Environment

Green panel nod for Rs 2600-cr GMR Hyd airport expansion plan

The Expert Appraisal Committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has accorded permission for GMR Group's proposal for the Rs 2,629 crore expansion plan of Rajiv Gandhi in

Publication Date: 
16/06/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Telangana, Hyderabad (T), Air Transport, Environment Clearance (EC), Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), GMR Infrastructure, Environment
Water Resources

GHMC not paying for water harvesting plan

Corporation has left citizens who participated high and dry.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Water Harvesting, Hyderabad (T), Water Resoures
Health

Hyderabad: Zika threat now a major concern

The government needs to extend it to Institute of Preventive Health stated sources in health department.

Publication Date: 
31/05/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Zika Virus, Hyderabad (T), Chikungunya, Dengue, WHO, Vector Borne Diseases, Health
Water Pollution

30,000 dead fish floating in polluted Hyd lake

The Rampally lake in Hyderabad witnessed a major fish kill phenomenon on Sunday with nearly 30,000 fish floating up the water surface.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2017
Ram Moorthy
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Telangana, Lake Pollution, Fish, Hyderabad (T), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Telangana: Probe into mass fish death ordered

The official figures slate that the loss would be 10,000 fishes or 10 tonnes.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Lake Pollution, Fish, Hyderabad (T), Heat Waves, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Water Pollution
Health

Environmental pollution with antimicrobial agents from bulk drug manufacturing industries in Hyderabad, South India, is associated with dissemination of extended‑spectrum beta‑lactamase and carbapenemase‑producing pathogens

High antibiotic and antifungal concentrations in wastewater from anti-infective drug production may exert selection pressure for multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. We investigated the environmental presence of active pharmaceutical ingredients and their association with MDR Gram-negative bacteria in Hyderabad, South India, a major production area for the global bulk drug market.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
26/04/2017
Christoph Lübbert, Christian Baars, Anil Dayakar & et al
Infection
1-13
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Waste, Waste Disposal, Hyderabad (T), Andhra Pradesh, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Musi, River Pollution, Antibiotics, Health Effects, Industrial Pollution
Air Pollution

US Consulate holds air quality talks in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The US Consulate General in Hyderabad and Hyderabad Urban Lab organised a panel discussion on Air Quality in Hyderabad on Thursday at Lamakaan.

Publication Date: 
21/04/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Air Pollution, Air Quality Standards, Hyderabad (T), WHO, Public Transport, Vehicular Pollution
Water Pollution

Hyderabad: 250 volunteers clean up city lake

Plant trees around the lake to create a natural shoreline. Mark the lake’s boundaries to curb encroachments.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Lake Pollution, Hyderabad (T), Municipal Corporation, Environmentalists, Water Pollution
Air Pollution

Hyderabad: Toxic fumes hit Maytas citizens

Air pollution 11 times over limit; TSPCB officials brush-off plaints.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Hyderabad (T), Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Health Effects, WHO
Energy

GHMC plans solar plants on rooftops to cut power bills

To reduce power consumption charges to be paid to power utilities, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to install rooftop solar-powered plants to be connected to grids in

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Hyderabad (T), Municipal Corporation, LEDs, Energy

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