Excavators being used by the Telangana Government to clear the debris of the deforestation after the Supreme Court halted the felling of trees in 400 acres of forested land in the Kancha Gachibowli area, in Hyderabad on April 4, 2025.…
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What Kancha Gachibowli makes visible
At the centre of the controversy over 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli are multiple stakeholders: the Telangana government, University of Hyderabad, students, environmental activists, and political parties. Each views the land differently — as resource, sanctuary, asset, or…
Over 50 posts on ‘fake and misleading’ content on Kancha Gachibowli land row deleted; BRS, Union Minister’s accounts featured
More than 50 social media posts linked to the ongoing controversy over the 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli land were deleted by those who posted after being identified as ‘fake and misleading’ by the Telangana government. The posts, shared primarily between March…
Civil society delegation lists six Schedule-I species in Kancha Gachibowli site in talks with government
Students of the University of Hyderabad raise slogans during their protest demanding the removal of police personnel and earth-moving machinery from the campus, in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The students are protesting against the Telangana government’s plan to auction 400 acres…
A 15-year-old study by UoH & WWF-India listed 455 species of flora and fauna in the university
The State government’s decision to auction 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli through the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation may result in habitat shrinkage for at least 455 species of flora and fauna that have made the University of Hyderabad…