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Telangana Cabinet approves Rs 60K cr plan for expansion of Hyderabad metro

The Telangana Cabinet on Monday decided to expand the metro rail network in Hyderabad with about Rs 60,000 crore in the next three-four years and, among other decisions, to provide ex-gratia to the kin of 40 people who died during the recent heavy rains in the state. In another key decision, the cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, decided to recognise the over-43,000 employees of the state-run Road Transport Corporation (RTC) as government staff. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, State Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao said it has been decided to expand metro rail on a large scale to strengthen public transport in Hyderabad. Recalling that the CM had already laid the foundation stone for metro rail between Raidurgam to the airport, he said the metro rail expansion would take place on many routes that connect Hyderabad to its outskirts in various directions. "Altogether, the cabinet approved expansion of metro rail with Rs .

Payments, proper planning must for Hyderabad's return: Formula E co-founder

Timely payments, proper planning and upholding the operational standards of Formula E are among the non-negotiables that Hyderabad promoters will have to deliver if the fully-electric racing championship is to return to India next year, series co-founder Alberto Longo told PTI. Longo does not want to sound rude while talking about Hyderabad's Formula E debut earlier this year but he needs to say a few things bluntly. The race faces an uncertain future after not being included in the provisional calendar for next season. Longo hinted timely payments by promotors -- Greenko -- was an issue even as he praised the support provided by the Telangana state government. IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao played a key role in bringing Formula E to India. "The truth is that we are in talks with minister KTR and his team, and the promoter. We had some challenges in the past and I'm sure it will be solved but until everything is solved and sorted out obviously we cannot announce the city bu

Everest DX expands presence in Telangana with inauguration of new office

A senior Telangana government officer on Thursday inaugurated Everest DX's new office in Cyber Towers, HITEC City in Hyderabad. The company, headquartered in Connecticut, USA, completed five years in Hyderabad. The new office is its second in the city and it was opened by Telangana Principal Secretary (IT and Industries) Jayesh Ranjan, a release said. The new office is a testimony to Everest DX's commitment to innovation and growth, providing a state-of-the-art facility to further enhance its capabilities and better serve its Fortune 50 clients across industries, it said. Ranjan welcomed the company's other centre in Mahbubnagar IT Tower, it said. Everest DX is also looking to increase its associate count in Telangana to 1,000 in three years and is seeking opportunities to invest and expand both in Hyderabad and Tier-II cities. Since its foundation in 2018, Everest DX has consistently grown its presence in Telangana. Besides the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the programme also witness

AST SpaceMobile opens development centre, R&D services hub in Hyderabad

AST SpaceMobile, a company building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, on Monday, announced the opening of a new research and development services hub and space technology development centre in Hyderabad. Narayana Pidugu, a veteran of the technology and space industries who joined the company earlier this year, will direct the new facility as General Manager and Vice President of Global R&D services, a release said here. "About two-thirds of people in India live in rural areas. So AST SpaceMobile's mission to connect the unconnected holds major significance to this country," Pidugu said. "The state-of-the-art facility will focus on next-generation hardware, software, space-related technologies and operations," the release said. The Hyderabad site, located within a technology park in Salarpuria Sattva Knowledge City, is expected to host a research and development laboratory, network operations centre and engineering space. The ...

AST SpaceMobile opens research centre in Hyderabad's Sattva Knowledge City

The facility will focus on next-generation hardware, software, space-related technologies and operations

Rs 1.21 trn spent on urban infra in Telangana, says minister K T Rama Rao

The Telangana government has spent over Rs 1.21 lakh crore between 2014 to 2023 from Municipal Administration and Urban Development department for the infrastructure and capital investment in Hyderabad and other urban areas, Minister K T Rama Rao said on Wednesday. Releasing the annual report of MUDA, he said it is 462.8 per cent more than (or 4.62 times) Rs 26,211.5 crore, which was spent by the then government for the period between 2004 and 2014. Of the total Rs 1,21,294 crore infra spending during 2014-23, a whopping Rs 1,11,360 crore (91.8 per cent) was spent by the state government and only Rs 9,934 crore (8.2 per cent) was the Centre's share, he further said. The Strategic Urban Road Development (SRDP) programme was set up to create conflict-free corridors on the main traffic-bearing thoroughfares and to increase the average speed from 15 to 35 kilometres per hour in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and surrounding areas, the Minister said. Altogether 48 works

Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services to set up $40 mn facility in Hyderabad

Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Ltd will establish its state-of-the art biomanufacturing facility at an investment of USD 40 million here, which will generate employment to more than 250 people. Telangana Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao in a tweet said Hyderabad offers an excellent ecosystem for biologics Research and Development with 30-40 per cent of total capacity for biologics in India. I'm happy to note that this investment has further bolstered Hyderabad's status as the top choice for biopharmaceutical research and production. I'm confident that we will continue to make significant strides in promoting "Complex manufacturing at scale," he said in the tweet. Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services is a city-based leading contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) and a long-term partner providing end-to-end solutions thereby accelerating innovation.

Microchip Technology to invest $300 million to expand India operations

For starts, opens R&D unit in Hyderabad on 168,000 sq ft with capacity to house 1,000 employees

Osmania University releases CPGET 2023 exam dates, check full schedule here

Osmania University, Hyderabad, has released TS CPGET 2023 exam dates. The exam will begin from June 30 to July 10 in three shifts, i.e., morning, afternoon, and evening.

