pollution
- Hyderabad
Telangana launches 60 electric buses in Hyderabad to cut pollution
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Wednesday, May 27, flagged off 60 electric buses from the Kukatpally depot, as the state pushes ahead with its plan to build a greener, less-polluted public transport network…
- Hyderabad
Telangana issues HILTP norms to convert industrial lands into multi-use zones
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has operationalised the Hyderabad Industrial Lands Transformation Policy (HILTP), allowing the conversion of industrial land within and near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to ‘multi-use zones.’ The policy…
- Bangalore
Diesel found in Mangaluru well water; residents alarmed
Mangaluru : A shocking and unusual incident has surfaced in the Kavoor area of Mangaluru, where diesel has reportedly seeped into the wells of three residential houses, triggering panic among local residents.…
- Hyderabad
HYDRAA seeks complaints on polluting RMCs, stone crushers
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Friday, May 8, asked residents to inform of any ready-mix-concrete plants (RMC) or stone crushers that are polluting the environment. This applies…
- Hyderabad
We want trees, not flyovers: Gen Z leads Save KBR protest
Hyderabad: The dichotomy between the older and younger generations with respect to environmental protection was exposed during a silent and peaceful protest led by the Gen Z, who made an attempt to…
- Hyderabad
Jawahar Nagar dump yard relocation sought, JAC meets Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Representatives of the Hyderabad Jawahar Nagar Anti-Dumping Yard Joint Action Committee (JAC) met Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, May 4 and submitted a petition seeking the relocation of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad landfill among world’s top methane polluters
Hyderabad: A landfill site in Hyderabad has been identified as one of the world’s biggest methane emitters. As per a new study by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), two major…
- Telangana
Farmers urge restoration of Musi irrigation system, seek Rs 1,000 crore relief
Hyderabad: Farmers living downstream and tail-end banks of the Musi river of three southern Telangana districts urged the state government to restore and revitalise a magnificent irrigation network established during the Nizam…
- Telangana
Telangana HC upholds biomedical waste billing policy for hospitals
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has upheld the new billing system introduced by the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) for the collection and treatment of biomedical waste in hospitals. A bench comprising…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Scores of dead fish in Tellapur lake, locals link it to pollution
Hyderabad: Large numbers of dead fish have been reported in Chelikunta Lake in Osman Nagar near Tellapur, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, on Thursday, April 2, with residents linking the incident to…
- Health
India 6th most polluted country; UP’s Loni world’s most polluted city
New Delhi: India is the sixth most-polluted country when it comes to levels of fine particulate matter, a major air pollutant, while UP’s Loni is the most polluted city across the globe…
- Telangana
Telangana mulls e-scooters for female college students: Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that the state government is considering providing e-scooters to female college students. Speaking at an event where he felicitated women journalists on…
- India
Pollution now a national health emergency, govt must act: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, February 1 said pollution is no longer just an environmental issue but a national health emergency, and asserted that Parliament must discuss it as…
- Telangana
Telangana plans air-quality portal, special teams for complaints in GHMC
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will soon launch a publicly accessible air quality dashboard and pilot special response teams to address pollution complaints in two Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) zones, Deputy Chief Minister…
- Bangalore
Traffic, pollution push Bengaluru man move to smaller city
Bengaluru: When a person is born and raised in Bengaluru, they do not usually think of moving away, as the city offers a vibrant, happening life almost every day. A 41-year-old businessman,…
