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M&M's Telangana plant to roll out its first electric vehicle next year

Auto maker Mahindra and Mahindra expects its first electric vehicle to roll out from its manufacturing plant in Zaheerabad, Telangana by 2024, a senior executive of the firm said on Friday. Speaking to reporters after announcing the third quarter results for FY2022-23, Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, M&M Ltd said the new plant which will come in the existing facility will be up and running in two years. M&M on Thursday had said it signed a MoU with Telangana government for its proposed expansion plans at its existing manufacturing facility at Zaheerabad plant in Medak district. The estimated investment for the proposed expansion is expected to be approximately Rs 1,000 crore to be made over a period of eight years by the company or any of its group companies, the firm said. "It will be for both new product development and new plant for the electric vehicles. E-autos and e Jeeto (will be made in the plant). The commercial production will start in three to five years. ...

Mahindra to invest $121 million to set up EV facility in Telangana

Mahindra and Mahindra said on Thursday it will invest 10 billion rupees ($121 million) to set up a manufacturing facility in the southern state of Telangana to make electric three- and four-wheelers

Telangana will play pivotal role in India's e-mobility transition: KTR

Telangana is committed to providing an impetus to electric vehicle adoption and aims to play a pivotal role in India's transition to electric mobility, state Minister for IT, Industries and Commerce K T Rama Rao said on Wednesday. Speaking after launching the first edition of the Hyderabad E-Motor Show as part of the ongoing Hyderabad E-Mobility Week, Rama Rao said Telangana has been a front-runner in adopting sustainability and clean energy, while we remain focused on making India self-reliant." "With our progressive EV adoption policy, and our ability to provide 24x7 electricity, we aim to become the most 'electrified state' in mobility in India," Rama Rao said, according to an official release. "We strongly believe India is well equipped to develop as a hub for manufacturing of electric vehicles and its supply chain," he said. KTR, as Rama Rao is popularly known, said Telangana is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to bring manufacturing of various components of the ecosystem suc

Forest cover goes up by 6.95% in Telangana between 2015 to 2021: Report

Forest cover in Telangana increased by 6.85 per cent during 2015 to 2021 period, according to the Telangana Socio Economic Outlook 2023. The India State of Forest Reports has stated that the forest cover in Telangana was 19,854 sq km in 2015, which subsequently increased to 20,582 sq km in 2019 and to 21,214 sq kms in 2021, registering a remarkable increase of 6.85 per cent in forest cover from 2015 to 2021, the survey brought out by the government mentioned. Hyderabad registered the highest decadal growth rate of forest cover at 146.8 per cent between 2011-21 among the seven major cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, it said. Telangana has a total forest area of 26,969.61 sq km, accounting for 24.06 per cent of the total geographical area of the state, said the survey, which was released by the state government here two days ago. Telangana is endowed with a rich diversity of flora and fauna with over 2,939 plant species, 365 bird species, 103 mammal

Telangana saw over 10,000 cases of cyber crime in 2021, reveals report

Cyber crimes in Telangana have doubled to 10,303 cases in 2021 from 5,025 cases in 2020 with Cyberabad topping the chart with 4,412 felonies, according to a report. Revealing data, the Telangana Socio Economic Outlook 2023 said,"As many as 10,303 cases of cyber crime were registered in 2021 as against 5,025 cases in 2020, an increase of 105.03 per cent. The highest number of cases were reported from the police commissionerates of Cyberabad (4,412) followed by Hyderabad (3,303) and Rachakonda (1,548), it said. Cyber crime is a rapidly evolving transnational crime committed across borders and affects individuals and societies globally, said the report. It said the Telangana government is trying to use technical assistance in capacity-building, prevention, creating awareness, increasing cooperation, collecting data, researching and analysing cybercrime, the report said. The Telangana Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (T4C) was set up in 2021 to provide round-the-clock assistance to victi

India's 1st new mobility-focused cluster in Telangana; to attract investors

The Telangana government on Monday launched the country's first new mobility-focused cluster, Telangana Mobility Valley' (TMV), which aims to attract investments of around Rs 50,000 crore and generate more than 4 lakh jobs in the next five years in the state. In his inaugural address at the first edition of Mobility Next Hyderabad Summit part of the Hyderabad E-Mobility Week, state Minister for IT, Industries and Commerce K T Rama Rao said, To further accelerate growth of sustainability mobility in India, I hereby announce India's first New Mobility focused cluster, the Telangana Mobility Valley. He said TMV will create best in class infrastructure making Telangana the most competitive destination for both manufacturing and E R&D in India. Rama Rao noted that the government is developing four mega clusters in and around Hyderabad--EV Manufacturing clusters, Energy storage system (ESS) cluster and Innovation cluster. TMV aims to facilitate companies across all segments of ...

