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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Farmer’s perception on soil erosion in rainfed watershed areas of Telangana, India

Soil erosion is a major problem of agriculture in India. The objective of this study is to investigate how farmers perceive the severity of soil erosion in the rainfed watershed areas of Telangana , India . The study is based on a detailed survey of 400 households in two sub …

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 …

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 …

Vanishing act: Teak no more in Telangana’ top five tree species

HYDERABAD: Teak (Tectona grandis) no longer figures in the top five tree species in Telangana. The felling of timber tree species has increased so much that the inventory indicates that teak no longer figures among the top five species. This is revealed by the latest report “State of Environment Report-TS”, …

100 MW Veltoor solar power plant in Telangana gets quality certification

The Veltoor Solar Power Project in Telangana, owned by SE Solar Ltd, Suzlon’s Special Purpose Vehicle with CLP India, has been awarded the world's first solar project quality certificate for a photovoltaic plant. According to Suzlon, it is the world’s first, and currently only, global guideline for certifying solar PV …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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