pollution
- Hyderabad
18-year fight ends in NGT win for Hyderabad woman farmer
Hyderabad: An 18-year-long legal battle waged by a woman farmer against mining activity near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) has culminated in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordering action against pollution that caused…
- Hyderabad
Non-functional STP causing sewage to enter pond, fields in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) Managing Director Ashok Reddy on Friday, July 3, carried out a field inspection in Kollur after receiving complaints about sewage entering a pond…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad athlete raises alarm over Durgam Cheruvu lake stench
Hyderabad: A city-based athlete has raised the alarm over the deteriorating condition of the Durgam Cheruvu lake, saying the stench from the water body has grown so unbearable that it is driving away…
- Telangana
Godavari turning black, smells foul at Bhadrachalam, NGO warns
Hyderabad: A civic body has written to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy urging him to redirect the Rs 1,000 crore sanctioned for the upcoming Pushkaralu festival towards cleaning up the Godavari river,…
- 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…
