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 …
With monsoon playing truant, a spectre of drought looms large over Andhra Pradesh, triggering fears of large scale rural unemployment and fall in agricultural production. For Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, who never misses an opportunity to claim that the
Andhra Pradesh: Araku Emerald, the organic gourmet coffee grown by tribals Bisoi Arjun from Malisingaram in Araku Valley mandal was just another impoverished tribal before he joined the 7,000-member Small and Marginal Tribal Farmers Mutually Aided Cooperative Society. When he was a farm labourer, he used to walk up to …
Hyderabad: Maoists in Visakhapatnam and the Andhra Pradesh Government are headed for a violent confrontation over mining of bauxite in the forests of Jeralla and Galikonda tribal areas on the Eastern Ghats, barely a week after the state Government agreed to supply raw bauxite to Jindal and RAK Aluminum Limited …
Hyderabad, June 7 A Central legislation will be enacted soon to pave way for the establishment of an independent environmental protection authority to ensure effective implementation of the Environment Protection Act, according to Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forests. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Ramesh said this …
May 12: Diseases supposedly on the verge of eradication have reared their deadly head in the state. A cholera epidemic in Bholakpur, an anthrax outbreak in Visakhapatnam and the recurrence of polio cases, are the recent reminders that yesterday
Visakhapatnam: The deep depression over west central Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards and intensified into a cyclonic storm, Bijli, and lay over west central Bay of Bengal at 5.30 pm, about 470 km south east of Visakhapatnam, reports our correspondent. It is likely to intensify further and move in a …
April 9: The district medical and health authorities have alerted people in the city to take precautionary measures against anthrax. This warning was given in the wake of three deaths suspected to be caused by cutaneous anthrax in Visakhapatnam and confirmed incidence of the disease in Prakasam, Srikakulam, Chittoor, Kurnool …
DC CORRESPONDENTS HYDERABADNISAKHAPATNAM March 21: The state health department has dispatched rapid response medical teams to Vishakapatnam agency areas where 15 to 20 cases of Cutaneous Anthrax were confirmed. A team of microbiologists and skin specialists sent there have confirmed the cases as Cutaneous Anthrax afflicted. The director of health, …
The ambitious programme to replace bulbs with energy-efficient CFLs by 2012 is a noteworthy step Business Standard / New Delhi March 9, 2009, 0:18 IST The ambitious programme for replacing about 400 million electric bulbs with energy-efficient, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by 2012 is a noteworthy step in the country
The Araku Valley, comprising Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, is one of the rich biodiversity areas in the Eastern Ghats of India. The proposed bauxite mining activity by Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited in these areas would not only wipe out the virgin forests, but also destroy the pristine …
Visakhapatnam, Nov. 9: Coastal erosion caused by rising sea levels is making the beaches in Vizag more dangerous, says a GSI study. Sand along the beaches are being washed away every year. Last year, three lamp posts went down and a 100-metre stretch of sand at Ramakrishna Beach went missing. …
Hyderabad, Nov. 4: The Giant African Land Snail (GALS) menace is back in the state and this time showing a more devastating effect. According to the state forest department officials of Araku valley, Paderu and Anantagiri in Visakhapatnam district, Vizaianagaram border area and other Agency areas are the most affected. …
Visakhapatnam, Oct. 20: The proposed coastal corridor from Itchapuram to Tada will not harm the fisherfolk and other weaker sections, said the minister for infrastructure, ports and investments, Mr Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao. Talking to newsmen on Monday, the minister said the coastal corridor was still in the conceptual stage …
BY B. KRISHNA PRASAD HYDERABAD ANDHRA PRADESH has an envious track record when it comes to land acquisition. There have been few protests given the scale of land acquisition for irrigation projects, industries, SEZs and uranium mines and refineries. When nearly 50,000 acres of land was acquired to upgrade Hyderabad …
NEW DELHI: The five-way alliance of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Indian born steel magnate L. N. Mittal, French energy giant Total, GAIL (India) and Oil India will take a call on the project structure and funding of the 14-15 million tonnes refinery and petrochemical project at Vizag in Andhra Pradesh in …
HYDERABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday unveiled a grandiose plan to combat natural and man-made disasters. NDMA vice-chairman Gen. N.C. Vij and member M. Shashidhar Reddy said a World Bank-funded, Rs. 1,600-crore National Cyclonic Risk Mitigation Project was being finalised for 13 coastal States and Union Territories. They …
Hyderabad, Sept. 24: The Centre will soon set up a National Cyclone Disaster Management Institute at Visakhapatnam. General N.C. Vij, vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, said here on Wednesday that the state government had offered land for the institute. The institute will integrate technical support for disasters from …
