Telangana

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Protest begins against mining in Nallamala

The AMD had sought permission to carry out survey and drilling of boreholes around Amrabad-Udimalla-Narayanpur. Hyderabad: Locals are agitating against a proposed move to mine uranium near Achampet in the Nallamala forests. Officials of the atomic minerals directorate for exploration and research (AMD) are digging wells for uranium mining, and …

Water Conservation: From trenches, a Telangana district goes about harvesting rainwater

Officials at the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) studied the topography of the area and found that even when it rained, most of the water simply ran off the hill slopes. Their solution was as effective as it was simple: dig trenches to slow down the water run-off. Residents and …

Hyderabad: City air ‘clean’ in global charts

Hyderabad has 171th dirtiest air in the world. Hyderabad: According to a report published by IQAir AirVisual, 13 of the top 15 polluted cities across the world are from India. As per the study, Gurugram with its average AQI of 135.8 is the most polluted city in the world followed …

Hyderabad witnessing spurt in vector, water-borne diseases with onset of monsoon

The doctors are advising the public to eat a healthy diet and keep themselves away from any such place that breeds mosquitoes. Hyderabad: With the onset of monsoon in Hyderabad, cases of vector and water-borne diseases have witnessed a surge in the city. Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Hyderabad-based Government …

Bolivia looks for tie up with India on Lithium mining, says Envoy

On the bilateral trade between India and Bolivia, Cortez said it clocked USD 850 million in 2019 with about Rs 700 crore worth of exports mostly gold from that country side. Bolivia, which has the largest reserves of Lithium, used in making batteries of electric vehicles, laptops and smart phones, …

Telangana opposes drilling for uranium in reserve

Serious differences have emerged between the Centre and Telangana Government over uranium explorations in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, spread across Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda districts in southern part of the state. The state Forest Department has said it will not allow any exploration that interferes with the natural habitat of the …

Telangana fails to meet target of Centre’s ODF scheme

West Bengal and Sikkim are very close to achieving 100 per cent ODF coverage. Hyderabad: Telangana state along with four others have failed in reaching the ‘100 per cent open defecation-free (ODF)’ mark under the Swachh Bharat mission. All other states including Andhra Pradesh have achieved 100 per cent ODF. …

Kaleshwaram, only in view of current availability of water’

Instead of percolation tanks, diverting rainwater suggested Chairman of the Telangana Water Resources Development Corporation V. Prakash Rao, while praising the Telangana government for taking up the Kaleshwaram project, sought to remind that availability of water in the project was dependent on whether or not the upper riparian states chose …

Steps afoot to shield Bt cotton crop

Scientists of the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) have sounded an alert for the possibility of an attack of pink bollworm on Bt cotton in Haryana this year in view of the detection of the worm last year in a village in Jind district. The cotton scientists have maintained …

After HC rap, Musi river to get protection

Cameras to be installed in a week n Monitoring for dumping waste to begin within 15 days. Hyderabad: Following the High Court’s direction, the Musi Riverfront Development Corporation (MRDC) has finally woken up to protect the Musi river from illegal dumping of building waste. The MRDC conducted a survey along …

UCIL to take up 13 new uranium mining projects

Asnani said that these projects have received in-principal clearances and that the preparation for their Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been initiated. HYDERABAD: The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) will be taking up 13 uranium mining projects across the country with an outlay of Rs 10,570 crore, aiming to …

30 turtles spotted in Neknampur lake this year, count likely to rise

Hyderabad: There has been an increase in the number of turtles at the Neknampur lake. Conservationists have spotted about 30 turtles so far this year and hope the numbers go up with this being the breeding season. Among the species that have been spotted are the flapshell turtle, Indian pond …

Warangal: 4,000 hens die from heat

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 …

Rainwater harvesting pits can help Hyderabad save 185 mn gallons of rainwater this monsoon

The data is based on the fact that the city has at least 60,000 cubic metres of volume of RWH pits which can accumulate this much of rainwater over the year. HYDERABAD: Hyderabad could, this ensuing monsoon, save up to 185 million gallons of rainwater and recharge its parched groundwater …

CCMB finds ‘cure’ for rice infection

Rice is one of the major crops in both Telugu states and its loss affects farmers and the population at large. Hyderabad: To protect rice plants from bacterial infection, researchers at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology have discovered a new plant-bacterial interaction with a class of proteins in …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding restoration of Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla water body, Shivrampally, Hyderabad, Telangana, 21/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lubna Sarwath Vs Govt. of Telangana dated 21/05/2019 regarding restoration of Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla a historic heritage water body of around 104 acres, opposite National Police Academy, Shivrampally, Hyderabad. Report furnished by the state PCB does not show adequate steps taken for …

Hyderabad: 950 banyan trees under threat due to road work

Vata foundation is keen on translocating the trees but has yet received a response from the government yet. Hyderabad: The process of widening the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway roads has put around 950 fully-grown banyan trees under threat. The road, which currently comprises two lanes, is being extended to accommodate four lanes. …

Hyderabad: Hepatitis A virus sees 300 per cent rise, says report

Most common symptoms are jaundice, fever, malaise. Hyderabad: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections have gone up by almost 300 per cent in recent years, according to a report published online on May 9, 2019 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. HAV infection is caused by ingesting water or food contaminated …

Half of all hazardous waste in Telangana ends up in landfills

This means as much as half of the trash generated by more than 2,500 hazardous-waste-generating industrial units in the State gets buried in landfills. HYDERABAD: Of the 2.8 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of hazardous waste generated each year in Telangana, as much as 1.4 lakh MT are landfillable, according to …

Kaleshwaram project to cross Rs 1 lakh crore

An irrigation officer said additional pumps would be required at Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla to implement the proposal Hyderabad: Officials of the irrigation department estimate that the cost of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project will cross Rs 1 lakh crore if the decision of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to …

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