Hyderabad is experiencing a significant drinking water shortage as key reservoirs continue to decline. Currently, the Singur reservoir has fallen to alarming levels, threatening imminent water scarcity. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has started preparing contingency plans for potential water disruptions. Other reservoirs, including Osmansagar, are also facing reduced s
In Medchal-Malkajgiri district, a train incident resulted in the deaths of at least 195 sheep. The owner estimated that around 375 sheep died when the flock strayed onto railway tracks. Reports indicate that stray dogs may have caused the disturbance which led them to flee. Authorities are conducting investigations and postmortem examinations to assess the full extent of the loss.
Residents in Panjagutta continue to face issues with overflowing drains several months after the problem arose.
IIT Hyderabad professor Kirti Chandra Sahu received the National Teachers Award 2026 for his unique teaching approach. He views teaching as co-learning, encouraging students to question and debate his ideas. His students helped build the Raindrops Research Facility after a company deemed it impossible. This decade-long project studies raindrop size distribution for improved weather radar. Sahu bel
A Telangana headmaster saved forty students from floods in 2023. This act mirrors a Nepal principal's recent rescue of nine hundred students. Hyderabad hospitals report a significant rise in fever and flu cases this year. Doctors attribute the surge to prolonged monsoon rains and increased mosquito breeding. People are advised to seek medical help if fever persists beyond seventy-two hours.
A Hyderabad resident protested severe road damage by sitting in a large pothole. This unusual demonstration brought traffic to a standstill on a busy city road. The protest highlighted public frustration over potholes which have multiplied after recent rains. Civic authorities stated that patchwork had been done multiple times on the damaged stretch. Road levelling work is underway, and repairs will be completed soon.