Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Hyderabad: While antimicrobial resistance is a growing global threat, the knowledge alone is not enough to combat it. In the wake of the first World Antibiotic Awareness Week, which was observed from November 16 to 22, the World Health Organisation stated that there was need for more evidence to create …
The Centre today said the technical feasibility and environmental impact assessment has been done for enhancing capacity of NTPC's Ramagundam Plant which will help generate additional 4,000 MW of power in the Central Sector for Telangana. Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said in a statement, as per the commitment made …
HYDERABAD: The ministry of environment and forestry will soon send a fact-finding team to assess the impact of the state government's relaxation of a moratorium on industrial activity in the city. The team will assess whether the government's move would add to the pollution levels in the city. The Telangana …
The e-waste or electronic waste discarded by IT companies is piling up in the backyard of the Pearl City posing health hazard to the denizens. The lengthy process involved in identifying e-waste and getting sanction for disposal is time consuming which denies the opportunity to recycle the equipment. According to …
Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) chairman M. Kodandaram has submitted a memorandum to the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC), seeking a public hearing on the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by the State discoms with the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL). Mr. Kodandaram, along with TJAC members …
HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a panel to be headed by Justice P Lakshmana Reddy, former judge of the AP High Court, to study the pollution throughout the Patancheruvu industrial area in Ranga Reddy district. An environmental activist A Kishan Rao of Patancheruvu area and advocate Kaushik …
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has alleged that construction activity was going on at the site of the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited’s proposed 1080-MW Bhadradri Thermal Power Project on the Manuguru-Pinapaka borders without the mandatory prior environment clearances. V.S. Krishna, general secretary, HRF, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States, …
Hyderabad: “Keep calm and say no to crackers”; “celebrate Diwali as the festival of lights rather than smoke and sound”. These SMSes are being received by many people in Hyderabad from the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) ahead of Diwali. The TSPCB will be monitoring the various air pollution …
Hyderabad: Lack of regard for environmental laws by pharmaceutical companies in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is evident yet again. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recently revealed the list of companies which have not responded to directions issued by the CPCB regarding installation of continuous online pollution monitoring devices. The …
Hyderabad: Winter is coming and worries are more. Residents who live near industrial areas are concerned the foul smell emanating from the industries in their areas which lasts for a few minutes to even hours, will become more intense. Since decades, successive generations of residents are complaining of foul smell …
Hyderabad: Two women who had given birth recently were among the four persons who succumbed to swine flu in the city on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths to 14 since August 1. Officials said 21-year-old woman who had delivered a baby 10 days ago succumbed to swine flu …
Noted Supreme Court lawyer and Raman Magsaysay Award winner M.C. Mehta has called for building a public movement against the proposed Pharma City at Mucherla, on the outskirts of the city, arguing that it has the potential to become another Patancheru polluting the water resources in the area. Mr. Mehta …
The rising heat that we are witnessing today has more than one reasons behind it, with a major contributor being vehicular pollution. And though norms say that all vehicles must have valid 'pollution under control' PUC certificates, this rule is being laughed off my many a motorist. The PUC certificate …
Small solar power producers need level playing field, says promoter of project Telangana Minister for Industries Jupally Krishna Rao on Monday inaugurated a 4 MW solar PV plant developed by Fusion Solar Technologies at Kalwakurthy, Mahabubnagar district. The first such project of the company headed by NRI engineer Suresh Babu …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Sandeep s/o Sadashivrao Kansurkar & Others Versus Union of India and Others dated 27/10/2015. The grievance of the Applicant is that states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, confine the eligibility for appearing in the superspecialty entrance …
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' …
Panic-stricken millers turn to govt. for help The prevailing drought conditions have cast a shadow on the very existence of rice mills in Karimnagar district following the decline in the area of cultivation of paddy for the last few years. The district, which once attained distinction of having the highest …
Deep and large opencast coal mines of 400m to 450m depth are considered important to increase the coal production of India. Planning and managing such large open pits depends upon a thorough understanding of geological and geotechnical aspects of the rock strata comprising the overburden column. The experiences of Singareni …
Upper-air radiosonde observations, taken during “Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement EXperiment” (CAIPEEX) at Mahabubnagar (16.73°N, 77.98°E) under Integrated Ground Observation Campaign (IGOC) during the second half of southwest monsoon of 2011 have been analysed. Various weather data taken from India Meteorological Department as well as NCEP/NCAR reanalyzed upper-air wind …
Tank rehabilitation presently in vogue, in many states of India and neighbouring Sri Lanka, needs a holistic approach involving scientific planning and execution and people`s participation to save the tank and meet basic objective of providing water for irrigation. The article brings into focus the essential inputs to make the …
