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 …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Although most commonly found in India, bamboo is put to very little use even though it is more durable than wood. The abundantly available grass in the country has been traditional used as durable housing material to build stilt houses and lasting low cost houses in various parts of …
Cultivation affected in 1k acres of Vanthada, farmers struggle for livelihood. Kakinada: Many water sources and groundwater levels have been depleted in Nagulakonda of Eastern Ghats, which spreads from Visakhapatnam to East Godavari, due to mining activity. Thousands of tribals and farmers depend on this water for sustenance and livelihood. …
A Central team will visit Andhra Pradesh after the state government submits a report on the losses due to floods. Visakhapatnam: The toll in rain-related incidents in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh rose to 10 on Tuesday while a Central team is expected to visit the state to assess the …
The flood waters washed away a 17-year-old. Visakhapatnam: Four persons died on Sunday as the heavy rain, caused by the ongoing low pressure over the Bay of Bengal, which had kept off north coastal Andhra Pradesh for the most part returned to the region with a vengeance over the last …
Visakhapatnam: Even as the state government has planned to develop an integrated sports complex by taking over lands from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), several trade unions associated with the steel plant have expressed their opposition to the move. According to the trade unions, 250 acres, which has been sought by …
Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal power project located near Visakhapatnam. The company has commissioned 2x520 MW thermal power plants and expects it to cater to the increasing demand for electricity in Andhra Pradesh, which has become the first southern State to …
The State Epidemic Cell (SEC) claims that there is almost 25 per cent decrease in vector-borne diseases, especially malaria in the four most endemic districts of Andhra Pradesh — Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and East Godavari. There have been no deaths related to malaria so far. However, Vizag city itself has …
VISAKHAPATNAM: With the advent of rains, incidences of vector borne ailments also intensify and Visakhapatnam is one of the districts in the state with high occurrence of fevers such as malaria, dengue, pneumonia and so on. Usually, people blame the civic administration or the state government for inability to control …
All MoUs were cancelled but APMDC seeks changes in them. Visakhapatnam: The state government has gone all out to take the credit for cancelling the MoUs the Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy government had entered into with two private companies on the supply of bauxite ore, mined in Vizag Agency by the …
Department put figure at 22 per cent as against 12 per cent. Hyderabad: The data of Global Forest Watch, an initiative of the World Resources Institute and its partners, contradicts the claims of the AP and TS forest departments over the extent of tree cover in the two states. While …
The Vizag port will be the first to run operations on solar energy. This was disclosed by MT Krishna Babu, Chairman of Vizag Port Trust (VPT), at a road show here on the Maritime India Summit (MIS) to be held in April, in Mumbai. VPT, which has recently commissioned 2MW …
Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) issued an order to Deccan Fine Chemicals on Monday to stop production following the inspection and report submitted by its officers. The development comes in the wake of a fire that took place in its warehouse on Sunday in which chemical material …
Hinduja National Power Company Limited (HNPCL) achieved a significant milestone on Monday with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) successfully commissioning the 520 MW coal-based thermal generating unit. The unit at Palavalasa near here has been commissioned after the project suffered huge loss due to Hudhud. Significantly, in Visakhapatnam district, four …
MoUs include a couple of large investment proposals by foreign companies 'Pan-India consensus very soon on revival of discoms' Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal, who is attending the CII Partnership Summit at Visakhapatnam, on Sunday said MoUs worth close to Rs 1.5 lakh crore would be signed in the energy …
VIJAYAWADA: The officials of Mines and Geology Department are awaiting guidelines on bauxite mining in the agency area of Visakhapatnam district in the wake of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announcing, on Tuesday, in the AP Legislative Assembly, that the GO No: 222 issued on August 13, 2008 stood cancelled. …
Each of us has a responsibility to protect our environment. It is not just about protecting it for our future generations but also for the present generation, actor Lakshmi Manchu has said. Speaking before handing over the prizes at the WWF Golf Tournament at the East Point Golf Club here …
The government on Tuesday signed a pact with a Chinese Company Trina Solar to set up a plant for manufacturing solar cells and solar modules at Atchutapuram, Visakhapatnam district. Industries (Secretary) S.S. Rawat signed the MoU on behalf of the government, while Trina Solar Vice president Chen Shou Chung inked …
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued a GO on Thursday authorising the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (APMDC) to take up bauxite mining in 1212 hectares of forest land in Chintapalli and Jerrila reserve forest of Narsipatnam forest division in Visakhapatnam district. A controversy has been raging over …
Naxalites of CPI (Maoist) kidnapped three TDP members in G.K. Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam district on Monday evening, stepping up their campaign against the State Government’s plans to mine bauxite in the Agency areas, which is being strongly opposed by local tribes and environmentalists. TDP mandal party president Mamidi Balayya …
Visakhapatnam: With the monsoon playing a truant and water levels plummeting in various pockets of the state, Andhra Pradesh seems to be heading towards an impending water crisis. AP State Development Planning Society (APSDPS) in its recent report indicated that the groundwater table in around 284 wells (25 per cent …
