Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) has issued urgent directions to all municipal commissioners across the state to prevent the open burning of solid waste during the ...

VIJAYAWADA: Bhogi is a festival of joy, tradition, and sharing happiness. Let us celebrate this festival in an eco-friendly manner by protecting the environment and by not throwing hazardous waste ...

Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) Chairman P. Krishnayya urged people to celebrate ‘Bhogi’ in an eco-friendly manner and refrain from burning hazardous waste in bonfires. During the ...

Air pollution levels surged dangerously in the latter part of 2025 and early 2026 in Visakhapatnam, yet the city has only one real-time air quality monitoring station, making it difficult to provide a ...

A 600-meter exclusion zone remains strictly enforced. The operation to contain the blowout at ONGC's Mori-5 oil well has reached a critical turning point. Senior management from New Delhi and Mumbai ...

Visakhapatnam: Following very poor air quality levels in the city, multiple departments carried out inspections over the past two weeks. The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) issued ...

Bank holidays in Andhra Pradesh for 2026 include national holidays, state-specific festivals, religious observances, and mandatory second and fourth Saturday closures. These holidays are applicable to ...

Kakinada: Air pollution levels in Rajamahendravaram of East Godavari district are causing concern. It is sometimes worse than the Air Quality Index (AQI) in New Delhi. The average AQI in New Delhi is ...

The proposed exercise aims to scientifically quantify pollution loads emanating from both private and public transport vehicles and identify key contributors to deteriorating ambient air quality. As ...

Visakhapatnam: After the air quality index (AQI) deteriorated to poor levels in Visakhapatnam, based on readings from the city's only continuous air quality monitoring station near the GVMC office, ...

VISAKHAPATNAM: The air quality in Visakhapatnam city remained in the moderate category during the reporting period from December 15 to 21, 2025, according to the Weekly Air Quality Index (AQI) report ...

Whenever people get anxious about affordability, populists offer up a deceptively simple solution: rent control. Yet capping prices is a textbook policy failure that leaves renters in every community ...