Greater Hyderabad City biodiversity index 2012 was released here today by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.

It has listed a score of 36 out of 92.

Hussainsagar suffered a condition called hypoxia on September 29! Sources said that analysis of samples drawn from the lake by the State Pollution Control Board to study the effect of immersing Ganesh idols in the lake on September 29 revealed that the dissolved oxygen (DO) count (the amount of oxygen dissolved in a water body) was less than 1 mg/litre.

It should ideally be more than 10mg/litre to sustain marine life, but the Hussainsagar has always had much less, around 4 mg/litre.

It was under pressure to complete the ratification process.

Countries that wait to ratify international protocols relating to bio-safety are keen to understand the complexity involved and take an informed decision.

HYDERABAD, 3 OCT: The ongoing UN convention on bio-safety is expected to take decisions to ensure the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms (LMOs).

Guwahati, Oct.

On World Rivers Day, observed usually on the last Sunday of September, the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) called on the government to focus on the deplorable state of Indian

The AP High Court on Monday directed the state government to file a status report on the quantity of the Krishna water required to cater to the drinking water needs of the people of Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Nalgonda, Guntur and Prakas-am districts. The court said it had no concern with politics, only with equal distribution of water to all the regions of the state.

A Division Bench, comprising acting Chief Jus-tice P.C. Ghose and Just-ice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar, was dealing with petitions seeking a direction to the state government to not release water from Nagarjunasagar to the Krishna Delta if the water level in the reservoir was below 510 feet. D. Prakash Reddy, senior counsel arguing for the petitioners, brought to the notice of the court that the water levels at Srisailam and Nagarju-nasagar reservoirs may not be sufficient to fulfill drinking water needs till June 30, 2012.

Hyderabad: The Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Bio-diversity will be held in Hyderabad from October 1 to 19 to deliberate on issues concerning conservation and sustainable use of b