Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Agencies Advance Exploration, Exam Security and Waste Services
Three different public-service activities were announced in Hyderabad.
One agreement will help scientists and energy officials study resources beneath the ground.
The agreement is between CSIR-NGRI and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons.
Another plan prepares four centres for the NEET-PG 2026 medical entrance exam.
About 990 students are expected to take that test on August 30.
Officials will use security checks and technology to keep the exam orderly.
The GHMC also created a QR-code service for disposing of mattresses, furniture and electronic waste.
Twenty-nine temples joined a separate drive to respectfully dispose of old religious items.
CSIR-NGRI and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons signed an MoU to cooperate on geoscientific exploration and subsurface resource assessment.
The agreement will support technical cooperation, knowledge exchange, advanced geophysical studies and collaborative exploration research.
Hyderabad district prepared four centres for NEET-PG 2026 on August 30, with 990 candidates expected to take the exam.
Exam security measures include livestreaming, network jammers, frisking teams, metal detectors and cyber-monitoring for misinformation.
The GHMC launched a QR-code-based waste service portal and joined 29 temples in a drive for respectful disposal of sacred items.
- Who
- CSIR-NGRI, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Hyderabad district officials, the GHMC and 29 temples are involved in the announced activities.
- What
- The announcements cover a geoscientific exploration MoU, preparations for NEET-PG 2026, and new waste-disposal services and a sacred-item disposal drive.
- When
- The MoU and an examination coordination meeting took place on Thursday; NEET-PG 2026 is scheduled for August 30, and the temple disposal drive is scheduled for Saturday from 8:30 am to 11 am.
- Where
- The activities are centred in Hyderabad, including four NEET-PG examination centres and participating temples in Khairatabad, Rakshapuram and Rajendranagar zones.
- Why
- The MoU aims to support exploration and resource assessment, the exam preparations aim to ensure secure and smooth testing, and the GHMC services aim to facilitate waste and sacred-item disposal.
- MoU participants
- CSIR-NGRI and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
- MoU focus
- Geoscientific exploration and subsurface resource assessment
- NEET-PG centres
- Four centres in Hyderabad district
- Expected candidates
- 990
- NEET-PG examination time
- 9 am to 12:30 pm on August 30
- Waste service
- QR-code access to home pickup and self-disposal information
- Temple disposal drive
- 29 temples participating from 8:30 am to 11 am on Saturday