TELANGANA

Take only 20% of water for drinking: T to KRMB

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The government has urged the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to take only 20% of water drawn for the purpose of drinking water into account while considering water utilisation of the state.

The government said it was seeking allocation of 15 tmcft (with drawals of 75 tmcft) utilisation towards domestic water requirements for projected Population up to 2051. As per the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT-1) clause VII of final order, only 20% of drawals made towards drinking water should be counted as consumptive use. The Central Water Commission, in its latest reassessment of water availability study in India, has considered the consumptive use of domestic water utilisation as 15%, engineer-in-chief (Irrigation) C Muralidhar said in a letter addressed to chairman of KRMB.

Energy consumption lost brick by brick: IIT study

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A new study by researchers from severalIndian Institutes of Technology(IITs), including Hyderabad, and other organisations has revealed energy consumption discrepancies in the Indian brick . They have analysed energy conservation in brick production.Telanganaproduces 3% andAndhra Pradesh4% of Indias bricks. The study, Reconciliation of Energy Use Disparities in Brick Production in India, has been published in Nature.

Highlighting the significance of energy conservation in achieving carbon neutrality in the building sector, the study shows that current energy consumption estimates in the brick industry were vastly underestimated, comparable to that of steel and cement industries. Researchers, including Azharuddin Hashmi and Asif Qureshi from IIT-H, had modelled Indian brick production and regional energy consumption by combining a nationwide questionnaire survey and remote sensing data on kiln enumeration.

States in the west and east are responsible for 10% and 8% production (of bricks). The contributions from the north and North-East are meagre. This implies that the operational practices in the Indo-Gangetic plain and the peninsula have the largest influence on national energy consumption, the researchers revealed.

Telangana bags 13 gram panchayat awards in different categories

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TheTelanganagovernment bagged 13 national panchayat Awards under various categories announced by theUnion Ministry of Panchayat Raj.

While eight national awards of the total 23 were announced to the rural local bodies of under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar (DDUPSVP) for the year 2021-2022, the state got another four under Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar 2023.

The minister said the panchayats got the awards due to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Raos vision and flagship scheme Palle Pragati programme which was taken up every year.

He recalled that Telangana panchayats got awards in swachh and sanitation, e-panchayat and best panchayat awards from the Centre and also ODF, providing water to every household, fluoride free villages and other categories.

Open Rock Museum In Hyderabad

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Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science, Technology, and Earth Sciences opened the first “Open Rock Museum” in Hyderabad on January 6, 2021.

Highlights:

About 35 different from various locations of India are on show at the museum.

The age of these rocks varies between 3.3 billion and 55 million years.

These rocks also represent the Earth’s deepest portion, which is up to 175 kilometers below the surface.

The CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute hosted the opening of the Museum (NGRI).

In the age of the information economy, big Earth data hold a strategic advantage. By contributing to the Growth of earth science, India has completely exploited this new frontier.

Geosciences play an important role in New India’s national priorities and self-sufficiency.

The Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad was established with the goal of TEACHING and enlightening the general public on lesser-known truths.

The Museum has 35 different types of rocks from all around India on display. Jharkhand, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, and other states provided rocks.

The rocks at the museum have ages ranging from 3.3 billion years to 55 million years.

Rocks also symbolize the deepest section of the Earth, which is up to 175 kilometers below the surface.

After Tandur tur dal, agriculture varsity now vies for GI tag for Telangana Sona rice.

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After successfully obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Tandur red gram, Professor Jayashankar State Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University (PJTSAU) is now bracing up to get GI tag for Telangana Sona (RNR 15048), also known as Chittimallelu rice.

This variety is believed to control glycemic index, which aids in maintenance of sugar levels among diabetics. Along with Telangana Sona, there are plans to file GI applications for Kollapur mango and Warangal mirchi. While the university is working on obtaining GI for Telangana Sona, the state Horticulture department is on the other two crops.

GI is based on the specific nature of the produce as well as the climatic conditions suitable for the crop in a specific region.

