February 2021

TELANGANA Telangana’s first Kisan Rail off to Bengal with turmeric   In an initiative to assist the farm sector by providing cost effective transportation, the South Central Railway (SCR) started its first Kisan Rail in Telangana from Warangal station in Secunderabad division.   The service has been started in Telangana after successful implementation of Kisan Rails in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The first … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana government to invest big in AI in public healthcare   The state government is planning to invest more in artificial Intelligence (AI) for public healthcare and improve its infrastructure, said Dr G Srinivasa Rao, director of public health & family welfare. While Inaugurating an advanced ‘Artificial Intelligence Integrated PET/CT’ at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Dr Rao said the … Read more

  TELANGANA Per capita direct benefit transfer in Telangana is Rs 1,733   Ever wondered how much the beneficiaries of various welfare schemes in the state get — on an average — directly into their bank accounts under the direct benefit transfer (DBT) method? The beneficiaries receive per capita DBT of Rs 1,733 in Telangana. Thanks to … Read more

TELANGANA 89% of TB patients in Telangana are tobacco users: Govt report   While the link between tobacco and tuberculosis has been long established, the latest data from the state has underlined this once again in bold. Telangana has recorded 62,342 cases of tuberculosis during 2020 and 89% of these patients were found to be tobacco users.   The tobacco … Read more

TELANGANA Hyderabad company launches world’s 1st hybrid freezer for vaccines   With cold storage of Covid-19 vaccines posing challenges globally, Hyderabad-based cold chain appliances manufacturer Rockwell Industries has developed a freezer-cum-chiller powered by hybrid renewable energy. Called Chillermill, the device is the world’s first cold storage unit to harness both solar and wind energy, the … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana among few states to provide piped water connections to schools and anganwadis: Dayakar Rao   Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao  said that the Central government has recognised Telangana as one of the few states which has given piped water connection to 100 per cent schools and Anganwadi centres in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched a 100-day … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana conducts consultation to formulate space tech policy   In a bid to attract investments in the space sector that has been recently opened up to the private sector, the Telangana government is set to roll out a space tech policy for which it conducted an extensive stakeholder consultation.   The policy aims to push domestic production of launch vehicles, satellite … Read more

  TELANGANA Telangana team in Maharashtra to study vulture population   The Telangana forest department sent a 15-member team to Maharashtra on Sunday to study the vulture population in and around the nesting colonies there before some of them migrate to Telangana. Every year, after the cliffs in Maharashtra’s Gadichiroli range are completely occupied by the existing vulture population in the region, the spillover population … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana: TRS govt gave 1.32 lakh jobs in six years, says KT Rama Rao   Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) said that the state government has filled 1.32 lakh jobs in various government departments during the last six years.   KTR said that 30,500 jobs were provided through Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC), … Read more

TELANGANA Land acquisition for RRR to cost Telangana govt up to Rs 2,500 crore   Land acquisition for the proposed Regional Ring Road (RRR) is going to cost a bomb to the Telangana government. Of the estimated cost of Rs 16,000 crore for the project, the state may end up spending anywhere between Rs 2,000 crore … Read more