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New Indian Express
09-08-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana government to appoint Chief Climate Officer to steer green policies
HYDERABAD: The state overnment is set to appoint a Chief Climate Action Officer (CCAO) for the Climate Change Centre (S-C3) under the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) 2.0 programme for integrated waste management, water security, urban planning, and climate-related reform initiatives. The process of appointing the CCAO is being undertaken by the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA) as part of the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0 under the CITIIS 2.0 initiative, which is a component of the Central Government's Smart Cities Mission, supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). According to sources, the selected consultant will be tasked with providing technical and operational support and leadership to the S-C3. Responsibilities will include planning, implementing, monitoring,and evaluating all activities under the programme. The consultant will support the department in executing the city's climate change work plan and the activities related to Component 2 of CITIIS 2.0, in consultation with the Director of the Urban Development Department. The consultant will also be responsible for providing coordination and technical assistance in developing policies, strategies, guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to climate change. Additionally, the consultant must ensure the integration of data from cities into the State Climate Data Portal and subsequently into the National Data Observatory, covering all indicators under the CSCAF. The S-C3 will also extend technical support for developing the climate budget at the Urban Development Department (UDD) level, facilitate training sessions, and coordinate arrangements to implement the programme's activities. The selected consultant will work in close coordination with relevant state-level climate change cells, departments, and divisions to ensure collaboration and alignment with programme goals. The role also demands a proactive approach to bringing innovative ideas and creative solutions for implementing the programme and a willingness to learn and build technical expertise for personal and professional growth. The consultant will be responsible for preparing financial and technical reports related to environmental and climate change initiatives, in accordance with the guidelines and instructions from the CITIIS Project Management Unit (PMU). Additional technical and administrative support is to be provided to the Urban Development Department, CITIIS-PMU, and the City Climate Change Cell, along with any other task assigned by the CDMA. Inside CCAO role
Hans India
28-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Tirupati set to rollout Auto Mutation System from Aug 1
Tirupati: Tirupati is set to join 16 other municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh in launching a new Auto Mutation system from August 1. This move promises to transform how urban property transfers are handled. The initiative, introduced by the State government, aims to cut down on delays, reduce paperwork, and eliminate the need for separate mutation applications after property registration. Tirupati District Registrar G Sreeram Kumar said that under the new system, once a property is registered, whether through a sale, gift, or inheritance, the ownership details are updated automatically in municipal records. There's no need for the buyer to submit a separate request or wait weeks for the mutation process to be completed. The change happens instantly, saving time and reducing the chances of errors or legal disputes. The government first tested this system in four sub-registrar offices in Vijayawada, NTR district. After receiving positive feedback and seeing smooth results, it decided to expand the initiative to cover 17 municipal corporation areas, including Tirupati. At the heart of this new process is the seamless integration between the State's property registration portal [ and the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA) system. Using the Property Tax Identification Number (PTIN), the system automatically pulls ownership and tax data, updating it in real time. Normally, mutation processes in urban local bodies could take anywhere from two weeks to a month - or more. With the new system, that timeline is reduced to zero. As soon as registration is complete, so is the mutation, the District Registrar clarified. The auto mutation fee is calculated online based on the property's value, eliminating ambiguity and limiting the need for middlemen. Because the system is linked to the CDMA database, it can verify property records, flag discrepancies such as incorrect door numbers, and provide accurate data on ownership and pending tax dues, helping to avoid future disputes.
New Indian Express
10-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Officials inspect Jindal Waste Plant in Naidupet ahead of Andhra CM's visit
GUNTUR: Ahead of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu's scheduled visit to the Jindal Urban Waste Management Plant in Naidupet, Principal Secretary for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Suresh Kumar, inspected the facility on Monday. He was accompanied by CDMA Dr Sampath Kumar and Guntur Municipal Corporation Commissioner Puli Srinivasulu. The team reviewed the plant's infrastructure, capacity, and daily operations. Jindal AP Projects President MV Chari presented an overview via PowerPoint, outlining waste intake from various municipalities, power generation, and operational requirements. Officials toured critical areas such as the tipping floor, control rooms, boilers, and flue gas systems. Suresh Kumar directed staff to prepare a detailed report highlighting the plant's waste handling capacity, municipal contributors, power output, and efficiency metrics, ahead of the Chief Minister's visit. He also instructed the GMC Commissioner to deploy sanitation staff and intensify cleanliness measures. Additional Commissioner Challa Obulesu and other senior officials were present.
