August 2021

TELANGANA     Telangana GST collection rose 26% in July, lower than national rate   Telangana reported a 26% increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection this July, raising Rs 3,610 crore compared to the same period last year, when it mustered Rs 2,876 crore. But this year’s growth rate is less than the country’s … Read more

TELANGANA   Govt plans to raise Rs 1,200 crore from liquor store auctions in Telangana   Sweeping changes are expected in the next round of auctions for liquor shops, including licenses for 200 more stores. Auctions for the next two years will be held in October this year, and the excise department is currently working on a … Read more

TELANGANA   Pharma, chemical units generate 3L tonnes of hazardous waste in Hyderabad Pharma and chemical clusters in and around Hyderabad are generating a huge hazardous waste. According to a Telangana State Pollution Control Board report, 3.1 lakh tonnes of hazardous waste was generated in 2019-20. Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya, in … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana urges Krishna River Management Board to restrain Andhra Pradesh from drawing water to KC canal The Telangana government has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to restrain Andhra Pradesh government from diverting water from foreshore of Srisailam reservoir through three projects – Muchumarri, link canal connecting Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi lift irrigation scheme at Malyala with KC … Read more

TELANGANA Eye on electric vehicle segment, Amara Raja plans $1 billion gigafactory   All charged up about the prospects of the electric vehicle (EV) segment, Tirupati-based battery maker Amara Raja is gearing up to invest between $800 million to $1 billion to build a gigafactory over the next five to eight years.   The bidding process is … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana fares better in providing kids access to digital devices   Children having access to digital devices are more in number in the states of Telangana and Kerala. While 1,17,570 children in the state do not have access to digital devices, the number stands at 95,283 in Kerala. Having digital access has assumed a lot … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s per capita income Rs 2,37,632   When Telangana was formed in 2014, the state per capita income was Rs 1,12,216, whereas now it has reached Rs 2,37,632. Presently, the national per capita income is Rs 1,28,829, which means that Telangana’s state per capita income is higher than the national figure. As per the central government, Telangana is … Read more

TELANGANA   Unesco tag: Deccan Sultanate sites lost to Dholavira   The forts and monuments of the Deccan Sultanate — spread across Telangana and Karnataka — have been defeated by Kutch district’s Dholavira this time around, in the race for Unesco’s world heritage site tag. Turns out, authorities have decided to prioritise the archeological site from Gujarat, as … Read more

TELANGANA   ACT, Telangana govt set up over 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in Hyderabad   In one of the largest public Wi-Fi hotspot deployments in the country, Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd (ACT Fibernet) along with the state government has completed installing over 3,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots across Hyderabad over last three years as part of the Hy-Fi project. These hotspots … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana: Gokaldas Images’ upcoming unit to create 1,000 jobs at Sircilla Apparel Park Telangana’s dreams of emerging as a textile hub inched yet another step closer to reality with leading readymade garments exporter Gokaldas Images all set to put up a 500-machine stitching unit at the Sircilla Apparel Park. The unit, which will manufacture inner garments … Read more