July 2021

TELANGANA   Conserve 14th century mandapam: Experts   Experts asked the Telangana government to conserve Bhogini Mandapam, the 14th century royal dance hall, on Rachakonda hills.   Kings who ruled from Rachakonda patronised Bhoginis, royal courtesans, who were talented in singing and dancing.   Bhoga Mandapam, which survived till date atop a hill in Rachakonda, … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana earns another Rs 730 crore from Khanamet land auction   A day after earning Rs 2,000 crore from Kokapet land auctions, Telangana saw another successful run at Khanamet on Friday, with five plots raising Rs 729.4 crore for the state coffers. The total area that went under the hammer was 14.9 acres.   … 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 Centre takes over control of Krishna, Godavari irrigation projects amid AP, Telangana water row   With Telangana and Andhra Pradesh having been at loggerheads over water shares, construction of projects and hydel power generation on Krishna and Godavari river basins, the Centre has taken over 107 major and medium irrigation projects on both the … 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 Inc hails logistics policy, expects it to boost industrial growth   With the state cabinet giving its nod to the logistics policy, Telangana Inc expects the policy to give a fillip to the overall industrial growth in the state.   Lauding the policy, the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and … Read more

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 cabinet approves policies to promote food processing   To promote food processing units and logistic parks in a big way in the state, the Telangana state cabinet has approved two major polices — ‘Telangana State Food Processing Policy’ and ‘Telangana Logistic Policy.     The government has decided to set up … 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 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