November 2021

TELANGANA   At 7,000 crore, Telangana registration income higher than pre-Covid collection   The enhanced land rates four months ago seem to have made no dent in the revenues as the registration department’s coffers continue to swell. In the past eight months alone, the government has netted Rs 7,000 crore, which is twice the revenue … Read more

TELANGANA     Telangana sees 24% increase in GST collection over November last year   There was 24% year-over-year (YOY) increase in GST collection in November for Telangana, rising from Rs 3,175 crore in 2020 to Rs 3,931 crore for the same month this year.   The state is third after Kerala (36%) and Karnataka (30%) among southern … Read more

  TELANGANA Telangana now a top startup destination: IT secretary     Telangana IT & industries principal secretary Jayesh Ranjan on Saturday said that the state has emerged as a top destination for startups with around 400 startups currently operational in the state, thanks to a conducive ecosystem and proactive policies of the state government. Pointing … Read more

TELANGANA No bottoms up for Hyderabad, Telangana districts lead in drinking   Alcohol consumption among Hyderabad’s men and women seems to be much lower than those living in other parts of Telangana. At least that’s what the latest National Family Health Survey (NHFS-5) data suggests. It’s numbers show that about 43 per cent of men in the districts — … Read more

  TELANGANA Telangana putting in place action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance   Telangana has been working on an action plan on overuse of antibiotics, which results in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and is one of the few states in the country to do so. Two rounds of meetings have been conducted to discuss state action plan on … Read more

  TELANGANA Over 3 crore voters in Telangana   Telangana has added 22 lakh new voters in the last seven years. As on date, there are over three crore electors in Telangana compared to 2.81 crore when elections were held to the assembly in April 2014. And, the numbers of voters are expected to increase after … Read more

TELANGANA University of Hyderabad gets Rs 6 crore for research on tomato   University of Hyderabad (UoH) has received funding of Rs 6 crore from the department of biotechnology (DBT) to take up research on plant metabolomics (study of small molecules) and proteomics (study of proteins) over a period of four years at Repository of Tomato Genomics … Read more

  TELANGANA   IIT-Hyderabad steps up to preserve Dhokra crafts; digital repository to trace design evolution   men and encourage younger generations of the Ojha families to adapt to and safeguard their ancestral craft practices, the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) has conducted a workshop. The institute will also be creating a digital repository … Read more

  TELANGANA Swachh Survekshan 2021: Hyderabad 1st in ‘self-sustaining’ category   In a major achievement, Hyderabad bagged the title of the ‘Best Self-Sustaining City’ in the above 40 lakh population category. This was announced in ‘Swachh Survekshan 2021’ awards list released by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Not just the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation … Read more

    TELANGANA   Telangana: 10% workers to be brought under e-Shram every month The state government has begun the process to bring close to over one crore unorganised workers in Telangana under the ambit of e-Shram platform to make it easy for them to access social security benefits from state and central governments. Around 4.5 lakh unorganised workers have been … Read more