Telangana state Budget pegs Rs 2.9 trillion expenditure for 2023-24

Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday introduced the State Budget in the Assembly with any expenditure outlay of Rs 2,90,396 crore for 2023-24. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's brainchild Dalit Bandhu scheme was allotted Rs Rs 17,700 crore. The scheme provides financial assistance at the rate of Rs 10 lakh per beneficiary to take up any business of his or her choice. In the Budget, an amount of Rs 36,750 crore is proposed as Special Development Fund for Scheduled Castes while the Medical and Health Department gets Rs 12,161 crore. Providing statistics, Harish Rao said Telangana's share in the country's GDP grew to 4.89 per cent in 2020-21 from 4.1 per cent in 2014-15. The per capita income of Telangana is estimated to increase from Rs 1,12,162 in 2013-14 to Rs 3,17,115 in 2022-23, he said. The Budget allotted Rs 2,11,685 crore towards Revenue Expenditure and Rs 37,525 crore for Capital Expenditure.

Govt allocated Rs 4,418 cr for railways development in Telangana: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw lauded the Union Budget stating that the funds will be used to develop the rail facilities and speed up various projects in the state

Telangana cabinet approves state Budget 2023-24; to be presented on Monday

The Telangana cabinet on Sunday approved the state budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, which is likely to be presented on February 6. According to official sources, the Cabinet met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao at Pragati Bhavan, the official residence of Rao here before he left for BRS party meeting at Nanded in Maharashtra. The Assembly session began on February 3 with Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan's address in a joint session of Legislative Assembly and Council.

Earthquake of 3.1 magnitude with depth of 5 kms hits Telangana's Nizamabad

An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter scale struck 120 km Northwest of Nizamabad on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).The quake occured in the state at a depth of 5 kilometres, at a latitude of 19.43 and a longitude of 77.27 at around 8:12 am on Sunday."Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 05-02-2023, 08:12:47 IST, Lat: 19.43 & Long: 77.27, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 120km NW of Nizamabad, Telangana," NCS said in a tweet.No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet.Earlier on January 24, strong tremors were felt in parts of Delhi and National Capital area Tuesday.The quake lasted for at least 15 seconds, with people seen rushing out of their homes and offices.According to the National Centre of Seismology, the epicentre of the earthquake was centred in Nepal.

Veteran filmmaker K Viswanath dies after suffering from age-related issues

Dadasaheb Phalke awardee and renowned filmmaker Kasinadhuni Viswanath died at a private hospital here. He was 92. Viswanath was unwell for some time and was suffering from age-related issues, sources said. He passed away at the hospital around midnight Thursday. Popularly known as 'Kalatapasvi', Viswanath was born in February 1930 in Andhra Pradesh. A prominent name, not just in Telugu cinema but also in Tamil and Hindi films, he became the 48th recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema. He was conferred with the award for the year 2016. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his condolences over the death of Viswanath. "Viswanath was a rare distinguished film director who chose ordinary story and turned it into a classic movie on the silver screen with his amazing talent," he was quoted as saying in a statement from the Chief Minister's Office said. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, in a tweet, expressed

Telangana logged highest inflation in FY23, reveals Economic Survey

The report also shows that the inflation in rural Telangana was 9.2 per cent while it was 8.3 per cent in the urban areas

TSRTC, Nalsoft ink MoU for Enterprise Resource Planning implementation

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nalsoft for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation. TSRTC is the first among all the State Road Transport Corporation undertakings in the country to commission and implement it, a release from TSRTC said. The MoU was signed on Monday and exchanged between TSRTC and Nalsoft at Bus Bhavan here by TSRTC Vice-Chairman and Managing Director V C Sajjanar and CA Venkata Nalluri, CEO of Nalsoft. The TSRTC has a fleet of over 10,000, and 47,528 employees (of which 37,000 are drivers and conductors, and the rest mechanics), who are managed by 200 officers. It has 99 depots, 364 bus stations, 3,000 routes, managing about 45 lakh passengers (30 lakh fare paying and 15 lakh bus pass-holders), and covering 32 lakh km each day, it said. In order to integrate all the departments and front office systems, Sajjanar said, TSRTC has decided to implement the Oracle ERP project an

