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There is a demand mainly from the farmers to expedite construction of Chodavaram and Bandiprolulanka projects downstream the river from the barrage. Representational image/DC

After five decades, Pennar sees water flow in summer

The untimely heavy rains three months ago helped Pennar river and its other tributaries to continue flowing

14 March 2022 9:20 AM IST

The figure doesnt include the indirect costs of burning oil, coal and gas, such as the harm fossil fuel emissions do to the environment and human health. (AFP Photo)

India to face extreme heat, food and water scarcity if emissions not...

The report cautions that climate-related risks to agriculture and food systems in Asia will progressively escalate with...

28 Feb 2022 6:42 PM IST

A Long Billed Vulture chick attended by its parents at Ramadevara Betta in Ramnagar district. (Photo by arrangement)

Vulture chick born after a gap of seven years at Mysuru vulture...

Ramadeva Betta and its surrounding places were home to a good number of Long-Billed Vultures before their population...

28 Feb 2022 3:46 PM IST

The forest park was developed with about Rs 80 lakh from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and and Rs 50 lakh from Haritha Haram. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) provided Rs 20 lakh.

Urban forest park to be opened in Sattupalli forest range

The Sattupalli forest range covers 44,000 acres including 10,000 acres of the Annapureddypalli forest

9 Feb 2022 1:16 AM IST

Prakash approached the office of Rajya Sabha MP Santosh Kumar, who initiated the Green India Challenge, and in turn, got in touch with Hyderabad-based Vata Foundation to translocate the tree. When volunteers from the organisation examined the tree, they realised that the tree was uprooted because it was getting choked by new plants which were growing on top of it. Representational image/DC

Dying tree gets new lease of life in Sircilla

Prakruti Prakash from Sircilla watered its roots every day for months

7 Feb 2022 11:50 PM IST

Reports are also that forest officials are making moves against giving pattas to the podu lands cultivated by non-tribals. (DC Photo)

Telangana sees rise in forest cover

Among the mega cities, over a 10-year period from 2011 to 2021, Hyderabad witnessed the highest maximum gain with regard...

13 Jan 2022 11:54 PM IST

A child plays soccer amid low visibility due to fog on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Decrease in air pollution in India during lockdown not as high as...

Air pollution is a known health risk and India has some of the worst air pollution globally

2 Jan 2022 4:03 PM IST

The last couple of years have also seen three tigers, in addition to at least two leopards, being killed by poachers in the Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021: data

The previous highest number of deaths per year before the authority began compiling data in 2012 was in 2016, when 121...

30 Dec 2021 12:53 PM IST

As part of plastic hatao-Kurnool Bachao initiative to make the city plastic-free, KMC is officially helping the cement manufacturers in the district to source plastic waste from the civic body. This would reduce fuel cost of cement manufactures by at least 20 per cent, a significant gain, said a PCB official. Representational image/DC

Popular tourist place Lammasingi plagued by plastic menace

The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) erected signboards everywhere, cautioning tourists about avoiding use of...

28 Dec 2021 12:51 AM IST

With native trees vanishing from the city, the greenery we have in the newly developed areas like Gachibowli is not helping the cause as most of the trees are of non-native species like conocarpus, which have nothing to offer to the birds. DC Image

Native birds lose habitats, caged in zoo for display

Zoo officials hence decided to showcase the indigenous birds along with other exotic birds in the recently inaugurated...

27 Dec 2021 12:35 AM IST

Campaigners gather to highlight the threat that around 1,000 banyan trees face, near Chevella on Sunday. The trees may be axed to make space for the widening of a national highway. DC Image

Tree-lovers highlight danger of axing 1000 banyans near Chevella

The shade-giving trees could be chopped off to enable widening of Hyderabad-Chevella-Vijayapuri NH

1 Nov 2021 9:09 AM IST

Smoke rises from the garbage dump yard near Sanjeevaiah Park (top) and a tree is on fire. (Photo: S. Surender Reddy)

Garbage burning in Bhadradri poses health hazard

Manuguru, which was a peaceful town till a decade ago, joined list of polluted towns with opencast mines, Bhadradri...

30 Oct 2021 9:03 AM IST