Order of the National Green Tribunal In re: New item titled “Snow-like Chemical foam haunts” Appearing in Express News Service dated 08.09.2023 dated 26/09/2023. The application has been registered on the basis of the news item “Snow-like Chemical foam haunts” published in Express News Service dated September 8, 2023. As …
HYDERABAD: Former Union finance secretary EAS Sarma has alleged that Andhra Pradesh's capital city project is yet to be subjected to a statutory environment impact appraisal, and said it would be imprudent on the part of the Prime Minister to attend the October 22 foundation stone laying ceremony. In pursuance …
NAVI MUMBAI: The civic body has topped the list for the Clean Earth Award for excellence in solid waste management under a nation-wide survey conducted by Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre. The award was given to the NMMC officials by the chief secretary of the Andhra Pradesh government …
HYDERABAD: Expressing serious concern over the official apathy towards illegal sand mining in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Hyderabad High Court on Monday summoned the district collector of West Godavari and superintendent of police of Mahbubnagar to explain the reasons for their failure to curb the menace. The bench comprising …
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)-developed organic waste-to-biogas system is witnessing significant interest from various quarters. Developed by the IICT Bioengineering & Environmental Sciences (BEES) division here, the one-tonne capacity organic waste anaerobic gas lift reactor (AGR), has been licensed to Hyderabad-based Ahuja Engineering Services, which has installed the …
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has urged the citizens to take up the issue of pollution of various kinds in the city and inform the municipal officials. GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar in an appeal on Monday asked the residents to lodge complaints on pollution caused by industries, vehicles, open …
New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment is organising a two-day workshop for journalists on ‘Understanding Environmental Issues for Better Reportage: A Media Workshop’, at Hotel Continental Park, here on June 17 and 18. Media persons would be briefed on the status on thermal power plants in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, …
In Some Cases, It May Lead To Strokes: Study. Piku's father Bhaskor Banerjee, in the latest Shoojit Sircar flick, suffers from severe constipation. As it turns out Mr Banerjee's problem is representative of a disturbing trend. 14% of India's urban population suffers from chronic bowel movement, an inability to pass …
The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday told the Hyderabad High Court that it will not issue any statutory notification for acquiring lands for the Capital Region immediately. The statement was made by the State’s Additional Advocate General Dammalapati Srinivas before Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao in the vacation court. The judge …
With no respite in the soaring day temperatures, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued warning that heat wave conditions would prevail in some parts of Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda districts for the next two-days. On Wednesday, the maximum day temperatures continued to rise with Nizamabad recording 46.4 degrees Celsius against …
The Jammu and Kashmir Government will soon get a 3D terrain model of major rivers called digital elevation model to improve disaster management planning to deal with a deluge like the one in September 2014, which led to large-scale destruction of infrastructure in the state. Officials have said when completed, …
HYDERABAD: In the wake of staggeringly worrying figures with regard to Tuberculosis cases in the state coming to the fore, experts have expressed concerns about controlling the disease. According to official figures, an astonishing 30,847 tuberculosis patients in Telangana were left untreated last year. Even as TB India has recorded …
Hyderabad: With a water crisis looming large over Telangana State, the government has taken up a summer contingency plan to ensure drinking water to nine districts, especially where the groundwater levels have plummeted. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao sanctioned Rs 263 crore and promised to release more funds to meet …
Hyderabad: Though the Central Groundwater Board has identified Hyderabad as one of the top 64 places where groundwater is over exploited, the state government has not yet taken any constructive action. With temperatures rising and the groundwater table falling, illegal drilling of borewells is going unchecked in different parts of …
HYDERABAD: With Phase-III of Krishna Drinking Water Supply scheme for tapping of 90 Million Gallons of water per Day (MGD) to Hyderabad city is getting ready, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) MD M Jagadeeshwar inspected the newly constrcuted water reservoirs at Maisaram, Riyasathnagar, Allabanda and Barkas on …
Hyderabad has added yet another feather to its cap by emerging as the best city to live in India. According to a global survey conducted by consultancy firm Mercer’s, Hyderabad has surpassed India’s more traditional business centres, including Mumbai and Bangalore, to be categorised as the best city to live …
Three persons have died of complications from swine flu at Gandhi Hospital taking the overall death toll to 29 in Telangana between December and January. Officials said that at Gandhi Hospital, a woman (36) from Ghatkesar, 54-year-old male from Miryalguda, Nalgonda and another 40-year-old man from Champapet in Hyderabad died …
Urbanization likely to impact ground water quality and quantity leading to higher uncertainty and difficulties in management of pollution. Results yielding a good indication but the scenario demands continuous surveillance of waste water disposal from unauthorized discharges from small scale industries in Balanagar, Jeedimetla and Sanathnagar industrial development areas into …
With the rising vehicular pollution across metros becoming a matter of concern, the National Green Tribunal earlier this week asked the Centre to place before it the Dr. Mashelkar Committee Report on auto fuel quality, vehicular emission norms and related issues. An NGT bench headed by Justice P. Jyothimani directed …
Real Time Continuous Ambient Noise Monitoring has been conducted at 35 locations in seven cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangalore and Hyderabad) since 2011. Ambient Noise Level Trend in these seven cities on the occasion of Deepawali 23/10/2014, 03/11/2013, 13/11/2012 and 26/10/2011 along with data are presented in this …
Hyderabad, Mumbai and Shimla spanning 2005 - 2012. We developed Poisson regression models to study ‘the main temperature effect’ as well as ‘additional impacts’ of sustained high and low temperatures (i.e. heat and cold waves) on all-cause mortality risk. Results: We find large heterogeneity among mortality risks across urban areas. …