Associated Press
09-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Qualcomm at 40: Here's How We Drove Five of the Biggest Tech Revolutions
Written by Sascha Segan Qualcomm has pioneered many different breakthroughs over the last four decades, but our mission remains the same: Bringing those innovations to as many people as possible. From our original foundational work on cellular capabilities with CDMA technology to how we're positioning your favorite products to take advantage of the AI revolution, Qualcomm has — and continues to have — a major impact on your life. Our drive to continuously innovate is marked by several critical missions we have embarked on over the last 40 years. A throughline of all those missions was to tap into technology to change the world. And we've changed the world. A lot. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, here are the five big missions we took on and the revolutions they sparked. First mission: Mobility for all Qualcomm's first ambition was to ensure everybody had a cellphone, which in 1985 was an alien concept. That solution came in the form of CDMA, short for Code Division Multiple Access, a radio technology that allowed more simultaneous calls on the network. This opened the door to everyone potentially getting a phone. CDMA was a foundational building block for 3G wireless service and has been one of the core concepts in mobile networking ever since, from 4G to our current 5G and the next iteration of cellular technology, 6G. 'We saw early on that we had the ability to create technology, a technology called CDMA, that could make sure that everybody could have a phone with incredible quality and scale... that is how the company started, you know, the name of the company — Qualcomm — is quality communications. That's our very first mission,' said Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon during his recent keynote appearance at SXSW, where he took a lap on the history and missions the company has executed in the last 40 years. Second mission: More than phone calls Modern smartphones are versatile, like Swiss Army Knives, capable of handling everything from shooting Hollywood-caliber films to paying for goods like a credit card or playing immersive mobile games. But there was a time when your cellphone was just good for one thing: Making actual phone calls. Qualcomm saw the potential for more, starting with the PDQ-800, the first 'smartphone' that combined a cellphone with the open, application-friendly OS used by Palm Pilots. We continued to push this vision of integrating various consumer devices. The days of carrying a dedicated digital camera for photos and an MP3 player or Walkman for music were becoming numbered. The vision culminated with the introduction of Snapdragon in 2007, which enabled the integration of many more capabilities through apps and services. 'We take for granted that they're part of the phone now,' Amon said. Third mission: Making your phone a computer Qualcomm next tackled the challenge of creating a processor that was both fast and small enough to turn a cellphone into a true powerhouse, a smartphone. The result was the first CPU with processor speeds of 1 gigahertz — another breakthrough from Qualcomm. The Scorpion CPU debuted in 2006 and would later power our line of Snapdragon processors, which debuted a year later. In that same year in 2006, Qualcomm also published patents based on the concept of an app store running on our BREW operating system, an example of how we were already looking forward, anticipating where smartphones would eventually go. 'We're so proud of having created some of the technologies and having partnered with so many companies to bring the smartphone revolution to life,' Amon said. One of the key factors that made smartphones so versatile and indispensable was the Snapdragon processor. Over time, it has become even more powerful and energy-efficient, culminating in our latest flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is found in many of the world's top-tier smartphones. Fourth mission: Expanding beyond phones It wasn't enough for Snapdragon to be the brains behind just smartphones. We challenged ourselves to bring its power to a broader range of devices. 'Can we get this incredible technology that got developed for mobile and can we take this to every other device?' Amon said. From laptops to cars, Snapdragon attributes — such as built-in connectivity, powerful processor or an energy-efficient architecture — could enhance a variety of devices. You can see this in action with the new line of Windows Copilot+ PCs utilizing the Snapdragon X Elite platform, or the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite heading into future premium cars. This mission to expand our technology to more devices is ongoing, and we are committed to continuing this journey. Fifth mission: The AI-UI revolution Our latest mission is to transform how we interact with our devices. The artificial intelligence revolution is here, and we believe generative AI will become the new user interface. This evolution began with the keyboard, progressed to the mouse, and then to touchscreens, with multimodal inputs now allowing you to speak or show objects to your AI digital assistant. We are driving this transition with powerful processors that enable devices to leverage large language models (LLMs) directly on the device or tap into the cloud for more advanced inferences, maximizing the capabilities of AI assistants to respond to your queries. 'It's the next big change on the horizon, and we're only at the beginning of this transformation,' Amon said. 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Hans India
06-06-2025
- General
- Hans India
Day four of 100-day action plan sees rallies, Swachh walks, tree plantations
Hyderabad: On day four of the 100-day action plan, the Municipal Administration department took up programmes like tree plantation, rallies, Swachh walks, cleaning of lakes, collecting plastic waste, essay writing competitions, etc. To mark the World Environment Day on Thursday, the staff under the urban local bodies under the Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration (CDMA) took up tree plantations, rallies / Swachh walks in different urban local bodies. According to a senior official, the municipal staff would be continuously taking up door to door awareness, social media campaign, mike announcement, caller tunes, signages, IEC stalls, kiosks, online entry of water supply connections, formation of CIG for street vendors, bank linkage to SHGs, profiling of waste pickers, testing of chlorination in water levels, identification survey of uncovered urban poor women and formation of SHGs. The voluntary organisations were also roped in to create awareness on saving the water bodies. The Hyderabad Citizens Forum Hyderabad Zindabad organised a human chain on the theme 'Save Hussain Sagar - Save Hyderabad' on World Environment Day under the slogan 'End Plastic Pollution' a huge plastic globe human chain at Tank Bund. The CDMA has taken up a 100-day action plan in the urban local bodies from June 2. he key objectives of the action plan include enhancing solid waste management and sanitation systems, ensuring monsoon preparedness through critical civic infrastructure improvements, driving behavioural change and community participation through extensive IEC (information education and communication) campaigns on solid waste management, promoting urban greenery and beautification efforts for cleaner cities, conducting a comprehensive Bhuvan Survey for Identification of unassessed and under assessed properties in ULBs and bring them in tax net.
