Experts seek action against entity distributing drug in schools. Hyderabad: A private organisation, Telangana Public Health Council, is conducting dengue fever awareness campaign in city schools in Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medak areas and giving preventive ‘pyrogenium’ to students. But medical authorities cautioned against this and said it was not a …
Rao said that there was 1.5 lakh acres of forest land around city which should be developed into forest blocks for fresh air. Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday said that there was a need to protect the environment around the fast developing and geographically growing Hyderabad …
The board’s managing director M. Dana Kishore informed on Monday while reviewing the progress of Jalam-Jeevam programme, HUDCO and projects. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has constructed 567 Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) pits against the 1,000 target. The board’s managing director M. Dana Kishore informed on …
Hyderabad: Experts say that the Bellandur lake catching fire in Bengaluru recently was a disaster waiting to happen. The lake was frothing for over three years, with last monsoon being the worst when toxic foam spilled on to the roads out of control. Pollution board officials say that was a …
Residents have been complaining about the industrial emissions in city from quite sometime. Hyderabad: Residents of Symphony Park Homes at Beeramguda have complained to the Pollution Control Board about dark smoke and bad odour in the air after a large stock of rubber tyres caught fire in a factory in …
MUMBAI: If frequent allegations of overcharging and negligence against doctors haven't been an indicator of strained doctor-patient ties, a new online survey has found that nine out of 10 patients didn't trust the healthcare machinery. Hospitals were the least trusted, followed by pharmaceutical and insurance companies, said the survey taken …
HYDERABAD: When the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mooted the idea of waste segregation, it also decided to hire Community Resource Persons (CRPs) to spread awareness on the issue. While the idea of CRPs may have been a sound one, discrepancies in the GHMC records have left activists smelling a …
City was placed at 11th in 2017, with 90 per cent of the days being ‘moderate or satisfactory’ while 10 per cent of the days being ‘poor’. Hyderabad: Hyderabad fares ‘moderately’ on the air quality index, says to a recent report by Central Pollution Control Board that graded air quality …
Simply destroying mosquito eggs has proven not to be effective in the control of the menace. Hyderabad: Simply destroying mosquito eggs has proven not to be effective in the control of the menace; there is a need for spatiotemporal mapping to develop a model which will help identify, and target, …
HYDERABAD: The Environment Protection and Training Research Institute (EPTRI) took on the CSIR Scientists Service Forum accusing it of being `antidevelopment' in its stance on the Hyderabad Pharma City .While saying that all suggestions would be considered before the finalization the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared by it, EPTRI …
We describe the diversified National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (NANMN) set up across 7 major cities of India and covering 70 stations for continuous noise monitoring throughout the year. The annual average Lday (06–22 h) and Lnight (22–06 h) values observed in 2015 for these 70 locations are described. Of …
Most vehicles in the city clear the pollution test with flying colours. It is not just because of the proper maintenance of the vehicles by owners but also due to fraud played by the pollution testing centres. Taking advantage of poor monitoring by the state transport department, many testing centres …
Data from TS is worrying; and each pollution source needs to be plugged. Hyderabad: Hyderabadis are losing 2.3 years of their lives because the government has set the safe level of pollution at a higher tolerance level than recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), gravely endangering the health of …
HYDERABAD: Hayatnagar today is a congested suburb of Hyderabad, notorious for chaotic traffic, high vehicular and dust pollution, poor water quality, and badly maintained roads. Its location on the arterial national highway no. 65 to Vijayawada notwithstanding, Hayatnagar continues to be a much neglected area. But travel back to the …
HYDERABAD: The GHMC may have declared all of its 150 wards to be open defecation free(ODF) on Independence Day this year, there are still people in certain pockets and several slums in the city who have no choice but to use open lands to relieve themselves. Indira Nagar in Balanagar, …
