COVID-19: Challenges for Andhra, Telangana farmers continue despite procurement plans
Issues of non-procurement of a number of crops, logistics and others will test the plans in their initial stages
Maharashtra and Telangana sign MoU on Godavari projects
The MoU brings to an end long-drawn disagreements between the two states over the use of the river waters
Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement
Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure 0.…
Compensate Telangana farmers immediately for crop loss: Farm activists
The Rythu Swarajya Vedika called on both Centre and state, to bury their hatchet and ensure disaster relief to lakhs of affected farmers
Telangana approaches Supreme Court to stop work on Polavaram
Environmental clearance given to the project in 2005 is not applicable today, it contends
Life in Red corridor: Future still bleak for those displaced from Chhattisgarh
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana claim Salwa Judum displaced from Chhatisgarh are destroying forest land
Telangana police rescues Odisha family held captive at Ramagundam brick kiln
The brick kiln owner allegedly held the family captive, beat them up and made them work without paying them
1 out of 3 farmers are tenants in Telangana; are excluded from any government support
The Telangana government has declared its flagship cash transfer scheme to be for the support of farmers; but the money goes to landowners
Indebted India: Over half of farm households still under debt
Andhra, Telangana have highest percentage of agricultural households under debt; Average debt: Rs 2.45 lakh in Andhra
Has bureaucratic bungling led to problems for natural farming scheme in Andhra Pradesh
Five years after it was launched, non-payment of staff salaries, excessive hype plague the scheme, observers say
International Women’s day: How Telangana’s women farm hands turned farmers
The concept of group farming in not new in the state but it had majorly been out of practice for some years now
Telangana farmers in trouble after unseasonal rains destroy crops
Most districts of the state registered a huge rainfall excess in September, which affected paddy, maize and cotton crops
Telangana’s revised District Mineral Foundation Rules to increase political interference
The amendment to the Rules has taken away the right of people to participate in making decisions on a fund meant for them
Telangana has shut illegal stone crusher units, fined them; but much more needs to be done
Operational practices of the sector need to be strengthened and the guidelines released by the state board should be strictly implemented
Opinion: PM-KISAN is a sop to farmers in an election year
Centre's money transfer scheme worth Rs 6,000 a year has left out landless agricultural labourers
Forest fires in India: Alerts since April 1 nearly double that of 2020
The country reported 82,170 VIIRS alerts in the fortnight till April 14; Uttarakhand sees significant jump in number
COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana
A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times
‘They stole my womb’: Doctors mislead thousands of women to get their uterus removed
DTE found most women who have undergone hysterectomy to be under 30, not needing the surgery
Sodium chromate fears drive activists to oppose planned factory in Nalgonda village
Hazardous nature of the chromate ore processing residue is not mentioned in the draft EIA report
How effective has Andhra Pradesh’s Aarogyasri scheme been
A look at the scheme shows a number of shortcomings such as woes of hospitals as well as nature of appointments of doctors
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
When wasteland bears fruits
Chikapalli Anasuyamma has transformed over two dozen wastelands into forests in Telangana
Maharashtra, Telangana sign pact on Godavari irrigation projects amid protests
Building barrages upstream of the Godavari River might prove disastrous for the farmers in Andhra Pradesh
2015’s global milk crisis threatens small farmers in India
As the Indian government tries to aggressively integrate the dairy sector into the global market, the lives and livelihoods of small …
'Development in Telangana should be participatory'
Eminent economist and former Planning Commission member, C H Hanumantha Rao, speaks to M Suchitra on the aspirations of people of Telangana. Rao …