Manual checks at airport intensified
With a red alert issued in the run-up to Independence Day, all cabin baggage would now be manually checked by security personnel, after they go through X-ray scanning, at the Rajiv Gandhi Internationa
Pesticides, fertilisers pollute AP’s water
While industrial effluents and improper disposal of municipal waste are known causes of pollution, experts said another major source for groundwater contamination in the state are modern agricultural
Water table rises, but faces concrete block
Several days of rain have resulted in an increase in the groundwater levels, according to the groundwater department. The groundwater department has been getting reports of dry and even redundant bor
Spent solvents are hazardous: pollution body
Not only are the spent solvent industries in Hyderabad being brought to book by the AP Pollution Control Board, but a message is also being driven home that spent solvents are to be treated as a “haz
Spent solvents are hazardous: pollution body
Not only are the spent solvent industries in Hyderabad being brought to book by the AP Pollution Control Board, but a message is also being driven home that spent solvents are to be treated as a “haz
Customs-CISF row delays passengers at RGIA
Customs officials deployed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) are reportedly locking horns with the Central Industrial Security Force demanding “special treatment” in the matter of secur
Hotels face tighter waste-disposal laws
The noose is set to tighten around the hospitality sector, with scores of units believed to be flouting the anti-pollution norms. Armed with details that Taj Banjara hotel at Banjara Hills in the city
Taj Banjara to set up new sewage plant
In its reply to the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, the Taj Banjara Hotel situated at Banjara Hills, has stated that it would construct its own sewage treatment plant (STP) by the end of the c
Taxi drivers to be brand ambassadors of airport
The next time you wonder whether there is an ATM at the airport while you are on your way to catch your flight, just ask your radio taxi driver. He will have all the information you will need. Radio t
Low pressure in Bay brings rains
The Metereological department predicts an all wet 48 hours for northern regions of Andhra Pradesh, especially in the Telangana region. An official of the Indian Meteorological Depart-ment said that Hy