30 kg Plastic Can be Found in Every Dead Cow, Buffalo
At least 30 kg of plastic can be found from the stomach of every cow or buffalo which dies in India, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has said. A ‘plastic carry-bag free India’ campaign would
View ArticleNo Chicken at Parties Post Bird Flu Outbreak
Any major or minor celebrations, weekend parties are considered not ‘happening’ if spicy chicken is not served to guests. Not just one, often local and exotic chicken dishes are served at the...
View ArticlePoultry Farms Off-limits for Animal Husbandry Dept
It may sound shocking, but the Animal Husbandry department has no control over poultry farms in the State. The department, which culled lakhs of birds over the past few days, didn’t have an inkling about
View ArticleMusi Among Most Polluted Rivers in Country: CPCB
A recent report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) that has listed the Musi river stretch among the most polluted rivers in the country and its water most dangerous, has taken the State...
View ArticleIncessant Rains Continue to Lash Andhra and Telangana
Heavy rains lashed Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, throwing normal life out of gear, for the third day running on Monday. Adilabad district was the worst-hit in Telangana, receiving as much as 91.2 mm...
View ArticleAndhra Mulls Raising 5 Lakh Green Corps
VIJAYAWADA: The state government is contemplating raising Andhra Pradesh Green Corps with five lakh students for conservation of forests and environment. Disclosing this during his review of the...
View ArticleCM Reviews Drinking Water Supply Plan
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said the State government plans to provide piped drinking water to every household in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. Many families
View ArticleEAS Sarma Faults Green Clearance for Capital City
VISAKHAPATNAM: Former Union secretary EAS Sarma dashed a missive to Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, Ashok Lavasa informing that the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development
View ArticleSCB to Begin Solar Power Generation
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) is setting up solar power panels to meet its energy requirements. Solar power panels are being set up on roof tops at Balamrai
View ArticleAnanthagiri Tribals Get Purified Water
VISAKHAPATNAM: For the first time in the 68 years of independent India, as many as 2,000 tribals finally got purified drinking water at their doorsteps in Ananthagiri agency mandal in the district. Though
View Articlee-Waste Piles Up in Pearl City
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...
View ArticleEnviro Care Centre to Monitor Industrial Pollution
HYDERABAD: To monitor the levels of pollution in industries, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is all set to start Enviro Care Centre (ECC). As part of the initiative, special equipment
View ArticleWater Recycling to Save Environment
HYDERABAD: The South Central Railway, working persistently to conserve environment, has taken up a series of green initiatives in the current year. RAIN WATER HARVESTING: As many as 3,800 RWH pits
View ArticleKVP Raises Fears Over Riverfront Andhra Capital's Safety
HYDERABAD: Even as the AP government is giving final touches to the master plan of the new capital Amaravati, Congress Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao, citing the recent devastation caused by...
View Article5-judge Bench to Hear Plea on Amaravati
National Green Tribunal (NGT) petitioner Pandalaneni Srimannarayana has scored one more victory over Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) when the NGT, on Wednesday, dismissed the argument of the
View ArticleMining Dept Awaits Rules for Bauxite Extraction
VIJAYAWADA: The officials of Mines and Geology Department are awaiting guidelines on bauxite mining in the agency area of Visakhapatnam district in the wake of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu...
View ArticleGHMC Plans Massive Drive to Improve Green Cover in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: The urban biodiversity (parks) wing of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has woken up from deep slumber and plans to take up measures in the next financial year to increase the green
View ArticleSwachh Mission: 75 Cities to be Ranked on Cleanliness
HYDERABAD: Seventy five major cities in the country will be ranked basing on sanitation and hygiene conditions there. The ranking will come after more than a year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission
View ArticleCar Free Day Helps To Cut Down Emission Levels in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: In a span of seven months, sRide, the official carpooling partner of car-free Thursday was able to save emission of nearly 14,000 kg of carbon dioxide. All thanks to the IT crowd, who are...
View ArticleWater Scarcity, Pollution Uppal's Major Problems
HYDERABAD: Drinking water is a major problem in Uppal area. It is supplied on alternate days or once in three days. Even the quantity of water supplied is meagre. As a result, people living in about 30
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