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The Hindu
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Telangana govt. to develop 80-acres Eco-Town modelled on Japanese city Kitakyushu
Drawing inspiration from the model of Kitakyushu City in Japan and as part of its focus on sustainable development, Telangana government will establish an Eco-Town across 80 acres, Industries and IT Minister Babu said here on Monday. The State government of Telangana will also be collaborating with Kitakyushu on several forward-looking initiatives, including Net Zero targets, riverfront development, circular economy practices, clean technologies and digital innovation, the Minister told a conference in which the Japanese city's Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi also participated. Telangana is envisioning the upcoming Future City as a benchmark in environmental sustainability with a focus on the development of eco-friendly industrial zones, zero-waste design principles and advanced water and waste management systems, he said. Seeking to highlight how Telangana is actively promoting Japanese investment in the State, the Minister said the feasibility of introducing direct flight services between Hyderabad and Kitakyushu will be explored to further strengthen bilateral ties. He urged Japanese industrialists to consider investing in view of the favourable industrial ecosystem in Telangana. The government's sustained efforts over the past 18 months had resulted in securing Rs.3 lakh crore investments from various leading corporations globally. TGIIC MD Vishnuvardhan Reddy and CEO Madhusudan, Director of the State Investment Promotion Cell Avinash and CII Telangana Chairman Shiva Prasad Reddy were among who participated in the conference 'From Kitakyushu to Telangana: Catalysing Sustainable Industrial Growth' jointly organised by the State government and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at T-Hub.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Call to integrate all tech in food chain
Agriculture 4.0 requires integration of all technologies in the food chain, Group Director – Agri Sciences and Applications of ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre Vemuri Chowdary said on Tuesday. With climate change impacting agriculture in a big way the need is to adopt farmer focused approach as opposed to a policy level approach, he said, addressing Agri Vision 2025 conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Telangana here. He said monitoring through satellites will help in understanding the harvest progress and estimate the yield outputs which will reach the markets. Precision agriculture is predominantly for high value commercial crops and it would help in reducing the cost and increasing the yields, CII Telangana said in a release. EY Parter and Leader- Social and Skills Sector Amit Vastyayan said technologies should be accessible to marginal farmers and women farmers. Cost, collaborations, competitiveness and commercially viable products could play a major role in driving the future of agriculture. CII Telangana Chairman R.S. Reddy said digital innovations must go hand-in-hand with sustainable practices to address challenges like climate change, resource scarcity and market volatility. He said 86% of the farmers in Telangana are marginal farmers having an average land holding of less than 2.5 acres. Agriculture is the second largest contributor to GSDP after Services sector. The conference brought together various stakeholders and explored strategies for making agriculture more sustainable, technology-driven, and globally competitive, CII-TG said.
