Ground water levels are depleting fast in the State. Latest studies by the ground water department reveal that all districts in the state have witnessed a critical fall in the water table. Dr K. Venugopal, joint director, ground water department told Deccan Chronicle that of all the 23 districts covered by the study from November 2010 to November 2011, the depth of ground water had dropped the most in Prakasam district. Here the ground water level has dropped by 5.32 metres below the earlier levels, followed by a drop of 5.28 metres in Ranga Reddy district.

The findings of Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, soon to be tabled before the state Assembly, show the presence of several active pharmaceutical ingredients in the effluent released by bulk drug units at Patancheru.

Owning a house in the city will remain a pipedream for nearly two lakh families because there are no large chunks of government land left in Hyderabad district or the core area for mass housing projects. Over 1.30 lakh families have applied for houses in the two rounds of the Rachchabanda programme conducted so far, and another 34,000 families are waiting for homes for the last four years after having paid the initial Rs 1,000 each under Rajiv Gruha Kalpa scheme.

A fact-finding team representing a collective of 40 farmers' organisations, Raitu Swarajya Vedika, has found an alarming rise in the number of suicides by farmers — as many as 90 in the last month alone — in Adilabad, Khammam, Karimnagar, Medak, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Wildlife authorities of Medak district found a rare bird -- Jerdan's Baza -- for the first time in Dantepally tank area in Pocharam reserve forest on February 6.

Two persons died after inhaling poisonous gas at a manufacturing facility belonging to city-based pharmaceutical major Dr Reddy

Hyderabad, March 19: The fight for water for drinking purposes and agriculture has began with the onset of summer.

2.5 TMC-ft of water from Singur dam for irrigation purposes in Medak and Ranga Reddy

Hyderabad, Jan. 26: The government

Hyderabad, Jan. 12: An inter-district water dispute is brewing over Singur waters with farmers and elected representatives from Medak and Nizamabad demanding a