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 …
The poultry farm localted in AK thanda of Rayaparthy mandal is owned by one Modu Chukru. Warangal: As many as 4,000 hens succumbed to intense heat inside a poultry farm in Warangal Rural district on Monday, after power supply snapped last week. The poultry farm localted in AK thanda of …
HYDERABAD: In a major health scare, 700 new cases of dengue, including 23 from Hyderabad, were reported from across the state in just a fortnight. While thousands of patients have landed in hospitals, 46 cases of dengue were reported on Sunday, mostly from Khamman and Warangal. Also, six cases of …
Hyderabad: Hepatitis infection is highest in Mahbubnagar district with 13.5% of the population under its grip, finds a year long study since July last year. The prevalence rate of Hepatitis, which mainly includes infection caused by Hepatitis A and C viruses, has been found to be particularly very high in …
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 …
Water pumps are being operated with it. Warangal: To reduce power woes, solar panels have been installed in five railway stations in Warangal district to generate electricity. With this initiative, the railway department has set a model for other departments in saving electricity. The installation of solar panels would be …
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 …
Hyderabad: Thirteen harried farmers had their lives ended across five districts of the Telangana on Sunday, probably the largest number in a single day. While the Telangana government has been claiming to be taking every step to assist distressed farmers, this is one of the highest counts of farmers’ suicides …
Hyderabad: Forest fires recorded in Telangana in 2014 were the third highest in the past 10 years. According to the State of Forest Report-2014 released by the Telangana forest department recently, 873 forest fires were recorded in Telangana in 2014 after 1,015 in 2012 and 1,066 in 2009. The maximum …
Nearly 60 peacocks were found dead in Chitur village of Lingala Ghanapur mandal early on Monday morning. The peacocks died as a result of drinking poisonous water. It is learnt the farmers in the area used pesticides in the fields and the peacocks which drank the water in which the …
The Telangana government is examining the idea of formation of armed forest protection teams and striking forces to prevent smuggling of teak and other timber from the forests of Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam and other districts. Minister for Forests and Environment Jogu Ramanna stated here on Thursday that they would create …
Hyderabad: Hailstorms and intense gale-force winds across the state claimed seven lives. Three people in Prakasam, two in Warangal and one each in Tirupati and Ongole died after being struck by thunderbolts on Tuesday. Eleven people were injured after the driver of a bus lost balance on being hit by …
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have commonly been known as rich people's disease, but a recent study in the state reveals how the NCD caseload in the state is more in rural pockets of Warangal, East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna and Nellore. Interestingly there is also a regional variation in the NCD cases. …
Hyderabad: The deaths due to sunstroke have risen to 524 since April 1, 2013, according to the department of Disaster Management of the state government. Guntur, where on Saturday the figure stood at six, has now topped the chart with 95 deaths. Similarly, Prakasham recorded 40 on Saturday, but has …
Cotton cultivation is generally characterised by unsustainable use of resources, such as overuse of pesticides, fertilisers and water for irrigation. WWF-India is working with farmers in Warangal district to promote better management practices (BMPs) in cotton so as to reduce the environmental impact associated with the overuse of inputs and …
To facilitate execution of VSP's expansion programme, the state govt had also agreed to allot iron ore mines Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), belonging to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has embarked upon a massive expansion plan involving an investment of Rs 42,400 crore. To facilitate execution of VSP's expansion programme, …
Lightning struck and killed at least 21 people and heavy unseasonal rain damaged acres of standing crops, particularly paddy and mango, over the past two days across Andhra Pradesh. Seven persons were struck dead in Guntur, four in Nellore and two in Prakasam. Such deaths were also reported from Warangal, …
Hyderabad: Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said Andhra Pradesh had become the first state in India to provide food security for the poor with his government’s “Mana Biyyam” (our rice) scheme. The scheme is aimed at providing quality rice for just Rs 1 per kg through the …
The tourism department has designed special package tours for delegates during the bio diversity summit, which starts from Oct 1 With about 8,000 delegates from 193 countries expected to attend the XI Conference of Parties (COP 11) and the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in the city from …
The Government of India has agreed to clear and approve sanctions for road projects proposals worth Rs 413.29 crore located in six districts of Andhra Pradesh. The proposal is for taking up of 271 road works covering a stretch of 829.41 km length located in six districts in the State. …
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 …
