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BT TV Deforestation In Hyderabad Explained: What’s Happening At Kancha Gachibowli & Why It Matters Posted: 10 April 2025 | Last updated: 10 April 2025 Kancha Gachibowli, a 400-acre green zone ...
Fact-Check: A set of videos showing elephants and construction equipment have gone viral on social media, where users have linked them to recent deforestation drives at the Kancha Gachibowli forests ...
The government’s decision to auction off 400 acres of forested land in the heart of Hyderabad triggered massive student ...
Indian media reported in late March that the government in the southern Hyderabad city began clearing an urban forest, sparking protests from students in an adjacent university. But a widely shared ...
The disputed area is part of a 2,300-acre of land initially allotted for the University of Hyderabad ... a national park to protect it from further deforestation. A Supreme Court appointed ...
India’s infrastructure boom is fuelling mass deforestation. From Nicobar to Hyderabad, citizens and climate activists are fighting back -- on the ground and online. Earth Day has taken on urgent new ...
TV celebrities including Sharad Malhotra, Rupali Ganguly, and Jiya Shankar have voiced concerns over deforestation in Hyderabad. They highlight the devastating impact on wildlife and the ...
The forest land, which is situated within the Hyderabad University campus, was never registered in the five decades of the varsity’s existence. However, the university has been its custodian. Since ...
Controversy over deforestation in Telangana highlights conflicting data on forest loss in India by GFW and FSI.
On April 3 this year, the Supreme Court suo motu took up the issue of the ongoing deforestation on the said 400 acres of land near the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) campus. At the time ...
Kancha Gachibowli, a 400-acre green zone near the University of Hyderabad, has become the center of a major controversy. Known as the "lungs of Hyderabad," this forested land witnessed large-scale ...