Telangana polls are a do-or-die battle for a demoralised, divided Congress

The BJP's emergence as the strong opponent to BRS has pushed the Congress to the third place

Rift between KCR-led BRS govt and Telangana governor surfaces again

The differences between the BRS government and Raj Bhavan in Telangana came to fore once again on Thursday with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao staying away from the Republic Day celebrations held at Raj Bhavan here. Soundararajan, who assumed office as Governor in 2019, has been accusing the state government of not adhering to protocol with regard to her office. Pointing to officials not observing protocol during her visits to districts, she has maintained that the office of Governor should be respected. However, the ruling BRS has denied the charge and said prior to her appointment as the Governor, she was president of BJP in Tamil Nadu, and was using the constitutional post to indulge in politics. Asked what the Constitution says about CM attending the Republic Day event and others, legal expert and former Central Information Commissioner Madabhushi Sridhar Acharyulu stated that these are conventions which need to be followed by all to maintain the dignity of the occasion. A

Telangana governor hoists national flag at Raj Bhavan on Republic Day

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan hoisted the national flag at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday on the occasion of Republic Day and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not attend the event. Chief Secretary Santhi Kumar, DGP Anjani Kumar and other officials were present on the occasion. The Governor felicitated noted Telugu music director M M Keeravani whose song from the film 'RRR' won the Golden Globe award recently, lyricist Chandra Bose who penned the song, table tennis player Akula Sreeja, M Bala Latha who trains IAS aspirants, K Lokeswari (para-athletics) and Bhagwan Mahavir Vikalang Sahayata Samiti (NGO) on the occasion. The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to conduct Republic Day celebrations in a grand manner, with a ceremonial parade, as per the instructions issued by the Central government. The high court passed the order after hearing a petition seeking a direction to the government to organise the parade as part of the ...

Telangana BJP chief slams CM Rao for not attending all-party meet on G20

Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has likened the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government to the Nizam rule and claimed that his "autocratic" rule will soon end. At the BJP's state executive meeting in Mahabubnagar on Tuesday, Kumar criticised Rao for not attending the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India's presidency of G20. "While he has ample time to pay tributes to the titular Nizam (who passed away last week) and offered condolences to his family members, he has no time to attend the all-party meeting organized by the prime minister for nation-building," Kumar said. Mukarram Jah, the titular eighth Nizam of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad passed away in Turkey on January 14. His last rites were conducted with full state honours on January 18. Kumar, termed KCR, as Rao is largely referred, "another Nizam" and said his "autocratic rule" will end soon. At the BJP's state executive meeting, he also said that India will bec

Left parties in Telangana felicitate daughter of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

Left parties in Telangana on Sunday felicitated Aleida Guevara, daughter of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, who arrived here. Aleida along with her daughter Estefania Guevara were received at the airport by members of the Left parties. Aleida visited the office of Telangana state unit of the CPI where she was felicitated by the Communist leaders among others. At another event she was honoured by CPI(M) leaders. In the evening, Aleida addressed 'Cuba Solidarity Meeting' organised by the National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, CPI and CPI(M). "The United States government created laws with an extra-continental character, with which it tries to prevent Cuba's trade with other people of the world. Despite this blockade, we continue to practice solidarity with all the people of the world," a release issued by the organisers, attributed to her as saying. Telangana High Court Judge Justice G Radha Rani, Senior BRS leader and vice-chairman of Telangana Planning Board B Vin

Budget session of Telangana Legislative Assembly to begin on February 3

The session of both the Assembly and the Council will commence at 12.10 pm on Friday, the Legislature Secretary V Narasimha Charyulu said

Telangana secures Rs 21,000 cr worth of investments during WEF in Davos

Telangana has attracted investments worth Rs 21,000 cr across various sectors during the recently concluded annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos in Switzerland, an official release said