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 …
But allocates 4 tmc ft more water to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh In a great relief to the people in the northern parts of Karnataka, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has upheld its award of 2010 and raising the height of the Almatti reservoir from 519.60 metres to 524.26 …
Mouse deer, the smallest ungulate in the country that is on the list of most endangered animals, is being bred in captivity at Nehru Zoological Park with a view to increase its population. No enumeration has been carried out on mouse deer ever in the state but observation over a …
HYDERABAD: Mouse deer, the smallest ungulate in the country that is on the list of most endangered animals, is being bred in captivity at Nehru Zoological Park with a view to increase its population. No enumeration has been carried out on mouse deer ever in the state but observation over …
Heavy rains continued to lash Andhra Pradesh on Friday, leaving 17 people dead and forcing the evacuation of 67,419 others from low-lying areas. Seventeen people were killed in various rain-related incidents as the downpour continued for the fourth consecutive day on Friday even as two others were also missing, official …
EC letter to M/s NSL Mining Resources India Pvt.ltd from MoEF regarding Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant with throughput of 0.75 MTPA to obtain 0.25 MTPA Beneficiated Ore of M/s NSL Mining Resources India Pvt. Ltd at Village Muddavaram, Distt. Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (4.92 ha).
Hyderabad: Monsoon-dependent groundwater levels in the state have fallen by more than 11 metres in 2012. In 1988, the fall was a mere five metres and in 1998, it fell by seven metres. Interestingly all this happened despite normal average rainfall in the past two decades. Sharing the aforementioned with …
The history of communal forest management in south India shows its exclusive nature. The resistance to colonial forest policies forced the administration in the Madras Presidency to look for options to pacify public discontent. At the level of policy, it was the dominant agrarian communities that evolved an effective link …
Several proposals to set up windmills remain in cold storage Non-conventional or renewable energy projects, which have become the topic of discussion these days following the acute crisis faced by the power sector, have not come up to the desired level in the State despite their vast potential. The State …
The Justice M.B. Shah Commission inquiring into illegal mining across the country has finally landed in the state which has been emerging as the epicentre for the loot of minerals and ores by mining barons. Though delayed, the commission will probe illegal mining in various districts including Anantapur where Mr …
Despite a series of measures initiated by the state government, there seems to be no end to suicides by farmers in the state. Unable to bear huge financial losses due to poor crop, mounting debts and other related reasons, 12 farmers have committed suicide in a span of two months …
Given that the controversy over success and failure of Bt technology still exists, this paper discusses the available field studies that have addressed agro-economic questions of Bt cotton cultivation in India. Since a meta-analysis of studies can give only partial conclusions, owing to differences across study methodologies and coverage, this …
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation is funding a pilot project to enable the state’s farmers to reverse the environmental degradation and rural poverty in the state by applying scientific methods to groundwater management. Baseline studies jointly conducted by the FAO, Centre and state government have identified seven districts …
A water war has broken out again between Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts. Mahbubnagar politicians and farmers protested against the denial of their share of drinking water from the Tungabhadra dam and accused Kurnool leaders of siphoning off the water. Kurnool received 1.29 tmc ft of water for drinking from Tungabhadra …
An outbreak of diseases, one of these being described as a mystery illness, has taken a heavy toll on children in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region. At least 500 children, aged between two and five, have been admitted to the Kurnool Government General Hospital with symptoms of dengue, chikungunya and “strange …
Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant of M/s NSL Mining Resources India Pvt. Ltd., Village Muddavaram, Tehsil Bettamcharla, District Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh – Prescribing of TOR - Regarding.
The big increase in uranium reserves estimated in Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh has given a boost to prospecting efforts for new finds. The Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) has now initiated the process of drilling in the Mahaboobnagar and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh. As a step in this direction, the …
At least one person was killed and scores of villages inundated in the torrential rains that lashed the state since Monday night. All three regions of the state received heavy rains with Nalgonda district being the worst hit. Several tanks breached and rivulets overflowed leaving the main and artillery roads …
The rural population of the state has dropped to 66.51 per cent in 2011 census compared with the 72.7 per cent in 2001 census. On the contrary, the proportion of urban population in the state increased from 27.30 to 33.49 per cent, according to the latest district-wise rural and urban …
The statistical analysis of hydrologic data derives importance in the planning and design of water resource projects which require information on different hydrologic events that are governed by probability distribution. The present study attempts to select an appropriate probability distribution function to forecast maximum hourly rainfall intensity during southwest monsoon …
