Amidst rising eco-friendly vehicles, in a significant boost to electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, approximately 250 new EV-charging stations will be set up by next March in Hyderabad. Three hundred fifty more charging stations will be set up in Tier-II cities and towns under Telangana EV and Energy Storage Policy 2020-30. The officials concerned have already started scouting for suitable locations to establish these stations, and they will invite tenders once they are finalized.The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has planned to set up 600 EV charging stations, of which more than 40% will be established in the city given the huge demand and rising number of EV vehicles in Hyderabad.All the 600 EV stations in Telangana will come up in an area of 500 sqft to 800 sqft and have a combination of fast and slow chargers. These stations will be equipped with seven charging guns. The new charging stations will be set up in parking lots and public places. The cost of setting up an EV charging station will be around Rs 50-70 Lakhs.There are 70 EV charging stations in the GHMC limits, at present, with most of them being set up at metro stations. There were only 25 electric vehicles in Hyderabad in 2016, and the number has increased to more than 10,000 in 2021.The Department of Heavy Industries, under the FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) scheme, is also planning to establish 138 EV public charging stations in Telangana, including 118 in the capital city.

250 EV Charging Stations Coming Up By Next March

City bazaars are pulsating with activity as people step out for Diwali shopping as huge crowds mill around, people bargaining with the street hawkers and street vendors selling everything from fancy lightings to decorated diyas to fashion accessories and even home decor items, and stand-alone shops inviting customers in.Several shopping hubs in Hyderabad saw swarms of people buying garments, puja items, and flowers. The shopkeepers are elated to see the large crowd on the street, having witnessed a dry Diwali season last year.A huge rush of customers looking for festive wear was witnessed. It is being reported that people aren't shying away from spending a little extra given that the last festive was not-so-exciting.Several firework stores near the area also saw rapid sales of crackers.The small street food corners near the shopping areas have also sprung back to life, thanks to the festival.Crowds were seen making a beeline for chaat to sandwiches and even ice creams. The thing which irked many was that some people were seen roaming around without masks, and social distancing went for a toss.Let's not forget that COVID still hasn't gone away.

City Bazaars Springing Back To Life This Festive Season

According to Dr. C Narasimhan, Director, and Head of Department, Electrophysiology, AIG Hospitals, those two patients who underwent the procedure last week were discharged in 24 hours. They were able to resume their regular physical activities soon after. This is an inspiring start for us to treat AFib using this minimally invasive technique which is much safer for patients.AFiB is a severe health condition that increases the risk of stroke and heart failure. It also causes electrical impulses that are chaotic and fast, leading to irregular heartbeat and making it less effective in pumping blood. He also added that patients suffering from Afib complain of weakness, palpitations, and shortness of breath. A radiofrequency ablation procedure is traditionally used when medications fail in such patients, but it is a long process and uses heat energy.The new Cryoballoon Ablation technique uses freezing (cryo) to inactivate the abnormal heart tissue causing irregular heartbeats. Cryoballoon Ablation was chosen over Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) because it yields more credible results as the re-occurrence of AFib is significantly less.AIG would soon develop a dedicated AFib clinic to identify and help these patients under a comprehensive program involving specialists from electrophysiology, cardiology, cardiac imaging, cardiac surgery, and arrhythmia research.

Hyderabad's AIG Uses New Technique to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

Cyberabad Police Department's Special Operations Team has raided a farm at Mettukaniguda village and arrested a cowherd who was growing ganja plants to feed cows at a dairy farm. The accused Sappidi Krishna Reddy provides cattle for house-warming ceremonies.&nbsp;There are at times these cattle have to climb multi-storey buildings. The cowherds are feeding ganja to cows so that they perform actively on fields as well as to climb the buildings. Police seized 20 ganja plants ranging from four-eight feet in height. The police have raided the farm at Jeedimetla on Saturday and have taken the accused into custody.&nbsp;Animal activists are demanding that the accused should be strictly punished for this barbarous act. In other incidents on Sunday, Gachibowli police seized 1.8 kg of ganja from alleged peddler Dhanu Singh, a 54-year-old mason was arrested from Rudraram village for allegedly selling ganja, and a private firm employee was arrested in Kukatpally for reportedly peddling weed oil and tablets.

Shocking: Ganja As Feed For Cattle!

