JAN 2022

  TELANGANA   Drillmec to invest $200 million in setting up global oil rigs manufacturing hub in Hyderabad Italian oil and gas rigs manufacturer DrillmecSpA, which is a subsidiary of Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL), is investing $200 million (approx. Rs 1,500 crore) in setting up a global manufacturing hub at Shahabad on the … Read more

  TELANGANA   Telangana saw 21,000 excess deaths in first two waves: Study Telangana had 190 percent excess Covid mortality rate during the first and second wave, according to a research study. It also revealed that the all-India excess mortality was six to seven times higher than official figures. The research study published in the eminent scientific … Read more

    TELANGANA Telangana industries minister seeks Rs 14,000 crore for key projects Ahead of the Union Budget, which is to be presented on February 1, Telangana industries minister KT Rama Rao has written nearly half a dozen letters to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking budgetary support of over 14,000 crore for key industrial projects set to come … Read more

  TELANGANA Telangana likely to hike its welfare dole in this year’s budget by Rs 30,000 crore With the assembly elections slated for next year, the state government is set to focus its attention on welfare schemes and subsidies. Sources said budget allocations for welfare schemes are likely to see a quantum leap by at … Read more

TELANGANA Property registration rates in Telangana may go up by 20%-50% The Telangana government is considering hiking property registration charges by 20% to 50% for both agricultural and non-agricultural properties. If the cabinet approves the proposal, the revised charges will come into effect from February 1. The proposal comes just six months after the state government increased … Read more

  TELANGANA   Telangana begins fever survey, to distribute 1 crore home isolation kits Authorities in Telangana began a fever survey across the state on Friday to identify people with Covid-19 symptoms and distribute home isolation kits free of cost. The state government said it has a crore home isolation kits ready for distribution among those who … Read more

TELANGANA Hyderabad among top 5 startup hubs in country Hyderabad has emerged as one of the top 5 startup hubs in the country in terms of deal count and funding, with close to $900 million funding coming into the Hyderabad and Telangana ecosystem, M Srinivas Rao, CEO, T-Hub said.’ Pointing out that 2021 was a breakout year for the country’s … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana industries minister seeks Rs 14,000 crore for key projects   Ahead of the Union Budget, which is to be presented on February 1, Telangana industries minister KT Rama Rao has written nearly half a dozen letters to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking budgetary support of over 14,000 crore for key industrial projects set to come up … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana: Women’s University to be reality by 2023   The proposal to convert the prestigious Koti Women’s College into university was first floated in February, 2018. Now, with the Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s nod to the proposal, the university is likely to be a reality by academic year 2022-23.   Currently, the college offers … Read more

TELANGANA Mana Ooru Mana Badi   The Telangana government introduced the Mana Ooru Mana Badi scheme. Highlights: The program will help the state build school infrastructure and will cost Rs 7,289 crores to implement. The program will assist more than 19.84 lakh children. In the first phase, the initiative will be deployed in 9,123 local … Read more