Minister for  IT and Industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Saturday announced that the State government is planning to establish incubation centres in Warangal and Nalgonda, modelled on Hyderabad’s T-Hub, to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship across the districts.

The Minister said the initiative is part of the government’s broader vision to transform Telangana into an “Innovation Hub” and a “Pharmacy of Purpose”, where science and humanism merge to create meaningful, socially beneficial innovation.

Speaking after inaugurating the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Kakatiya University Pharma Alumni Association at the Nampally Exhibition Grounds, Sridhar Babu said the government would soon sign Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Kakatiya University and Mahatma Gandhi University to set up these incubation centres.

“When science is infused with empathy, every innovation becomes a force for social good,” he said, adding that Telangana is building a 360-degree life sciences ecosystem that connects research with markets and policy with patients.

He said that within just 18 months, Telangana has attracted over Rs. 54,000 crore in new investments in the life sciences sector, drawing global companies such as Eli Lilly to establish their presence in the State. This growth, he said, reflects investor confidence in Telangana’s progressive policies and is generating new employment opportunities for youth.

“Machines may diagnose diseases faster than doctors, but no technology can replace the compassion of the human heart,” Sridhar Babu observed, calling upon Non-Resident Indian professionals to contribute their expertise as “knowledge investors” in India’s development.

Addressing young innovators, the Minister remarked that history remembers not the number of patents one holds, but the number of lives improved by one’s innovation.

Warangal Textile hub takes off as Youngone starts exports 

Warangal: South Korean apparel giant Youngone Corporation has started commercial production at Warangal’s Kakatiya Mega Textile Park, a key milestone in Telangana’s ‘’Farm to Fashion’’ initiative. The program aims to boost industrial growth, empower local women, and position the region as a leading textile export hub.

BRS working president and former industries Minister KT Rama Rao hailed the development as a ‘’proud moment for Telangana’’. Groundbreaking for 11 Youngone factories took place in June 2023, and the first unit is already exporting T-shirts to international markets.

With full operations expected soon, the initiative is set to transform Warangal into a major textile hub, significantly contributing to the state’s industrial and economic growth.