Sunday Funday events organized by MA&amp;UD, GHMC, and HMDA on Tank Bund and Charminar have been big hits with city dwellers. Crowds swell in large numbers to these events to enjoy their Sunday evenings with cultural events and shopping at the stalls arranged. But then, the event on October 24th is a complete contrast.There is not much crowd at Tank Bund as well as Charminar because people have decided to stay indoors and watch the high-octane India Vs Pakistan match. Team India has taken on arch-rivals Pakistan in ICC T20 World Cup. Both the teams were taking head-on after many years. So, people have enthusiastically watched the match.While that has impacted the Sunday Funday event, the match has been disappointing. Pakistan has comprehensively defeated team India. Batting first and after an initial struggle, Team India just managed to put up 151 on board. Pakistan chased the score effortlessly with all their ten wickets in hand thanks to sloppy bowling and fielding. This is the first time Pakistan has beat Team India in any World Cup match.

India Vs Pakistan Match Impacts Sunday Funday Events

Telangana Rashtra Samiti plenary has happened on Monday in HICC, HITEC City. Since it is the twenty years anniversary of the party, it was celebrated on a large scale. Unlike the previous events which happened in the outskirts of the city, this event has happened in the heart of the city resulting in traffic hassles. Huge cutouts and Flexies were erected painting the entire city in Pink distracting the commuters.The Ruling Party has erected diases at many places in the middle of roads. Folk artists were seen performing for party songs and some local leaders were delivering speeches at some places. Due to these illegal erections, roads got choked in many places. The party has hired RTC buses to mobilize cadres to the meeting. With so many buses leading to HITEC City, the traffic during office hours was a literal nightmare.&nbsp;In the picture here, we can see a mini stage erected at Jubilee Hills Check Post, one of the busiest junctions in the city. Due to this stage, the free left from Jubilee Hills Check Post to towards Madhapur is blocked. As a result, the morning traffic from Filmnagar to Jubilee Hills check post has got blocked completely. People were late to the offices and work. Similar conditions prevailed in many parts of the city.

TRS Plenary Chokes Roads Leading To HITEC City

Pets are quite close to many people, but they are not welcome at many places of fun food and recreation as many other people do not have the same mindset about pets. But there is one place where people can take their cute pets, enjoy themselves thoroughly, and help their pets have a great time with other animals.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Pet Cafe in Banjara Hills is the place that pet lovers can have a great weekend at.&nbsp;A place where stray dogs and pet dogs are treated well.&nbsp; Pet lovers Deven Baheti and his wife Sonam started the cafe and welcomed more pets than humans.&nbsp;They decided to change the idea of fancy and famous dogs at a pet cafe with stray and small puppies that often need rescue and care during different seasons in the year.&nbsp;Apart from care, the cafe also has a typical cafe atmosphere where owners of pets can have fellowship and have some food while their pets enjoy with other pets.&nbsp;There is a small boarding facility for stray dogs to stay until a good family comes and takes them to live with them. The cafe also does a nice thing of baking vegetarian cakes and food for dogs that many young owners can't prepare at home due to disagreements of family members. The pet cafe is looking at opening another branch and seeing more pet lovers combine for a good time of food and make their pets enjoy to the fullest.

A Cafe Where Pets Can Be Themselves And Make New Friends 

The festival of lights is just ten days away, and the city is buzzing like never before, with shops doing everything to sell stuff and make the most out of one of India's biggest festivals.The biggest symbols of this festival, the diyas, are once again back in the market as the celebration is incomplete without diyas lighting up the home or the surroundings of a house.&nbsp;Hence, the earthen diyas have been the basic requirement during Diwali. However, old and famous diya maker Nampally Raju has expressed how the past few years have seen more diya makers from Rajasthan compete with them in the city and explained how earthen pots are losing popularity as Chinese lights are taking over.&nbsp;Though these artisans put everything into making every diya and aim to get a good turnover, they are either unsold or forced to sell it to a supermarket or decor store for a much lesser price instead of letting it rot with them.&nbsp;Knowing that people will buy fancy-looking diyas from a mall or a decor store or order in Chinese lights, artisans have also reduced making earthen diyas. As a result, there are only a few places in the city where people can buy them. The artisans have expressed how the centuries-old tradition for Diwali is dying out to artificial decor and people's high expectations, and the low price they pay for it.

