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The number of bikes in the state has shot up from 48 lakh to 66 lakh within three years from 2013 to 2015, picking up a staggering growth of 37 per cent.

Personal vehicle culture adds to pollution in Visakhapatnam

A motorbike emits nearly four to five times more nitrogen oxide than a petrol car.

19 Jun 2016 6:33 AM IST

Visakhapatnam: Bio-toilets initiative get big boost in East Coast Railway

Visakhapatnam: Bio-toilets initiative get big boost in East Coast...

Bacterial generation plant has been set in East Coast Railway for bio-toilets in trains.

18 Jun 2016 6:32 AM IST

The reason is that the forest department is mostly adopting monoculture plantation by planting one kind of species clearing and felling different plant species of forests. (Representational image)

Andhra Pradesh diverts 1,125 sq km forest area over 35 years

The aerial seeding being taken up by the forest department has also come under the scanner.

17 Jun 2016 6:50 AM IST

The visitors were missing the safari experience in the zoo as the first safari housing deer faced closure, more than a decade ago, owing to financial crunch and management issues.

Deer safari in Visakhapatnam to reopen in August

Vizag zoo houses about 500 spotted deer, 200 sambars.

14 Jun 2016 7:09 AM IST

Kiran Chukkapalli with schoolchildren in a tribal village in North Andhra districts.

Visakhapatnam youth brings light to lives of underprivileged

Kiran, 29, who was running a PR company earlier, sold it and opened two pre-schools, providing education free of cost in...

8 Jun 2016 6:33 AM IST

Thick smoke oozes out of from the chimney of a factory creating pollution near Malkapuram on the eve of World Environment Protection Day in Vizag on Saturday.

Coal dust cited worst polluter in Visakhapatnam

The PCB claims that marine pollution is in control and there was no threat to marine ecosystem on Vizag coast.

5 Jun 2016 7:14 AM IST

Members of Vizag Bird Watchers Society claim that caging or hurting parakeets for commercial purposes is also an offence under the Wildlife (Protection Act), 1972 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1979.

Raids make future bleak for fortune tellers in Visakhapatnam

The forest officials' action has set free many parakeets caged by soothsayers.

30 May 2016 6:24 AM IST

Many people say it was simply a fishing village.

Visakhapatnam was a land of traders, artists: Researcher Edward Paul

The city was not just a fishing hamlet before the British invasion, says Mr Paul.

25 May 2016 7:11 AM IST

The railways got an award from INTACH for excellent maintenance of the guest house.

Vizag's railway guest house is an ode to an era gone by

The coal dust coupled with sea moisture causes major problem to the structure.

10 May 2016 6:44 AM IST

The zoo is procuring an extra 40-50 kg of fish of different varieties everyday to feed the separated birds.

Visakhapatnam zoo buys 50-kg fish everyday to feed birds

Despite having a chance to fly away, the birds have not left the premises.

2 May 2016 7:15 AM IST

The women hire babies and pretend to be mothers, seeking alms.

Beggars flock to Vizag as rehabilitation turns tough

According to sources, there are around 900 beggars in the city, most of them working in groups in an organised manner.

24 April 2016 8:02 AM IST

The distributors of Voltas and Samsung brands say that they have been selling about 50-60 units a month since March and are expecting to see a further rise in numbers if the weather turned more sultry in the coming days. (Representational image)

AC sales up as temperatures rise

Besides first-time customers, those buying more than one unit are also contributing to the increased sales.

24 April 2016 7:32 AM IST