July 2021

TELANGANA Telangana govt to spend Rs 1,200 crore to beef up waterlines to new colonies   With several hundreds of new colonies coming up on the outskirts of Hyderabad, especially in new municipal corporations, municipalities and villages located between the outer ring road (ORR) and the GHMC limits, the state cabinet on Tuesday allocated Rs … Read more

TELANGANA   Celebration of Bonalu Festival   Bonalu is a traditional folk festival celebrated each and every year in the Telugu month of Ashadham (falling in June/July).   Highlights: Bonalu is celebrated every year in the twin cities of Secunderabad and Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and some other parts of Telangana state. The Bonalu festival was … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana pools in Rs 2,000 crore via auction of bonds, eyes more funds   Telangana raised Rs 2,000 crore via auction of bonds following Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval last week. The state went for a payment of the longest duration of 30 years.   Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, … 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   Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology in Hyderabad   A new test rig facility based on Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) technology was established in Hyderabad. Highlights: ♦ It can help test the capabilities and performance of solar thermal components such as solar receiver tubes, condensers, and heat transfer fluids. ♦ The facility was established by … Read more