Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Kasala Malla Reddy and Others VS State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 24/10/2017 regarding pollution caused by the industrial units especially the pharmaceutical industries in Patancheru and Bollaram, Medak District of Telangana. The Highlights of the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Kasala Malla Reddy and Others VS State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 24/10/2017 regarding pollution caused by the industrial units especially the pharmaceutical industries in Patancheru and Bollaram, Medak District of Telangana. The Highlights of the …
This past two years has witnessed farmers across India demonstrating for their livelihoods: a hike in milk procurement prices has featured as a key demand. Their demand reflects a grave crisis underway in the Indian milk market, which is threatening to undermine the multifunctional role of livestock and the way …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Human Rights & Consumer Protection Cell Trust Vs The State of Telangana & Others dated 07/07/2017 regarding construction in water bodies in Survey Nos.213 and 214 of Kanukunta (small pond) of Ramachandrapuram Village, Medak District (presently Sangareddy …
As part of its efforts to make Hyderabad a city with ‘zero industrial pollution’, the state government has identified 19 prime locations outside the Outer Ring Road (ORR) for moving polluting industries out of the state capital. The state government identified that as many as 1,545 industries, which are in …
Hydrogeochemical investigation has been carried out in the granitic terrain of Siddipet area, Medak district, Telangana State, India with an aim to understand the distribution of fluoride in the groundwater and to understand the relationship of fluoride with other major ions, and also to identify the high fluoride-bearing groundwater zones. …
The May 2016 report by TS groundwater department also found that nine districts in the state have deeper water levels than in May 2015. Hyderabad: Water year 2015-16 has been bad for Telangana with 20 per cent deficit in rainfall which resulted in a dip in average groundwater level of …
The two-year-old State is also banking on Centre’s scheme to address its power deficit As the sun goes down, scores of hamlets and tribal habitats, each with up to a hundred people, in the forest tracts of Telangana face total darkness. The only light available is from the chullha (earthen …
In Andhra Pradesh, a high number of deaths due to heat was reported in Kadappa and Prakasham districts. Hyderabad: The prevailing heat wave conditions have now claimed 100 lives across the two Telugu speaking states. The toll in a span of three days, has gone up from 85 to 100 …
Officials have proposed diverting Godavari water to the Water Grid. Hyderabad: Officials plan to divert Godavari water which would likely cause severe drinking water shortage in the city during peak summer. The Godavari Phase-I water supply project to the city has four pumping stations at Bommakal, Mallaram, Kondapaka and Ghanpur. …
In Hyderabad, however, the groundwater level change between last year and this year January has been minimal. Hyderabad: Telangana will face a worse groundwater crisis in 2016 compared to last year if the Southwest Monsoon is deficient yet again. Last year the state had received 21 per cent less rainfall. …
Hyderabad: Industries in Patancheru mandal of Medak district are not just polluting the environment but also exploiting ground water without permission. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board noticed that seven companies were extracting ground water without obtaining permission from the Central Ground Water Authority which is mandatory. Of these, seven …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. A. Kishan Rao & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 02/12/2015 regarding pollution caused by pharmaceutical units in Medak District of Telangana.
Hyderabad: The state government on Tuesday declared 231 mandals, about one-third of the total mandals in the state, spread over seven districts, as drought-hit and sought Rs 1,000 crore as immediate financial assistance from the Centre. This is the first time since Telangana state was formed that mandal were declared …
Environment Ministry's green panel EAC has approved drug maker Aurobindo Pharma's proposal to expand its bulk drugs facility in Medak district in Telangana, entailing an investment of about Rs 300 crore. Based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), the ministry gives final green nod to the 'A' …
Government is likely to extend till June 2018 the validity of environment clearance (EC) given to Asian Paints the country's largest paint maker for expansion of its Patancheru unit in Telangana. The EC, granted to Asian Paints in 2008 for expansion of its Patancheru plant, expired in 2013. During this …
Hyderabad: The ongoing drought is fuelling distress migration from districts in Telangana, a trend that was witnessed in the early 2000s. The severe drought conditions for the second consecutive year have led to crop failure, mounting debts, chronic unemployment and failure of the NREGA scheme, especially in the districts of …
Around 56 per cent children covered under Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme in government and community schools in Andhra Pradesh were malnourished, 35 per cent in the mild under nourished condition and only seven per cent of them had normal Body Mass Index (BMI), according to the fifth Joint Review …
The local village communities in Zaheerabad have been able to reclaim their fallowed lands and cultivate a myriad varieties of traditional landraces of food grains. They have not only been able to control their food systems that are ecosystemically evolved over thousands of years but also have adequate nutritious food …
In what could be termed as a tough start, the new Telangana state is now facing both depleting groundwater table and deficit rains, thanks to the monsoon playing truant. Sample this: By the end of July, all 10 districts in Telangana recorded deficit rainfall, the worst being Nalgonda (-57%), followed …
Hyderabad: Chirman Ramulu, a 65-year-old farmer can now be seen at temples begging for food and money. Ramulu, who has seven acres of farmland in Kazipally village, was well off years back and used to support his family of four including his wife and two daughters. He used to grow …
