Shadnagar is the site of the Indian Space Research Organisation National Remote Sensing Centre.

Bill Gates visited the community hospital for an immunization session and administered the polio vaccine to residents in 2002.

He presided over the third Andhra Mahasabha conference at Devarakonda in 1913 and was responsible for creating an awakening among the people of Telangana for their rights, and promoting the library movement in the State.

The Ground Station Complex at Shadnagar, 55 km (34 mi) south of Hyderabad city, NRSA(C)[2] is the prime centre to receive data from various Remote Sensing Satellites both Indian and Foreign origin.

The inspection bungalow built by Nizam's in 1833 A.D. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has visited this place and got a taste of Rural India.

He travelled to a health centre at Shadnagar to see the progress made during the first phase of a vaccine programme funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

He spent nearly 40 minutes at the health centre as thousands of villagers gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the world's richest man.

Shadnagar Municipality is predominately covered by residential areas followed by commercial, public semi-public offices and Cinema Halls, T.S.R.T.C Bus Stand, Railway Station, Market yards and now growing with major industries.