Beautification of City and repair of roads- GHMC prepares for Biodiversity...
Hyderabad, September 08: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has already started the works related to repair of roads and the beautification of the city. These works cost Rs.162 crore. Municipal...
View ArticleHyderabad City Beautification For Biological Diversity Conference
Hyderabad, September 11: The Meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP 11) on the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) is being held during 1st to 19th October, 2012 which is major event and will...
View ArticleHyderabad gearing up for global bio-diversity meet
Hyderabad, September 12: Hyderabad is gearing up to host a global bio-diversity meet next month in which about 10,000 delegates from 193 countries, including heads of states and governments are set to...
View ArticleBiodiversity index for Hyderabad soon
Local bodies are preparing a Greater Hyderabad City biodiversity Index, on the lines of the Singapore biodiversity index, with all details of green cover, flora, fauna and urban ecosystems...
View ArticleIs Hyderabad ready to host biodiversity meet?
Is the city in a position to put its best foot forward when delegates start trickling in, a fortnight from today to attend the Convention on Biological Diversity. This question is doing the rounds on...
View ArticleGanesh immersion litter worries GHMC
The twin events of the Telangana march and Ganesh immersion, which come hours before the CoP-11 festival starts on October 1, have left the authorities a...
View ArticleCM sanctions Rs 125 Cr for Bio-diversity convention
Hyderabad, July 06: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Friday informed that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has sanctioned Rs 125 crore for the Convention on Biological Diversity...
View ArticleHyderabad Hussainsagar for sale
Hyderabad, March 30: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will put a price on Hussainsagar water once they start releasing treated water into...
View Article‘We have no licence to destroy biodiversity’: Kiran Kumar Reddy
Every species, small or big, has a role to play and the loss of even one would disturb the harmony in nature, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy said here on Wednesday. Participating in the 58th...
View ArticleAndhra CM wants 'Telangana March' to be postponed
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy asked his Cabinet colleagues from Telangana region to prevail upon the Joint Action Committee and get the 'Telangana March' planned for September 30...
View ArticleGlobal meet on biodiversity in Hyderabad from Oct 8
Hyderabad: A global conference that will deliberate on achieving targets for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the next ten years begins here from October 8. The 11th meeting of the...
View ArticleGHMC's Biodiversity Index to be unveiled on Oct 15
Hyderabad, October 04: The Greater Hyderabad City Biodiversity Index (CBI) covering the GHMC limits spread across Medak, Ranga Reddy and Hyderabad districts will be released on October 15 during the...
View ArticleUN conference on biodiversity begins Monday
Tweet Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) The stage is set for the United Nations conference on biodiversity beginning here Monday, with India for the first time since independence, hosting the international...
View ArticleCity beautification to continue after COP-11: GHMC Commissioner
September 25: GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu on Tuesday expressed confidence that the beautification works of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad would be completed before the beginning of...
View ArticleCoP-11 beautification works likely to continue till October 8
HYDERABAD: With works taken up for the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CoP-11) yet to be finished, civic officials are planning to continue them even after October...
View ArticleBiodiversity Special train to arrive in Hyderabad on Oct 9
Marking the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad, a special Science Express train would be arriving at Secunderabad Railway Station on October 9. The train, Science...
View ArticleHyderabad to host UN conference on biodiversity from Today
Hyderabad, September 30: The Andhra Pradesh Capital would host the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity beginning today. The event would kickstart with meeting of the parties to the Cartagena...
View ArticleGanesh idol immersion procession begins late in Hyderabad
The annual extravaganza of Hyderabad — the centralised Ganesh idol immersion procession – began at 11.15 a.m, in a tension-free atmosphere marked by revelry, religious fervour and a tinge of anxiety...
View ArticleAPCPDCL Gears Up To Meet Power Supply For Biodiversity
Hyderabad, September 28: The State government has directed the power utilities to complete all the erection and maintenance works for providing uninterrupted and quality power for the 11th meeting of...
View ArticleGanesh immersions in Hyderabad amid tight security
Hyderabad: The centralised Ganesh idol immersion procession began in the city with religious fervour amid devotional chantings. According to city police the procession which began this morning should...
View ArticleGanesh idol immersions in Hyderabad amid tight security
The centralised Ganesh idol immersion procession began in the city with religious fervour amid devotional chantings. According to city police the procession which was began this morning should be...
View ArticlePM to unveil biodiversity pylon in Hyderabad
Tweet Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will unveil a pylon and lay the foundation stone for biodiversity park and museum here next week to mark the ongoing global biodiversity...
