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Biodiversity successes to be showcased

The state Biodiversity Board and forest department will be showcasing the success stories of biodiversity committees on the side-lines of COP-11. Examples of access benefit sharing, where locals are p

GHMC runs out of time

Only Rs 170 crore are being spent by the GHMC to beautify the city for the forthcoming global biodiversity conference (COP-11) and not Rs 852 crore as proposed originally. Even the Rs 300 crore releas

Crores spent on temporary work

In what is being seen as wholesale waste of taxpayer’s money, the GHMC is spending crores on beautification of central medians and traffic islands, which will be removed in a few months to construct p

‘Rehabilitate beggars before cop-11’

While crores of rupees are being spent to beautify Hyderabad for the international biodiversity conference COP-11 in October, citizens want the government to seriously consider making Greater Hyderaba

Divine help sought to curb peeing in public

God and saints will now step in to curb the menace of urinating in public. The GHMC will put up religious symbols and pictures on walls to this effect. GHMC Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu gave the ord

Corporates give Rs 7cr for COP-11

Private and corporate companies have come forward to take up over Rs 7 crore worth works to beautify the city for the ensuing international conference on biodiversity, also known as Conference of Part

Trash bins to be shifted to lanes

Garbage bins located on the main roads will be shifted into the interior lanes and bylanes of Hyderabad. A large number of vehicles will be hired, and the number of trips to clear the garbage increase

COP-11: Overhead cables, removal plans still hanging

A crucial part of the project to beautify the city for the forthcoming international bio-diversity conference (COP-11) — the removal of overhead hanging cables from the main arterial roads to be used

Tourism stealing bio-diversity show

Central and state governments seem to be focusing more on tourism than biodiversity for the COP-11 international conference to be held in the city. The Conference of Parties (CoP) on Convention on Bio

CM quotes Harvard: Investors bet on AP

Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh are fast turning out to be the most sought-after destinations for all international conferences and investments. This is an indication, says Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar

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