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 …
In developing countries, 11% of arable land could be affected by climate change. Indeed, farmers are already facing the impact of climate change. The need of the hour, say Sreenath Dixit and B Venkateswarlu, is not to wait for global agreements on mitigating climate change but to act locally, intelligently …
Greenpeace, the non-governmental organisation, has claimed that farmers get more income if they cultivate organic cotton instead of Bt cotton. The NGO, which conducted a survey in three top cotton growing districts of Warangal, Karimnagar and Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, said that the net income of organic cotton farmers is …
Warangal, May 19: With the meteorological department projecting a normal monsoon this year, government officials implementing the World Bank-funded AP Community-Based Tank Management (APCBTM) project, are racing against time to complete them. So far, out of the 117 irrigation tanks identified for development in 21 drought- prone mandals in the …
Warangal, May 15: With monsoon not very far away, the irrigation minister, Mr Ponnala Lakshamaiah, highlighted the importance of rainwater harvesting, whose potential is not being tapped. Speaking on the sidelines of Praja Patham Patham rededication day, he said that due to lack of proper steps, groundwater levels in mandals …
Hyderabad, May 2: The AP Forest Inventory Report 2010 has revealed that the state forest growing stock has decreased by 60 million cubic metres. As a direct result of the depleting growing stock, experts say the state will experience adverse climate changes and increasing temperatures. The survey report states that …
When Puli Ravi Kumar, 42, assistant professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, discussed his dream project of making a car that would run on air with the director of the institute, he was greeted with a mixture of bafflement and boredom. But support came from an unexpected …
Warangal, April 21: In a suspected case of food poisoning and water contamination, about 50 BSc nursing students of the MGM Nursing School, which is attached to the MGM Hospital, were admitted into the hospital on Wednesday morning after they showed symptoms of vomiting, high fever and diarrhoea. Two students …
WARANGAL, March 2: The Enumamula agricultural market (EAM) in the district, known to be one of the largest agri-markets in Asia, has become a boon for thousands of farmers. Many of the agri-commodities being auctioned by farmers here are directly fetching them more than the minimum support price (MSP) announced …
WARANGAL, Jan. 24: Agricultural scientist and registrar of Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (Angrau), Dr L. Jalapathi Rao, set a mission to bring all farmers in Warangal, who constitute 67 per cent of the total population in the district, on one common platform.
NIZAMABAD, Oct. 20: North Telangana is reeling from dengue fever: the combined death toll in Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Adilabad and Warangal districts has reached 100. Though the disease has been claiming many in the last two months, the medical and health officials and Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (APVVP) authorities have …
Bringing back grim memories of the past, an agrarian tragedy threatens to engulf Andhra Pradesh as result of the failure of the monsoon, triggering suicides by farmers. With the authorities grappling with severe drought conditions prevalent in almost four-fifths of the state
Aug. 6: The lack of rainfall during monsoon has severely affected drinking water supply in several parts of the state. In Anantapur, an acute drinking water crisis has hit the district after 20 years. Some colonies have not got water for a month. Some areas are getting water through tankers …
The biomonitoring of water quality in Bhadrakali lake Warangal, was assessed by using Odum's algal index in four sites during October 2004 to September 2005.The higest range of Odum's algal index was in between 300 to 400 with Microcystis, Nodularia, Trichodesmium, Chlamydomonas, Cladophora, Spirulina. With this, we can establish phytoplankton …
Hyderabad, July 31: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, said cooperative farming will be implemented from this year in at least two places in each district wherever farmers came forward voluntarily. He was farmers from Raghunadhapalli of Warangal district on Friday evening.
Organophosphates include insecticides like malathion, parathion and fenthion, which are widely used in developing countries like India. The pesticides inhibit the activity of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. The enzyme breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which transmits impulses from brain and to the body. Breakdown of acetylcholine signifies the end of a …
July 12: The soft-spoken minister for major irrigation, Mr Ponnala Laxmaiah, is tough as nails when it comes to his job. He is always alert and has not hesitated to take strong departmental action against several errant officials. So it is no wonder that Mr Ponnala has retained his portfolio …
June 28: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to tear up the ground in a process called open cast mining, to meet the voracious demand for coal. The decision could render 20,000 people homeless and affect 200 villages. The mines will also affect an estimated 3,000 hectares of forests. …
Ground water pumping using electricity is a complex issue, leaving all actors - the farmers, distribution company, State government and environment conscious analysts - frustrated and dissatisfied. Farmers are frustrated with the poor quality of electricity supply, distribution companies with the low revenue, State government with the high levels of …