View ArticleHyderabad’s biodiversity index to be released on Monday
Biodiversity index of Greater Hyderabad will be released for the first time on Monday and the Andhra Pradesh Capital will be the first Indian city to do so. As per evaluations, the city’s biodiversity...
View ArticleManmohan may announce biodiversity conservation package
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may announce a package for conservation of biodiversity in the SAARC countries when he addresses the 11 Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity...
View ArticlePM to inaugurate biodiversity ministerial meet
Tweet Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Tuesday inaugurate the ministerial session at the United Nations conference on biodiversity here, which will have heads of states from...
View ArticleProtests in Hyderabad on Telangana issue ahead of PM's visit
Hyderabad: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the city on Tuesday, TRS and T-JAC leaders launched a stir over the Telangana statehood demand. A group of pro-Telangana activists, who...
View ArticlePM to address global biodiversity summit today
There is high expectancy from India and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today at the ongoing global summit of biodiversity. The PM is scheduled to address the huge gathering of delegates from across 173...
View ArticleIndia pledges $50 million for biodiversity conservation
HYDERABAD: India on Tuesday pledged a sum of $50 million for strengthening institutional mechanisms on biodiversity conservation in the country during the next two years. "I am pleased to launch the...
View ArticlePM to address in United Nations Conference on Biodiversity at Hyderabad today
Tweet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to address the ministerial session at the United Nations conference on biodiversity at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) on Tuesday that...
View ArticleGreater Hyderabad gets country's first Biodiversity Index
Hyderabad, October 15: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy released the Greater Hyderabad City Biodiversity Index - 2012, the first in the country, at the Cities of Life City and Sub-national...
View ArticleHyderabad to be first Indian city with a biodiversity index
Hyderabad, October 15: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy released the Greater Hyderabad City Biodiversity Index - 2012, the first in the country, at the Cities of Life City and Sub-national...
View ArticleHyderabad became a biodiversity brand: Minister
Hyderabad, October 16: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister M Maheedhar Reddy on Tuesday informed that with the conduct of ‘City Summit’ on parallel to COP-11 Conference on...
View ArticleGovernments make good progress on marine, slow on finance at Hyderabad...
Governments make good progress on marine, slow on finance at Hyderabad biodiversity meet Hyderabad, India - 'Painfully slow' seems to have been the mantra adopted by governments in their sluggish...
View ArticleAt United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to double...
PRESS RELEASE At United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection by 2015 Special attention for biodiversity-rich marine areas among other key...
View ArticleGHMC to employ experts to enrich biodiversity before CoP 12 next year
HYDERABAD: Eight months after the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CoP 11) was held in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to...
View ArticleIncessant rain halts Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Three days of incessant rain triggered by the northeast monsoon has brought Hyderabad to a halt and exposed the government's poor contingency measures as waterclogged arterial routes threw...
View ArticleThe Convention on Biological Diversity declares Natural Capital Declaration...
(Source: CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity) PRESS RELEASE The Convention on Biological Diversity declares Natural Capital Declaration a Biodiversity Champion 11 November 2013, Montreal/Oxford -...
View ArticleHyderabad's civic bodies all set for Ganesh nimanjan day
With a focus on water bodies, large-scale arrangements have been made in the city and suburbs with ahead of the Ganesh idol immersion on Wednesday. Both the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation...
View ArticleGreater Hyderabad civic body, roads and buildings department on collision...
HYDERABAD:The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the roads and buildings (R&B) department are fighting over erecting welcome gates (gantries) at entry and exit points of Greater...
View ArticleExcess deer population from zoo to be shifted to Nallamala
HYDERABAD: With the population of spotted deer increasing rapidly at the Nehru Zoological Park, authorities at the zoo and the forest department are relocating hundreds of deer to the resource-rich...
View ArticleGanesh procession passes off peacefully in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, September 08: The annual Ganesh immersion procession passed off peacefully in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad although hundreds of vehicles carrying idols are still waiting for...
View ArticleGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to focus on boosting urban biodiversity
HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner Somesh Kumar announced on Thursday that a special engineering wing would be set up to boost urban biodiversity in view of the...
View ArticleNew species enrich Hyderabad’s biodiversity
HYDERABAD: If you are one of those getting upset over the rapid extinction of plant and animal species from the planet, here's something to cheer about. The known number of endemic (native) floral and...
View ArticleTelangana govt gives nod for world’s tallest tower in Hyderabad
The Telangana government on Saturday announced the plan to build the world’s largest tower and skyscrapers at 40 places around Hussainsagar lake. A meeting presided over by Chief Minister...
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