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The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Plea to continue services of temporary faculty in public universities of Andhra Pradesh
Members of the Andhra Pradesh unit of Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) have requested the A.P. State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) to continue and retain the services of Academic Consultants, Ad-hoc and guest faculty currently working in the State Universities. In a representation made to the Chairman of APSCHE K. Madhu Murthy, the Mahasangh's State president Y.V. Rami Reddy and general secretary D.S.V.S. Balasubramanyam, they drew his attention that these temporary faculty members were appointed through duly constituted expert committees after fulfilling the required eligibility criteria. Many of them had been serving in their respective departments for several years, often with minimum remuneration, they said. The Mahasangh leaders said moreover, due to shortage of regular teaching staff, several departments across the public universities were entirely dependent on the temporary faculty and discontinuing their services at this stage would severely disrupt the teaching-learning process and adversely affect the academic progress of students. Citing G.O. Ms. No. 20, issued on August 20, 2016, they said the State government had already acknowledged the services of such temporary faculty and had ensured weightage for them in regular recruitment processes. Reiterating their demand to continue their services, they also urged the authorities to implement G.O. Ms. No. 110 to ensure uniform and reasonable remuneration for all temporary faculty members working in the State Universities and steps to expedite the recruitment process to fill approximately 5,000 vacant teaching positions in the State Universities.
The Hindu
24-06-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Dry spell sans major rainfall likely for Telangana till mid-July
There was relief when the summer was cut short and the rains came in early in May. But, the prolonged dry weather with intermittent rainfall for the last few weeks does not portend well with meteorologists stating these conditions could extend well up to mid-July. 'The monsoon has moved towards north, northeast, central and western India. Heavy rainfall is being reported in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, western Uttar Pradesh, Konkan, Goa and other regions. Usually the monsoon returns, but the gap has become wider this year,' informed Telangana Government Development Planning Society (TGDPS) senior weather consultant Y.V. Rama Rao. With the Bay of Bengal too not showing any signs of any major low pressure or depressions forming that could move towards Andhra Pradesh or Odisha to bring back the rains, further progress of the Southwest Monsoon this year will be known post July 15. 'There is no positive signal of the rains returning for the next three weeks at least. This year, we had an early monsoon onset in May itself followed by rains for a few days and after that the rainfall has been sporadic,' he pointed out. Already, June is showing a deficit of minus 42% having received 9.7 cm when it is supposed to get about 13 cm. The shortfall of 5.6 cm is unlikely to be bridged because of the current weak monsoon activity which seems to have enveloped the entire southern peninsula. Though a low pressure has been detected in the Bay of Bengal, it is more likely to move towards North Odisha and West Bengal. 'We normally witness a couple of low pressures or depressions forming during this period, but that has not happened though El Nino neutral conditions continue to be prevalent,' said Mr. Rama Rao. The last high-deficiency year was in 2014, when only 5.4 cm of rainfall was received. Less than normal rainfall during in June has also been recorded in 2019-29 of 8.5 cm and 23-24 of 7.3 cm. All eyes are now on July which is the month where Telangana is supposed to receive the highest rainfall for the monsoon of about 22.7 cm. Meteorologists and policy makers are hoping there will be a change in the weather so that the rains return. Saving grace is that heavy rains in Maharashtra indicate that the inflows to Krishna and Godavari rivers could be substantial though 26 of the 33 districts have recorded deficient rainfall so far. The senior meteorologist says that maximum and minimum temperatures are pretty normal despite the cloud cover. The temperatures are hovering around 32° Celsiu-33° Celsius in the capital region and 37° Celsius-38° Celsius in the districts during the day. At nights, these are about 20° Celsius-22° Celsius in the city and 22° Celsius-24° Celsius in the hinterlands.
The Hindu
15-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
AF-EC to hold mega meet on natural farming practices
Accion Fraterna-Ecology Centre Director Y.V. Malla Reddy on Sunday stressed the urgent need to reverse soil health and take measures on a large scale to combat the effects of climate change. He said the AF-EC will hold a massive programme on Tuesday to sensitise the farmers in Anantapur district to take up natural farming. Addressing the media on Sunday Mr. Malla Reddy said: 'Excessive use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides has compromised soil health. The Accion Fraterna-Ecology Centre has been actively working for the past five years to reverse this trend.' He added that, 'We have been working in this direction for the past several decades by implementing the watershed programmes and have been following natural farming practices, which is promoted extensively by the Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) through the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming.' To spread the message and educate farmers, the AF-EC has been observing World Day to Combat Desertification for the past 15 years, and on Tuesday, an event will be held in with 500 farmers from the district at the RDT Inclusive High School. District Collector Vinod Kumar V, natural farming expert, farmers and officials will deliver messages on practical methods of improving soil health. There will be 20 stalls depicting various techniques on preparing bio-fertilisers and other organic inputs. 'Demonstrations will include planting models, creating farm pond, and watering options so farmers will get a first-hand experience,' he added. Chief Operating Officer AF-EC, J. Murali Krishna said that adopting natural farming practices was the only solution to improving public health. He appealed to farmers to attend the event on Tuesday and benefit from the experiences shared by farmers who have already adopted natural farming practices.
