Pankaj Sekhsaria finds out why handloom is viable

April 24: Power officials are worried by the dipping water levels in all major reservoirs in the state.
Both hydel power generation and drinking water supply will be affected if the water level continues to drop, sources said.

Hyderabad, April 24: Anil Kumar, 16, a heart patient from a poor family in Warangal, is yet to get an Arogyasri card which will enable him to get free treatment from a referral hospital in the city.

April 23: The Water Board has decided to go for land acquisition to execute the Moulana Abdul Kalam Srujala Sravanti Godavari Drinking Water Project for the city.
Over 1,100 acres are required to lay pipelines from Hyderabad to Karimnagar. Of the total, 500 acres in large chunks is needed for construction of reservoirs.

April 23: The state government has imposed a ban on marine fishing for sea safety till June 15.
The ban was imposed as per the AP Marine Fishing Regulation Act. The government declared a closed season on all mechanised and motorised fishing vessels excluding traditional fishing craft in the coast.

April 22: The Met department has sounded a heatwave alert in the city and many parts of the state after temperatures reached 5

April, 22: The increasing summer heat has proved to be too much for thermal power stations in the state.
For one, it has affected coal mining, creating fears of fuel shortage. The power stations are also suffering from damage to boiler tubes, supply lines and water tubes because of increasing temperatures.

K. Venkateswarlu

Andhra Pradesh tribals live in pathetic conditions, with little or no access to health care

For decades, democracy remained a distant dream for the aboriginal Chenchu tribes in the Nallamala hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh. They hardly had a chance to vote freely, caught in the crossfire between the Maoists and the police.

Handicrafts sector leads with 34 sanctions in product-wise distribution of GI

CHENNAI: As many as 143 Indian products have been provided with a Geographical Indication (GI) tag and more applications are being filed from the Southern states, said Kasturi Das, Associate professor, Centre for WTO Studies on Monday.