September 2021

TELANGANA State tax adding to fuel prices in Telangana   Apart from other factors, an additional state tax levied in Telangana, is also a reason for the soaring prices of fuel here. As per the rulebook, the state collects an extra Rs 4 for every litre of petrol and Rs 2 for a litre of diesel. While … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP to set up high-end skill university in Visakhapatnam Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed officials to start work on high-end skill university at Visakhapatnam immediately. The chief minister wanted the officials to have topics like coding, languages, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) as part of curriculum. He also told them that the … Read more

TELANGANA Centre to help develop six Telangana airports: Jyotiraditya Scindia   Union minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has assured that Centre would extend support for development of six proposed airports in various parts of Telangana. He also said metro rail connectivity will be provided to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Centre will also help in expansion of the … Read more

TELANGANA Hyderabad organization ICRISAT has been awarded   Hyderabad organization ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) has been awarded the Africa Food Prize for 2021 for improving meals security in sub-Saharan Africa. The Tropical Legumes Project developed 266 types of extended legumes and half of a million tons of seeds for a … Read more

  TELANGANA   Telangana institutes slide further in NIRF rankings   Several higher educational institutions from Telangana slipped in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021 rankings, released virtually by the union minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday. Only seven engineering institutions from Telangana figured in the top 200 compared to 11 in last year’s … Read more

  TELANGANA Telangana falls short in efforts to combat climate change   At a below par score of 43/100, Telangana has a lot left to do in terms of efforts to mitigate unfavourable climatic changes, according to a recent Niti Aayog study. Telangana has been put along side nine other states who have been found wanting in taking proactive … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana govt releases Rs 73 crore for handloom weavers   The state government released Rs 73.5 crore on Tuesday for implementation of welfare schemes for handloom weavers and ancillary workers.   The minister said measures wre being taken to ensure that workers get a monthly income of Rs 15,000. At a review meeting with handloom department officials … Read more

  TELANGANA Defying KRMB, Telangana continues power generation at Srisailam   Sticking to its contention that Srisailam project was conceived for hydel power generation in the united Andhra Pradesh, the Telangana government has been generating electricity from its units at the project. This, despite Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) direction to stop hydel power generation from Srisailam … Read more

  TELANGANA   TSEC to Telangana govt: Form panel to study reasons for less strength in schools   The Telangana Save Education Committee (TSEC) asked the state to withdraw GO No 25 and form a committee to study reasons for low student strength in government schools instead of just closing down or reducing the number of teachers in the … Read more