Amaravati, July 28 (IANS) Three devotees were killed and 13 injured when a van they were travelling in was hit by a truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, police said.The accident occurred past midnight near Chelluru when the truck rammed into the stationary van. Three persons, including a boy, died on the spot while 13 others were injured.According to police, the speeding truck dragged the van for about 500 meters. Sixteen people belonging to three families from Visakhapatnam and Vi…
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Chennai, July 28 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has imposed a three-month temporary ban on the transportation of gravel, cut stones, M-sand, metal jelly and other construction materials from the state to neighbouring states, citing rising domestic demand, shortages, escalating prices and concerns over illegal mining and road safety. The order was issued by Prabhu Shankar, Director of the Department of Geology and Mining, who said the decision was taken to ensure the uninterrupted supply of ess…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India’s operational data centre capacity is likely to rise from 2.2 GW in 2025 to 12 GW by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40 per cent, a report said on Monday.AI-dedicated capacity is expected to expand nearly 24-fold over the same period, rising from 275 MW to 6,546 MW, driven by demand from hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise digitalisation and artificial intelligence, the report from Wood Mackenzie said.”India’s data centre market is entering a…
Amaravati, July 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh added 3,865.63 MW of renewable energy capacity during 2025-26, revealed data tabled by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in the Lok Sabha.This addition was nearly a four-fold increase over the 1,085.15 MW added during 2024-25.The data was tabled in response to an Unstarred Question raised by Dr M.K. Vishnu Prasad, Member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.According to an official release here, Andhra Pradesh has emerged as one of the fastest-growi…
Amaravati, July 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh leads the states in India in mangrove restoration as it secured second place in India under MISHTI scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The state’s Forest department said on Sunday that Andhra Pradesh continues to strengthen its commitment to coastal ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation through large-scale mangrove development as part of the Great Greenwall of Andhra Pradesh initiative.Listing the achievements i…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A team from the Centre’s Department of Commerce visited Andhra Pradesh to review the prevailing market situation of Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco and held discussions to safeguard the interests of tobacco growers in the state, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The Centre’s delegation, led by Additional Secretary Nitin Kumar Yadav, participated in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday, in the pr…
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has nominated two Cabinet ministers to represent the state in the Southern Zonal Council, the Centre’s key inter-state coordination forum, marking the first appointments to the body under the TVK-led coalition government, which assumed office in May.According to a Gazette notification issued by the government, Energy Resources and Law Minister R. Nirmalkumar and School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity Minister Rajmohan ha…
Amaravati, July 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday asked the party cadres to go door-to-door to explain the achievements of the coalition government in the state.He held a teleconference with key TDP leaders and public representatives ahead of the 45-day door-to-door campaign, beginning across the state on Monday, focusing on the two-year rule of the alliance government.The Chief Minister provided guidelines to l…
Amaravati, July 26 (IANS) Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) of the Andhra Pradesh government, in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority and IIT Gandhinagar, has developed an advanced forecasting platform to provide 48-hour rainfall outlook and six-hour flash flood warnings, beginning with VijayawadaThe City Flood Alert has been developed to predict urban flooding before it occurs, enabling authorities to take preventive action well before disaster strikes. Th…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the latest edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, lauded the growing public participation in the ‘Catch The Rain’ campaign and highlighted the nationwide efforts being made to conserve rainwater, revive traditional water bodies and strengthen groundwater resources. Recalling his appeal from the previous edition of the programme, the Prime Minister said the campaign has gathered momentum across the …