July 2021

TELANGANA   Halt power generation from irrigation water: KRMB to Telangana   A day after Andhra Pradesh moved the Supreme Court on drawal of Krishna waters by Telangana, the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) wrote to Telangana Genco director (hydel) to stop water drawals from Srisailam Left Bank Canal, Nagarjuna Sagar and Pulichintala projects for … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana: Ramappa dossier fails Unesco grandeur test   Political and diplomatic efforts seem to have fetched the Unesco World Heritage Site tag for the historic Ramappa temple in Telangana. The dossier prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Department of Heritage Telangana (DHT) and the Kakatiya Heritage Trust (KHT), however, failed to convince the Unesco experts on the … Read more

TELANGANA   All Telangana post offices to run on solar power by 2023   British-era post offices that have been revamped with latest technology are also adopting alternative energy sources to ensure uninterrupted services to lakhs of customers across Telangana.   Officials say that the shift to solar power will be implemented in over 6,000 … Read more

TELANGANA   Police, health, & education departments to get priority     A major chunk (more than one-third) of the posts to be filled as part of a massive recruitment drive will be in three key departments — police, medical and health and education — in the first phase.   Following the directions from chief … Read more

TELANGANA   Centre asks Telangana to stop power generation on Krishna   The Union government on Thursday asked Telangana to stop drawing of water from Krishna river for power generation.   The Union Jal Shakti ministry, in a letter to TS Genco, asked it to stop power generation with immediate effect at Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana set for meeting on water share The Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) will hold a meeting with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (AP) in the second week of August, top sources said. Official said the respective delegates will discuss water allocation for the current year 2021, detailed project reports for all irrigation projects and objections being raised on the projects … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana govt to form district-level lake protection committees   The lake protection committee of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) on Tuesday said that the state government has decided to set up lake protection committees at district-level and submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in connection with cases of lake encroachments.   … Read more

TELANGANA   T-Hub partners with Atal Innovation Mission to foster innovation in healthcare     T-Hub said it has partnered with the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare space.   As a part of this partnership, T-Hub has rolled out a three-month cohort-based programme called AIC T-Hub … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana top for power usage, but its discoms fare poorly   Telangana may have topped in per capita consumption of power in the country, 2,071 units, and ramped up its electricity generation in the last few years, but its two power distribution companies fared poorly in terms of operational and financial capabilties in … Read more

TELANGANA Distribution of new ration cards began in Telangana   Over three lakh families will now get the cards on Monday following scrutiny of documents and field verification by civil supplies and revenue department officials. With this, the total number of ration cards would go up to 90.5 lakh in Telangana. The total number of … Read more