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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · K. Umashanker

    Madanapalle all set for launch of Global Horticulture Hub on October 2 (opens the original)

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    Madanapalle is ready for the launch of the ambitious Global Horticulture Hub, the coalition government’s flagship initiative to transform Rayalaseema into a “Fruit Bowl of India.” Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan will formally launch the ₹1 lakh-crore project on October 2. The town, already known for its tomato, tamarind and mango belts, is at the centre of the State’s horticulture push. The district administ

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · K. Umashanker

    AI, machine learning and robotics will transform space exploration, says former ISRO chief Kiran Kumar (opens the original)

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    Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and robotics would fundamentally transform space exploration, creating new opportunities for students, startups and private companies, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said on Thursday (October 1, 2026). Addressing students at the Srinivasa Institute of Technology and Management Studies (SITAMS) here on “AI and ML in Space Science”, Dr. Kiran Kumar said India’s space programme had largely focused on imp

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · K. Umashanker

    Private school PE teacher arrested under POCSO Act in Andhra’s Kuppam (opens the original)

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    Less than a month after two government teachers in Kakinada were suspended over sexual assault complaints by students, a physical education teacher at a private school in Kuppam of Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl student. The girl studies at the school where the accused works, the police said. Based on a complaint filed by her family, the police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) A

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · K. Umashanker

    Why Rayalaseema farmers fear a bumper crop more than drought; can the ₹1-lakh-crore horticulture hub change that? (opens the original)

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    Ask tomato growers in Madanapalle or mango farmers in Chittoor what they fear most. It is not drought but a bumper crop. That is Rayalaseema’s paradox. Farmers toil for months and reap a good harvest, but lose money because everyone else in the region has a similar yield. In July, 13,000 tonnes of tomatoes flooded markets in a day, and the price crashed to ₹14.70 a kg. Lower grades fetched ₹8 to ₹10. After spending on crates and transport, farmers got barely ₹3. In kharif 2025, farmers

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · K. Umashanker

    Child Rights panel warns of criminal action against offenders (opens the original)

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    Andhra Pradesh State Child Rights Commission member Undavalli Gandhi Babu on Friday (September 25, 2026) said that it is the responsibility of everyone in society to safeguard the rights of children, and warned that criminal action would be taken against offenders. The commission members, Undavalli Gandhi Babu and Challa Madhusudhan Rao, held a review meeting with officials at PGRS hall at the Collectorate as part of their two-day visit of Annamayya district. The commission views any harm to chi

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