APPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APPSC Test Series
rawan239 ANDHRA PRADESH State sets up spl PAT cell to make industries more energy efficient In a bid to make industries more energy efficient, the Andhra Pradesh government has set up a special cell with AP State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM) to implement the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme in the state’s energy-intensive industries. With cumulative energy savings in … Read more
Debate regarding the relationship between socioeconomic development and natural disasters remains at the fore of global discussions, as the potential risk from climate extremes and uncertainty pose an increasing threat to developmental prospects. This study reviews statistical investigations of disaster and development linkages, across topics of macroeconomic growth, public governance and others to identify … Read more
Digital India Multinational companies such as Google apple Microsoft Qualcomm will play a major role in the digital India and will reduce the digital divide in the country. Google will set up WiFi stations and will push for typing in 10 different indic language including Gujarati Apple will push forward in setting up manufacturing base … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Assembly approved 5% quota for Gujjars The Rajasthan Assemblyunanimously passed a Bill giving 5% reservation in government jobs and education to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities. Gujjars are a pastoral agricultural ethnic group with populations inIndia, Pakistan, and a small number in northeastern Afghanistan. The languages of gujjars is The bill also … Read more
Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are labour intensive, have the advantage of low cost of production and can make good use of locally available resources pushing demand and growth. The sector offers a wide range of employment opportunities and absorbs most of the working age population. Majorly consists of handlooms, handicrafts, coir, sericulture, khadi and … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Centre to support Andhra Pradesh set up EV charging infrastructure As part of its national policy, the Union government will support Andhra Pradesh in developing infrastructure for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The Centre had recently announced phase-II of FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles) to incentivise the deployment of public charging infrastructure and increase uptake of electric vehicles in … Read more
Use of information technology in administration Public Administration, governed by bureaucratic structures built on rationale principles, that dominated the twentieth century, has failed to respond to the changing requirements of the present times. It is so because it tended to be rigid, laid too much emphasis on red-tapism; sap creativity; thwarted initiative; wore out dynamism … Read more
RAJASTHAN M-sand policy in final stage, to be out soon The manufactured sand (m-sand) policy of Rajasthan is in the final stage and will be out soon. Rajasthan’s policy has been prepared after consulting m-sand policies of other states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The state government is likely to make … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH State has clocked double-digit growth during last five years The State economy registered a double-digit growth from 2014-15 to 2018-19 at constant (2011-12) prices. An average growth rate of 10.82% was registered during those five years. Likewise, the advanced estimates compiled for the year 2018-19 reveal that the economy would grow at … Read more
RAJASTHAN Jaipur gets first Leopard Safari Country’s first Leopard Safari project—Jhalana Leopard Project—was duly inaugurated by Forest Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar. On the lines of Jhalana Leopard Safari Project, leopard safaris will be set up in seven different districts of the state where the population of Leopards is abound. This will not only enhance … Read more