06.06.19 Andhra Pradesh(APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Budget session likely from July 10 ð  The budget session of the State Legislature is likely to commence in the second week of July, tentatively from July 10, and last till the end of the month. The YSRCP government has to present the full budget for the remaining eight months (August-March) of … Read more

20.06.20 Daily APPSC Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH 8.5% of AP’s Covid-19 cases from Maharashtra Returnees from Maharashtra, the top Covid-19 hotbed of the country with nearly 1.3 lakh cases, account for about 8.5% of the caseload of Andhra Pradesh. As many as 793 people, who arrived in Andhra Pradesh from the second-most populous state of the country in the last two months, tested positive … Read more

DMPQ- How can the farmers be benefited from the new cold chain projects?

new integrated cold chain projects are likely to generate direct and indirect employment for 16,200 and are likely to benefit 2,57,904 farmers. The projects have been approved across the states of Andhra Pradesh (7), Bihar(1), Gujarat(2), Haryana(4), Karnataka(3), Kerala(1), MP(1), Punjab(1), Rajasthan(2), Tamil Nadu(4) and Uttar Pradesh(1). These 27 new integrated cold chain projects will … Read more

DMPQ- . Discuss the major provisions placed to ensure the independence of CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India.

. The Constitution has made the following provisions to safeguard and ensure the independence of CAG: He is provided with the security of tenure. He can be removed by the president only in accordance with the procedure mentioned in the Constitution. Thus, he does not hold his office till the pleasure of the president, though … Read more

DMPQ: . What are wetlands? What is Ramsar convention?

Wetlands are areas of marsh or peatland with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or saline, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed 6 m.   Wetlands are transition zones between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. E.g. Mangroves, lake littorals (marginal areas between highest and lowest … Read more

26.06.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Health scheme gets YSR tag   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered that a committee be formed for undertaking a complete revamp of the services in government hospitals and announced the re-naming of NTR Vaidya Seva scheme as ‘YSR Aarogyasri’, besides increasing the salary of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) from … Read more

DMPQ-What is Intercropping and what are the advantages of intercropping?

Inter Cropping: Growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land with definite row arrangementor in a fixed ratio. It was originally practiced as an insurance against crop failure under drained conditions. Intercroppingsystems utilizes resources efficiently and their productivity is increased. Example: – Maize + Cowpea, Potato + Mustard, Groundnut + Redgram. … Read more

03.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN CM inaugurates two units of Chhabra thermal power plant   With the start of unit 5 and 6 of CSTPS, Rajasthan witnessed addition of 1,320 megawatts of additional power generation.   The two CSTPS units have augmented the Chhabra power station’s installed capacity to 2.320 megawatts.   There was power generation of only 13 … Read more