It took the university eight years of research to come up with Telangana Sona variety in 2015. Because it was the first, unique paddy variety approved during early years of state formation, it was given the name Telangana Sona.

Within a few years, the variety was widely accepted by farmers. It is now grown on approximately 15 lakh acres throughout the state. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Maharashtra also order this paddy variety from Telangana and each of these states has approximately 1.5 lakh acres under cultivation.

During the pandemic, a study published in the American Journal of Food and Nutrition stated that Telangana rice has a lower glycemic index than Japonica rice. Japonica rice is marked by short, fat grains and is grown and consumed extensively in China, Japan and Korea.

Crop shift in Telangana likely in only 20-25L acres

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At a time when theTelanganagovernment is urging farmers to grow in lieu of paddy, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture scientists and officials say the conversion is likely to happen in only 20-25 lakh acres against the 45-lakh target in the coming Rabi season.

This season, the principal crops indicated for cultivation are groundnut (10 lakh acres) and maize (12 lakh acres).

With concern over paddy procurement in the state for the coming Rabi season increasing, officials hope that at least 20 lakh acres can be changed to other crops such as pulses and groundnuts, as opposed to the target of 45 lakh acres.

Claiming that there was no surplus water available for diversion ofGodavariwater from Inchampalli project in Karimnagar toCauveryas part of linking of Godavari and Cauvery rivers, theTelanganagovernment said the proposal could be considered only after the completion of the project or at least active construction of Mahanadi-Godavari link of interlinking project in due course.

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While opposing the linking, the said there were two or three issues involved in the inter-linking as the issue of submergence of areas in neighbouring states is involved.

In a letter, Telangana Irrigation engineer-in-chief (irrigation) C Muralidhar told chief engineer of NWDA said that there were some contentious issues on interlinking of rivers.

GI tag sought for Chapata Chilli, sweetest among Indian peppers

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Chapata WarangalChilli, one of the sweetest chillies in the country, has been lined up for a geographical indication (GI) tag. If it gets the tag, the total number of GI-tagged goods from will swell to 18.

Thimmapetchilli farmer producer company andJanna Reddy Venkatreddy Horticulture Research Station of Sri KondaLaxmanTelangana State Horticulture Universityhave filed an application with GI Registry in Chennai seeking the tag.
The red dried version of chapata chilli, also known as Tomato Chapata WarangalChilli, is unique to Warangal and looks similar to Mexican capsicum.

Rs 7,220 crore disbursed under Kalyan Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak scheme: Telangana minister Gangula Kamalakar

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BC welfare minister Gangula Kamalakar on Thursday said Rs 7,220 crore was disbursed under Kalyan Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak scheme benefiting 9.31 lakh people in the state.

Replying to a question on the scheme during the assembly session, the welfare minister said that the scheme was initially rolled out for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and minorities in 2014-15.

It was extended to BC communities from 2016 and Rs 3,834 crore was spent on them. An amount of Rs 877 crore was spent on Scheduled Tribes, Rs 1,475 crore on Scheduled Castes and another Rs 1,534 crore was spent on minorities, he said.

As part of the scheme, Rs 50,000 was earmarked for each member initially and then it was increased to Rs 75,000 and now to Rs 1,10,116.

The eligibility criteria for the scheme is a familys annual income should be less than Rs 2 lakh in urban areas and Rs 1.5 lakh in rural areas.

Telangana govt releases Rs 73 crore for handloom weavers

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The stategovernmentreleased Rs 73.5 crore on Tuesday for implementation of welfare schemes for handloomweaversand ancillary workers.

The minister said measures wre being taken to ensure that workers get a monthly income of Rs 15,000. At a review meeting with handloom department officials here, the minister said the incomes of handloom and ancillary workers had gone up thanks to governments initiatives.
He also reviewed schemes likeTelanganahandloom weavers thrift fund saving and security, Pavala Vaddi, Chenetha Mitra and cash credit support.

The government is taking up measures to ensure institutional and structural development of the handlooms sector, said the Industries and Textile minister KT Rama Rao.