A Tough Diwali For Artisans In The City As People Opt For Artificial Décor

The Secunderabad Cantonment Board has certainly done a lot in the fight against covid through drive-in vaccinations, multi-location testing, and door-to-door vaccinations that were a hit in the <a href="https://www.ghmc.gov.in/">GHMC</a>. But the same SCB has not been doing much in maintaining health care centers in Secunderabad.&nbsp;The recruitment notification by <a href="https://secunderabad.cantt.gov.in/">SCB</a> before the beginning of the second wave did not help them at all. Some of their healthcare centers have enough doctors but fewer logistics and issues about space for certain doctors and physicians. For example, the Bolarum's Cantonment Hospital has enough Gynecologists, but there isn't a maternity ward or a labor room. So the pregnant women can only avail consultation but cannot get their delivery done and have either rushed to a private hospital or Gandhi or Osmania Hospital.&nbsp;Though there are dispensaries at multiple locations in Secunderabad, since they were built during the British Era, they neither have the modern-day facilities nor have the workforce for it. Few of them would look defunct to passersby unless they go in and find a doctor or two with a nurse. Many residents are questioning the SCB's functioning and asking why they aren't using all the unused lands in Secunderabad to construct dispensaries and clinics.&nbsp;The doctors and nurses that one can find at the SCB's medical centers are all recruited by Telangana Health Department. Many are just warming the bench and could do a good job when Secunderabad has ample centers. The medical superintendent of Cantonment General Hospital has explained how works towards improving the above issues are going on. Few centers will run at a pace and with facilities of that of a corporate hospital/clinic.

Secunderabad And Its Lack Of Medical Facilities For People

Many Hyderabadis know, and many of them don't know that there are many buildings in the vicinity of the iconic Charminar that are either as old as the structure or even older.&nbsp;These buildings are flooded with shops, small stalls and have been hiding away all these years, and the look of these ancient buildings was deteriorating day by day.&nbsp;But now, these buildings are all set to see their former glory return, and revamping and maintenance works are going on in full swing.&nbsp;The Kali Kaman is the first to see revamping done, and a special mortar is used to fill gaps. After clean-up is done, a paint job will also be done.&nbsp;Kali Kaman is the only arch currently being reconstructed. The remaining three: the Machli Kaman to the north, Charminar Kaman to the south, Kaman-e-Sehar-Batil to the west, have already been renovated and painted.&nbsp;The Shalibanda Clock Tower, also known as the Raja Rai Rayan Devdi Gadiyal, which is more than 100 years old, is scaffolded completely, and restoration works are going on. Wild vegetation and filling of cracks are underway, after which the tower will be painted, and the big clock will be made to work again.&nbsp;Few other heritage buildings near Pathergati are also seeing repair works with scaffoldings and construction material moving in and out throughout the day. The entire project of renovating these structures costs a little more than a crore but once completed, the focus of tourists and night visitors will equally go towards the buildings surrounding the Charminar.

Heritage Buildings In And Around Charminar Getting A Facelift

With Hyderabad approaching complete vaccination of all its citizens, the state government's next focus in the rest of the state and many villages and areas where vaccination has no pace. To ensure that complete vaccination is done, the government has joined hands with <a href="https://www.iith.ac.in/">IIT-Hyderabad</a> and their startup&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vaccineonwheels.com/">VaccineOnWheels</a> which has 50 mobile vaccination centers to reach the zones that have not been touched.&nbsp;The government, from their end, will provide this startup with medical equipment and, more importantly, procure enough vaccines for this startup.&nbsp;These mobile centers are equipped with a clinical setup to help those communities that live far away from a clinic. The IIT-H stated that the mobile vaccination would help the country achieve a quicker immunization and an efficient vaccination to unreached communities without causing them any losses.Moreover, it is the most low-cost option for them as they won't miss out on their daily wages, no walk miles, and hours for a jab.&nbsp;The Centre For Healthcare Entrepreneurship, A IIT-H Incubated startup, had begun this VaccineOnWheels, which is India's first-ever mobile doctor-based vaccination clinic, in 2019 in an exclusive association with Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation(<a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/">BMGF</a>), <a href="https://cfhe.iith.ac.in/">CfHE</a>, and IIT-H. The Director of IIT-H, Prof. B Murthy, praised this unique plan by the IIT-H incubation and explained how the VaccineOnWheels have already reached out to lakhs of people and will continue to drive through to provide beneficiaries with vaccine and healthcare in the foreseeable future.&nbsp;