June 29: The AP High Court on Monday directed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to find out whether there is any possibility of land subsidence due to exploration of natural gas in the Krishna-Godavari basin.

June 29: The government on Monday set the ball rolling for cooperative farming amidst apprehensions raised by the Opposition parties over farmers

June 29: The issue of land subsidence due to the over-exploitation of oil and gas, in both onshore and offshore projects, has become a contentious issue in the Krishna-Godavari basin. While environmentalists have raised concerns over land subsidence, geologists discount any such possibility.

June 28: The core city may soon have

June 28: The government

June 28: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to tear up the ground in a process called open cast mining, to meet the voracious demand for coal. The decision could render 20,000 people homeless and affect 200 villages.

Hyderabad: As many as 5,426 cases of acute diarrhoea, including 21 deaths, were reported in Hyderabad, Adilabad,
Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Kadapa, East Godavari, Warangal and Medak. Hyderabad stood on top with 1,197 cases.

The total number of acute diarrhoea cases was 3,901 during the corresponding period last year, a government report pointed out.

June 27: The state government on Saturday slapped a legal notice on Maharashtra government for erecting crest gates on Babli Barrage. It also threatened to initiate contempt proceedings in the Supreme Court. The major irrigation minister, Mr Ponnala Laxmaiah, while addressing a media conference on Saturday said legal notices against Maharashtra government has already been served.

June 27: Over 50 contractors, mostly from the mining and road construction sectors, are competing with each other to get hold of forest lands abutting the Mallayya hill range in Tamballapalle mandal of the district.

Hyderabad, June 26: Every villager will soon have bottled purified water if Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy