Parsis Pray for Return of the Scavenger Bird
The dwindling number of vultures is adding to the woes of the dwindling Parsi community in the city. Depending on the scavenging birds to dispose of their dead in the ‘Tower of Silence’, the...
View ArticleWater rationing in flats
With summer round the corner, followed by power cuts, various housing societies have come up with a plan to ease the heat. These steps include regulating water supply timings within the apartment...
View ArticleTemperatures may hit 48ºC this summer
The state is heating up much earlier than usual. Experts from the Indian Meteorological Department said the mercury will be topping 38º Celsius in the next few days. By March end, Hydera-badis may see...
View ArticleWater levels decline in Hyderabad
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is drilling bore wells, at various places in the city, to tide over the water crisis in April and May, the peak of summer, but 30 per cent of the digging has...
View ArticleThis grape story could ring in a revolution
Can dried soil replace fertilisers and pesticides? If the results of a novel Soil Management (SM) technique — developed by a farmer from Ranga Reddy district — are any indication, the crop yield would...
View ArticleHyderabad to face beer drought this summer
Bad news for beer guzzlers who are planning to beat the summer heat with their favourite drink. The new excise rules implemented last year may force a severe drought of beer in the state in the coming...
View ArticleZoo animals escape mercury’s fury
As summer begins to peak and the mercury keeps its upwardly climb, the Nehru Zoological Park has made arrangements to help the animals, birds and reptiles here escape the hot weather conditions.From...
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