October 2021

  TELANGANA   After Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh, neem trees in Telangana hit by ‘dieback’ disease   After causing havoc in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, ‘dieback’, a fungal disease, is now inflicting neem trees in Telangana. Thousands of trees have been hit badly in Warangal, Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal, Mahbubnagar, Gadwal and other districts. A … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh plans expansion of govt degree colleges The state government on Monday proposed one government degree college for every assembly constituency. Chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the proposal during his review meeting with officials of the education department at his Tadepalli camp office. The chief minister wanted officials to ensure that one degree college is … Read more

  TELANGANA   Telangana willing to develop a dedicated industrial corridor for French firms: KTR   Telangana IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao said the state government was willing to develop a dedicated industrial cluster for French companies, particularly Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He said the state has a large land bank of about … Read more

TELANGANA T delegation promotes state in Paris   The Telangana government said the state delegation headed by IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao held a series of meetings with various CEOs and industry heads in Paris. The delegation met the leadership of missile player MBDA, aviation training provider Aerocampus Aquitaine as well as officials of Cosmetic Valley, which is a … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s Dharani land portal completes 10 lakh transactions The Telangana government’s prestigious Dharani web portal has completed 10 lakh transactions and the portal witnessed a recorded 5.17 crore hits in the past one year. The web portal was launched on October 29, last year to complete agricultural land registrations, mutations and other land related … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana colleges ignore NAAC tag, put education quality under lens With only 11% of higher educational institutions in Telangana being accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), the council has now asked the state higher education department officials to take up an internal survey to know the reasons for not initiating or … Read more

  TELANGANA CO2 emissions from paddy crop in Telangana 2.5L tonnes: PJTSAU Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University’s (PJTSAU) recent study on dangerous emissions from paddy cultivation says that CO2 equivalent to paddy fields from Telangana is only 2.5 lakh tonnes but not in crore tonnes. The university also said that rice cultivation has its … Read more

TELANGANA Real estate the major driver of Telangana’s gross value added growth since 2014 Telangana’s gross value added (GVA) through service sector grew at a rate of 1.5 to 2 times between 2014-15 and 2020-21 with real estate a major contributor to this growth. Real estate, dwellings and professional services were the main drivers of … Read more

TELANGANA Experts emphasise on need for AMR action plan in state   Experts from various fields called for setting up of an action plan in the state for anti-microbial resistance (AMR). At a meeting organised by ReAct Asia Pacific — a city-based AMR advocacy group — on Monday, over 50 experts from health, health, veterinary, … Read more

TELANGANA Hyderabad second most expensive residential realty market in India   The ‘City of Nizams and Pearls’ has emerged as the second most expensive residential realty market in the country after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This is thanks to a steady rise in property prices on the back of robust demand.   The city … Read more