Rajahmundry, Sept. 19: The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education has taken up a study to find out the rate of absorption of carbon by forest soils of the country.

Hyderabad, Sept. 19: The government has decided to punish those who built illegal constructions upstream of Osamansagar and Himayatsagar.

Karimnagar, Sept. 19: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme of the Central government has inadvertently led to large-scale mechanisation in the agriculture sector of the district.

Karimnagar Sept.

Warangal Sept.

Hyderabad Sept. 16: Air pollution levels in the city have climbed further beyond the national ambient air quality standards.

Hyderabad Sept. 18: To offset the carbon footprint for its meeting here, the Pacific Asia Tourism Association (Pata) has decided to plant 30,000 trees at various places in the city.

G.V. Ramana Rao

Eluru, Sept. 17: In an effort to ensure safe drinking water to the people in the rural areas in the state, the Congress government has spent nearly Rs 5,150 crores so far. Minister for rural water supply Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao addressing the people at Dendulur and Gopannapalem villages here on Wednesday said that the government had taken up special measures to ensure supply of potable water.

Srikakulam/Nizamabad/ Kurnool, Sept. 16: Officials are on high alert following the surge of flood waters in Vamsadhara and Nagavali rivers because of heavy rains in neighbouring Orissa. There are fears that that it would cause another flood in the town. Around 60,000 cusecs of water had reached the Gotta Barrage by evening and 22 gates have been lifted.