APPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APPSC Test Series
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh not so ‘transparent’ about RTI applications, has high pendency rate A survey conducted by Transparency International India in collaboration with the Union ministry of human resources and state governments, found that 6,99,258 RTI applications had been registered in the state, one of the highest in the country. However, the state fares … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH 20% increase in bigamy cases in state Bigamy cases in the state have witnessed a 20.3 per cent increase in 2017. Bigamy is a cognizable and non-bailable offence which involves a person marrying someone else with divorcing the spouse. According to the police, 90 per cent of Section 494 of IPC (bigamy) offences were … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Comprehensive water policy to drive away drought, says Naidu Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asserted on Sunday that his government would implement a comprehensive policy to ensure judicious utilisation of water and drive away drought. Naidu said his goal was to free the State from the drought pangs by optimal utilisation … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH First fauna survey begins in Krishna sanctuary ð The first status survey of the ‘fauna’ in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWL), one of the rarest eco-regions in the world, has been commenced. ð The area in an extent of 194.8 sq. km was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1998 and since then no … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH New wind energy projects may have to pay wheeling charges The State government is seriously thinking of doing away with the exemption of wheeling charges for future wind power projects. The State made a significant capacity addition of 3,000-plus Megawatts (MW) in the last two years. The Wind Power Policy … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra to tie up with UK in education sector Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao has felt that the education sector in the state will develop only through mutual cooperation. The minister met Britain’s foreign affairs committee chairperson Baroness Vermahere. The two discussed faculty exchange, technology development and establishment of partnerships with universities in … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH State poised to retain No.1 position in EODB The State government has complied with all the guidelines of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) front. “The State is comfortably positioned to retain its No. 1 slot for the year 2017, leaving behind … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH India’s Andhra Pradesh investigates planting of Monsanto’s unapproved GM cotton One of India’s biggest cotton-growing states has formed a panel to investigate how 15 percent of the state’s cotton acreage has been planted with a non-approved genetically modified strain developed by Monsanto and may bring criminal charges. Monsanto last year withdrew … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to provide financial aid to newly-married couples belonging to Backward Classes The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a new scheme providing financial aid for the newly-married couplesbelonging to the Backward Classes. Only the classes that have a white ration card or which are below poverty line are eligible. The bride must … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Vizag city to go almost fully cashless in a year Aiming to cover 90 per cent of this coastal city’s 2 million citizens in a year, the Andhra Pradesh government today launched a campaign to reduce the cash dependence with a cashless payment option campaign. Infrastructure supporting cashless payments is being created … Read more