Record set as 3,000 disable persons practice yoga together in Hyderabad

A mass yoga event here in which as many as 3,000 persons with disabilities from across the country participated has secured recognition from several 'Books of Records' on Wednesday, the organisers said. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar attended the event organised on the occasion of International Yoga Day as the chief guest. "Mass Yoga performance by Divyangjan (persons with disabilities) across India creates (records in the) International World Book of Records, Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records for the maximum number of Divyangjan performing mass yoga," an official release said. For the first time, 20,000 persons with disabilities took place in yoga events across the country at various locations, while 3,000 persons of them took part in the event in Hyderabad alone, an official release said. The 3,000 people included those with visual impairment, hearing impairment, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism. The event was

GMR Airport to contribute 10% for Hyderabad Airport Metro Project

Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd will contribute 10 per cent each for Rs 6,250 crore Hyderabad Airport Metro Project.

2,000-bed hospital to come up in Hyderabad, efforts on to robust healthcare

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao laid foundation stone for Dashabdi block which will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 1,571 crore

G-20 agri ministerial meet on Jun 15 to discuss sustainable agriculture

A three-day G-20 agriculture ministerial meeting will kick-start on Thursday in Hyderabad and will deliberate on a wide range of issues including sustainable agriculture, climate solutions and women-led agriculture. More than 200 delegates from G-20 member countries, invited countries and global organisations are scheduled to participate in the meeting. Agriculture Ministers from various countries and Director Generals from global organisations will also take part. On the first day, the Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary will inaugurate an exhibition showcasing the achievements of India in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. The inauguration will be followed by the Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM), an official statement said. In the second half, there will be two side events titled, "managing agribusiness for profit, people and planet" and "Connecting the digitally disconnected: harnessing the power of digital technologies in agriculture" with ...

Uber's India-based Eats Engg team enables voice order tracking via Alexa

Uber's efforts to make every product on its platform user-intuitive have yielded several innovations over the years from its India-based engineering teams spread across Hyderabad and Bengaluru

Registration of homes in Hyderabad region falls 7% to 5,877 units in May

Registration of residential properties in Hyderabad region fell 7 per cent annually to 5,877 units in May, according to property consultant Knight Frank India. The residential market of Hyderabad region includes four districts, namely Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Sangareddy. Hyderabad recorded registrations of 5,877 residential properties in May 2023, up 31 per cent from previous month. However, it was 7 per cent lower from March last year. The total value of properties registered stood at Rs 2,994 crore. At a district level, the study shows Medchal-Malkajgiri district recorded 45 per cent of the home sales registrations followed by sales registrations at Rangareddy district at 39 per cent. The share of Hyderabad district in total registrations was 16 per cent during May 2023. Knight Frank said the highest proportion of property registrations in Hyderabad region last month was in the price range of Rs 25-50 lakh, accounting for 55 per cent of the total ...

Hyderabad to introduce ward office system to address civic grievances

An Assistant Municipal Commissioner rank officer will be the WAO. People can lodge their civic grievances at these offices. The pioneering initiative will take administration closer to people, he said

G20 Health Working Group meeting to be held in Hyderabad from June 4 to 6

: The third meeting of the G20 Health Working Group (HWG) will be held in the city from June 4 to 6. The third HWG meeting will have a main event and also a side event, with a focus on collaboration on R&D in Medical Counter Measures (MCMs). Co-branded events with the Global Vaccine Research Collaborative and a Joint Finance Health Task Force meeting are also on the cards, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's Additional Secretary Lav Agarwal told reporters here on Saturday. Apart from India, delegates from 19 G20 member states, 10 invited countries, and 22 international organisations will be participating in the third HWG meeting. The HWG has proposed deliverables, including mapping of ongoing initiatives in health emergencies, prevention, preparedness and response, and the launch of a climate change and health hub to work on the interface of climate change and its impact on health, he said. The creation of regional vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics (VTD), research ..

Insulin maker GeneSys to invest $50-60 mn to set up plant in Hyderabad

Biotechnology company GeneSys Biologics Pvt Ltd is planning to invest USD 50-60 million to set up a new large-scale recombinant bulk manufacturing facility in Genome Valley here for the production of insulin analogues. The insulin analogues (medical insulin that are altered forms of the human hormone insulin) will be produced in the recombinant bulk manufacturing facility in which purified bulk insulin will be derived through fermentation. An official press release said the Hyderabad-based company has already invested approximately USD 50 million in its Genome Valley plant. Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao expressed delight over the expansion plans of GeneSys saying it will not only contribute to the growth of Hyderabad's biotech sector but also facilitate the company's ongoing collaboration with US-based Civica Rx. GeneSys has partnered with Civica Rx, a US non-profit generic drug company, to manufacture and distribute affordable insulin. The minister congratulat

Hyderabad preferred destination for US aerospace, defence firms: KTR

Hyderabad has emerged as the most preferred investment destination for US aerospace and defense companies, said Telangana's Minister for Industries and Information Technology K.T. Rama Rao

SRH vs RCB Highlights IPL 2023: King Kohli powers Bangalore to a big win

Indian Premier League 2023 Highlights, SRH vs RCB: Virat Kohli scored a brilliant 100 off 63 balls as the Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down 187 with eight wickets in hand and four balls to spare