Hyderabad will be hosting an elite international chess tournament in Feb 2026, featuring top-ranked global players — @jayesh_ranjan told TNIE. Scale & details to be finalised soon. Announcement made at Chennai GM tournament. ♟️ #Chess #Hyderabad Read here:

🚨Nalgonda’s air quality has dramatically worsened, with PM10 pollution rising over 32% in seven years, making it the 3rd-worst city in India under NCAP. 📈This surge is linked to increased traffic, urban expansion, construction dust, and poor waste management, triggering more

⚡️Loose, dangling wires across #Hyderabad’s roads continue to pose a serious hazard — brushing against rooftops, footpaths & even pedestrians. Despite TGSPDCL’s ongoing “snip drive”, full clearance may take up to a year. #HyderabadNews #TGSPDCL #CivicSafety #UrbanHazards

🌧️ Telangana saw a prolonged & vigorous monsoon, with August emerging as the wettest month — 30 rainy days, 20 heavy rain, 12 very heavy & 6 extremely heavy spells. #TelanganaRains #Monsoon2025 #HyderabadRain #WeatherUpdate #IMD @XpressHyderabad @NewIndianXpress @Kalyan_TNIE

Sudden heavy rains in parts of city lead to immediate traffic gridlock. Traffic almost comes to a standstill in Begumpet. A yellow warning for rains has been issued for the next three hours. #hyderabadtraffic #Hyderabadrains @XpressHyderabad @Kalyan_TNIE @NewIndianXpress

☁️🌧️ The #SouthwestMonsoon is set to withdraw from #Telangana by October 15, says #IMD. After weeks of heavy rain, weather systems have weakened — marking the shift towards the winter season with near-normal temps ahead. #Hyderabad #WeatherUpdate #TelanganaRains #Monsoon2025

Telangana cracks down on pharma pollution 🚨 A high-level meet discussed tackling water, air & soil contamination in the Choutuppal–Chityal belt. Key steps: stricter inspections, zero liquid discharge systems, GPS tracking for effluents & accountability for industries.

🌧️ Telangana’s 2025 monsoon has turned unpredictable, with sudden extremely heavy rainfall and record-breaking downpours flooding Hyderabad and several districts. The city has now seen five extreme rainfall events in just a decade. Experts say this is no coincidence. A warming

Record-Breaking Bathukamma! Telangana has etched its name in the Guinness World Records with the tallest 63-ft eco-friendly Bathukamma and 1,354 women dancing in sync around it. The previous record? 474 participants. Telangana? Nearly 3x the number, after 4 hours of perfect

Telangana is set to unveil its New Tourism Policy on Sept 27 — a gamechanger to put the state on India’s global tourism map! 🌍 From film tourism & wellness retreats to eco-tourism, MICE, and heritage hubs, Telangana 2.0 promises curated, immersive experiences that go beyond

Hyderabad's Waste-to-Energy plants are dumping fly ash with toxic cadmium over 1,000 times the safe limit, endangering public health and the environment. Residents nearby face higher risks of respiratory, skin, and kidney disorders due to open dumping and groundwater pollution.

Cloudburst havoc in #Warsiguda: Encroached nala overflow floods homes, sewage water inside kitchens, 10–15 vehicles swept away. Residents suffer ₹30k–₹40k losses, spend sleepless night draining muck. Anger mounts at civic apathy & political betrayal. #HyderabadRains

Over 4 yrs, 57 industries across Telangana fined ₹2.3 Cr for violating pollution norms. Fines ranged from ₹50K to ₹48L, with Aandham Homes, Nivas Projects & dairy units among top violators. Officials cite stricter inspections, but activists argue penalties alone won’t stop

Telangana has emerged as one of the best-performing states in industrial wastewater management, with 98.3% industries compliant with effluent treatment norms. Out of 2,180 identified industries, 2,179 have installed ETPs, placing the state among the top 5 in India. #Telangana

🚨 Telangana generates 11,394 tonnes of waste daily, but over 1,200 tonnes remain untreated—dumped in open areas, drains & lakes, posing major health & pollution risks. Experts call for better segregation, recycling & citizen participation. #Telangana #WasteCrisis #Hyderabad

A “complete shutdown” of internet and cable TV services across Hyderabad appears imminent with the TGSPDCL firm continuing its crackdown on low-hanging cables that has left thousands of homes and businesses without connectivity for over three weeks. #Hyderabad #CableCut