HYDERABAD

Hyderabad: Over 7, 000 students turn-up for CCMB Open Day

The institute today opened its gates to all members of public to walk in, interact with their scientists and understand their research in biology. Hyderabad: Over 7,000 students from various schools and colleges in Hyderabad and neighboring districts of Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri got an opportunity of a lifetime to personally interact with top genetic researchers and visit the state-of-the-art laboratories at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) during its Open Day held on Thursday. The institute today opened its gates to all members of public to walk in, interact with their scientists and understand their research in biology. The expansive exhibition gave a glimpse of relevant ecology and population level questions to the various organisms studied at CCMB to the atoms that make up…

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Telangana HC directs HMDA Lake Protection Committee to clarify extent of Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu

Telangana High Court directed the Lake Protection Committee of the HMDA and relevant departments to clarify the extent of the Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu lake in Uppal Mandal, Medchal district. Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the Lake Protection Committee of the HMDA and relevant departments to clarify the extent of the Ramanthapur Pedda Cheruvu lake in Uppal Mandal, Medchal district. The court is seeking confirmation on whether the lake covers 17.26 acres or approximately 30 acres and has ordered the publication of the Final Notification on the Full Tank Level (FTL) of the lake. During the proceedings, the Division Bench, led by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao, emphasised the need for the authorities to issue the final…

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IIM Lucknow, TalentSprint to launch executive programme for working professionals

The Executive Program in Sales and Marketing to accelerate the career growth of professionals by equipping them with forward-thinking tactics and modern tools vital in today’s swiftly transforming market Hyderabad: TalentSprint, an education company, has partnered with IIM Lucknow, to deliver an executive education programme for working professionals. The Executive Program in Sales and Marketing offered by IIM Lucknow in collaboration with TalentSprint is designed to accelerate the career growth of professionals by equipping them with forward-thinking tactics and modern tools vital in today’s swiftly transforming market, a press release said. The 10-month program blends practical learning with live interactive sessions that empower participants to design and implement innovative growth strategies that set them apart in the field, it said. IIM…

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Hyderabad: Protests erupt in BRAOU against Congress govt’s decision to allot 10 acres of university land to JNAFAU

The BRAOU’s Joint Action Committee comprising teaching and non-teaching staff associations and technical staff association, demanded the immediate rollback of the government decision on the land allotment Hyderabad: The Dr.BR Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) campus on Wednesday was rocked by protests against the Congress government’s decision to allot 10 acres of the university land to Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU). The BRAOU’s Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising teaching and non-teaching staff associations and technical staff association, demanded the immediate rollback of the government decision on the land allotment. JAC chairperson Prof. Pallavi Kabade, convener Prof. Vaddanam Srinivas, and general secretary Dr. Maheshwar Goud said the university has been imparting education to economically weaker sections and underprivileged students for several decades. Due…

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Occupancy in flexible office spaces crosses 80 pc in Hyderabad

Prime office locations such as Mumbai (94%), NCR (92%), Bengaluru (86%) and Hyderabad (84%) continue to attract corporations, driving greater demand for flexible office spaces, according Knight Frank India report Mumbai: The occupancy levels of flexible office spaces in Hyderabad is 84 per cent, even as occupancy levels cross 80 per cent across major locations as IT companies drive the demand, a report said on Wednesday. Prime office locations such as Mumbai (94 per cent), NCR (92 per cent), Bengaluru (86 per cent) and Hyderabad (84 per cent) continue to attract corporations, driving greater demand for flexible office spaces, according to the report by Knight Frank India. To meet this demand, flex-space operators have significantly increased their office space take-up, leasing an estimated…

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Stanford University, Elsevier rank two Hyderabad professors among top 2 per cent scientists globally

The list, which comprises the world’s leading researchers and accounts for around 2% of all scientists globally, is based on standardized statistics on citations, h-index, and a variety of bibliometric indicators. Hyderabad: Two faculty members from Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology (GRIET), an autonomous institution under JNTU, Hyderabad, have been named among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University, USA, and the publishing business Elsevier. The prestigious list, which is divided into two categories: career-long research and research in 2023, includes Dr. Swadesh Kumar Singh, Professor and Dean (Research & Development), and Dr. Ram Subbiah, Professor from the Mechanical Engineering Department at GRIET. This is the second consecutive year these professors have been recognized for their exceptional…

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Two drugs falsely sold as nutraceuticals/food products seized

DCA teams discovered stocks of Pedi Zinc Syrup (Zinc Gluconate Syrup), manufactured by Micro Nutritions, Exhibition Road, Hyderabad, in Sirpur, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district. The product was being falsely marketed as a food product or nutraceutical with health benefits. Hyderabad: The Drug Control Administration (DCA), Telangana has seized two drugs, Pedi Zinc Syrup and Ferrous-XT Tablets, being manufactured by two different companies in Hyderabad and falsely sold as food products or nutraceuticals that claimed to have medical benefits. The DCA teams detected stocks of Pedi Zinc Syrup (Zinc Gluconate Syrup), manufactured by Micro Nutritions, Exhibition Road, Hyderabad, in Sirpur, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district. The product was being falsely sold as a food product or nutraceutical with health benefits. In the second raid, the…

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KTR slams CM Revanth Reddy for Hyderabad’s real estate decline

On the social media platform X, he blamed the 42% decline in the housing market on the policies and actions of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s administration. He highlighted a significant 42% drop in Hyderabad’s housing market within just the third quarter of the year. Hyderabad: Highlighting growing discontent among Hyderabad’s residents who have been opposing the State administration’s policies and actions, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday expressed his dismay over the significant decline in Hyderabad’s real estate market. Taking to social media platform X, he attributed the 42% crash in the housing market to the policies and actions of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s administration. He pointed out a dramatic 42% drop in Hyderabad’s housing market in just the third quarter of…

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KTR questions Congress govt on Musi project and pharma city initiative

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao questioned the necessity of the Musi River cleaning project on Wednesday, given that Hyderabad has already achieved 94% sewage treatment. He noted that the goal was to reach 100% treatment during the BRS regime. Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on the Congress government over its handling of the Musi River project and the Hyderabad Pharma City initiative, BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday questioned the need for the Musi river cleaning project, especially after achieving 94 percent sewage treatment in Hyderabad. It was in fact targeted to achieve 100 percent treatment during the BRS regime. Leading a team of the party leaders, he visited the Fatehnagar Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Kukatpally to take stock…

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Telangana DCA raids unlicensed medical shop, seizing 23 types of illegal medicines

DG TSDCA, V B Kamalasan Reddy, urged wholesalers and traders to supply drugs in bulk only to individuals or medical shops with a valid DCA drug license issued under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana conducted raids at a medical shop in Nagulbanda, Falaknuma, which was being operated by Mohammed Ayub Pasha without a valid drug license, and seized 23 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, antihistamines, analgesics, antipyretics, etc that were illegally stocked for sale. The drug samples in the medical shop, which did not have the mandatory drug license, have been collected and sent to the DCA laboratory for quality testing. The DG, TSDCA, V B Kamalasan Reddy urged wholesalers and traders to ensure that they supply…

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