A sluggish progress of delayed Monsoon in Telangana has culminated in a huge rainfall deficit, so much that, Hyderabad could soon be at the risk of a water crisis. The main sourced reservoir is dried up and only 48 days water remained according to water authorities. Hyderabad primarily gets its water from the Nagarjunasagar reservoir […]
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Students Of TISS Hyderabad Protest On ‘Sudden Decision’ Of ‘Campus Shift’ And ‘Fee Structure’
Students of TISS Hyderabad are protesting the college’s new fee structure and hostel facilities, as it is driving socio-economically disadvantaged students to drop out. The protest has been going on for three days since Monday with no satisfactory response from the administration. “They’re threatening us with police action if we don’t remove the blockade,” a […]
Why ‘Food-Animal’ Production Is Dangerous With ‘Colistin’ Drug In India?
Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released AWaRe, an online tool aimed to ensure safer antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a global public health threat. As part of this, colistin has been marked […]
Why To Emulate ‘Public-Private Partnership’ For ‘108 Medical Emergency Services’ In Telangana?
The Telangana government, according to media reports, has decided to invite tenders to identify the service provider for operation and maintenance of 108 Emergency Responsive Services in the State. A committee has been constituted for preparation of RFP, floating tenders, finalisation of service provider and transition of services, among others. When the then united Andhra […]
‘Strays Dogs’ Becomes A Big Threat To ‘Ananthagiri Wildlife Sanctuary’ In Telangana
A shocking incident of a pack of stray dogs attacking an adult stag in Ananthagiri Hills has brought into sharp focus the threat posed by these strays to wildlife here in the popular tourist spot of Ananthagiri Hills in Telangana. Due to lack of animal birth control measures, the population of stray dogs in villages […]
How Cotton Farming Produced ‘Toxic Landscape’ in Telugu States?
As scenario visible in Idyllic villages, lush crops swaying gently in the breeze, people contentedly going about their daily chores – this scene has been a staple of many Indian films but it is barely real. For farmers in Telangana growing genetically engineered cotton in particular, this could not be farther from their actual lives. […]
Ailing ‘Congress Party’ On The ‘Death Bed’ In Telangana!
The Congress party, which has been completely wiped out of Andhra Pradesh in the last five years, is now on the verge of extinct even in Telangana. The party, which won 19 out of 119 assembly seats in the 2018 December assembly elections, has already been reduced to a small group with just six MLAs, […]
Hyderabad On The Brink Of A Severe Sewage Management Crisis
Like many other critical environmental issues, the KCR government has also failed to tackle the enormous problem of sewage treatment in the state, exposing the urban and rural populations to grave health risks. The measures taken by the state government have proved to be grossly inadequate and huge volumes of untreated industrial and municipal waste […]
Water Scarcity Worst-Hit In ‘Slums’, Still Unable To Get Sufficient ‘Drinking Water’ In Hyderabad
Summer season came and gone but the water scarcity still dominates Hyderabad. The worst-case are slum-dwellers. The KCR government promised safe drinking water, Mission Bhageeratha but till time nothing happened, everything remained in promises only. It’s 3 am at BS Maqtha, a densely populated slum in the heart of Hyderabad, just a stone’s throw away […]
The ‘Dark Side’ Of The ‘Jewellery Industry’ In Hyderabad
Taking risks in business is one thing but surely the jewellers know what they are getting into since they are fully aware of the norms and rules. The recent arrest of a jeweller for a multi-crore gold scam shows how government laxity coupled with individuals’ flagrant disregard for rules allows for malpractices to thrive in […]