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: Thanks to vehicular pollution, an increasing number of young people are visiting hospitals with disturbances in their cardiac rhythm and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies and evidence presented in the European Society of Cardiology Congress stated that pollution has inflammatory effects on the heart leading to chronic cardiovascular problems. Researchers …
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said the State government plans to provide piped drinking water to every household in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Many families living in weaker sections’ colonies and slums in GHMC limits are deprived of tap connections, he said and directed the …
Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data. The study, partially funded by NASA’s …
Availability of a safe and reliable water supply is an issue in developing nations, including India. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a site-specific source control used to satisfy human, agricultural, and safety demands for water. This study analyzed the effects of capturing rainwater for a 12.5 year period (Jan 1999–Jun 2011) …
HYDERABAD: At a time when the national capital is under fire for its rapidly escalating air pollution levels, it turns out, the 'atmosphere' back home isn't very pleasant either. A steady increase in Hyderabad's vehicular population coupled with widespread construction and demolition activities - courtesy the Metro rail project - …
Notices served on MoEF, A.P. govt., CRDA The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Ministry of Forests and Environment, Andhra Pradesh government and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) for undertaking development works for the new capital city on the Krishna River bank without conducting appropriate …
The city's green brigade continued its desperate attempts to save the iconic Hussainsagar on Wednesday by submitting a fresh Special Leave Petition (SLP) with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), South Zone. They pleaded that the NGT advance the hearing of the earlier petition, filed under the Save Our Urban Lakes …
Was April’s avian influenza outbreak Hyderabad’s first encounter with the deadly virus? Analysis of the virus found in the city suggests that it could have around for at least two years, long before it hit headlines. Earlier this month, the High Security Animal Diseases Lab in Bhopal, which detected H5N1 …
The questions raised were the following: (a) whether it is a fact that the homes are responsible for the highest emission of greenhouse gases; and (b) whether it is also a fact that a study by the Centre for Ecological Sciences of the Indian Institute of Science found that the …
Having received stick from the National Green Tribunal a few days ago over lack of proper facilities to treat and dispose of solid waste in municipal areas in Telangana, the state government proposes to equip urban local bodies with an efficient and sustainable waste management system for safe collection, treatment …
A recent report that conferred upon Hyderabad the dubious distinction of recording the highest level of vehicular pollution in the country has left city environmentalists alarmed. The study, conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore, stated that the contribution of vehicular pollution to the city's carbon content is …
Hyderabad: The Secunderabad Cantonment Board is all set to begin a new solid waste management system. During a board meeting on Monday, Sujatha Gupta, the SCB chief executive officer, said that residents would be given coloured recyclable bags for segregation of wastes at the household level. “Bins will also placed …
At least 11 persons have died of swine flu at various hospitals in Hyderabad in the last 30 days, while over 150 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus. Two doctors of Gandhi General Hospital and one from Osmania General Hospital have also tested positive to swine flu on …
The best time to stay in Hyderabad seems to be during holidays. With a long holiday for Sankranti and a large population off to their hometowns for the festival, air pollution has come down significantly. Even noise pollution had shown a moderate dip. The average prescribed particulate matter content in …
Hyderabad: Noise pollution levels in the city are found to be way beyond the prescribed decibel limits in the city leading to ailments. However, controlling the noise pollution is utterly neglected with zero enforcement. The State Pollution Control Board’s job is confined to examination and monitoring the noise levels under …
The aim of this study is to analyse the amount of atmospheric pollution caused by vehicular traffic and the public strike, during which vehicular traffic is highly curtailed, offers an excellent opportunity for our purpose. The present study is carried out through systematic in situ measurements of particulate matter (PM), …
This study deals with the effects of fireworks on the air quality over the major cities of India during the festival of light known as “Diwali”. The effects of firecrackers during the festival was assessed from the ambient concentrations of various air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide …
HYDERABAD: There has been a disturbing rise in the levels of air pollution in Hyderabad, which is putting residents at a major risk. According to statistical data, the respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels have been increasing steadily in the city. In Secunderabad area alone, the US Embassy and Consulate’s …
The levels of heavy metals are measured at different dumpsites with different distances and directions under the jurisdiction of Greater Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad for ascertaining the soil and groundwater quality and forecasting as a part of integrated municipal solid waste (MSW) management study.
Delhi with fast-growing rate of urbanisation is the second most water-stressed cities in the world according to this new research published in Global Environmental Change Journal which has mapped 500 large cities to determine how global urbanisation is affecting water supplies. Kolkata (6), Chennai (18), Bangalore (19) and Hyderabad (20) …
