Hyderabad: Industries in Patancheru mandal of Medak district are not just polluting the environment but also exploiting ground water without permission.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. A. Kishan Rao & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 02/12/2015 regarding pollution caused by pharmaceutical units in Medak District of Telangana.

Hyderabad: The state government on Tuesday declared 231 mandals, about one-third of the total mandals in the state, spread over seven districts, as drought-hit and sought Rs 1,000 crore as immediat

Environment Ministry's green panel EAC has approved drug maker Aurobindo Pharma's proposal to expand its bulk drugs facility in Medak district in Telangana, entailing an investment of about Rs 300

Government is likely to extend till June 2018 the validity of environment clearance (EC) given to Asian Paints the country's largest paint maker for expansion of its Patancheru unit in Telangana.

Hyderabad: The ongoing drought is fuelling distress migration from districts in Telangana, a trend that was witnessed in the early 2000s.

Around 56 per cent children covered under Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme in government and community schools in Andhra Pradesh were malnourished, 35 per cent in the mild under nourished condition and on

The local village communities in Zaheerabad have been able to reclaim their fallowed lands and cultivate a myriad varieties of traditional landraces of food grains. They have not only been able to control their food systems that are ecosystemically evolved over thousands of years but also have adequate nutritious food for their consumption.

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In what could be termed as a tough start, the new Telangana state is now facing both depleting groundwater table and deficit rains, thanks to the monsoon playing truant.

Ramulu, who has seven acres of farmland in Kazipally village, was well off years back and used to support his family of four including his wife and two daughters. He used to grow paddy on his land and earn enough by selling it twice a year. But, now he has given up farming as his fertile land has turned barren due to pollution of the land and water due to effluents from bulk drug units and the pharma industry.

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