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ANDHRA PRADESH First Telugu woman to scale Mt. Aconcagua R. Radhika, Addl. SP (Chittoor), climbed Mount Aconcagua (6,962 meters) in Argentina on December 30, thus becoming the first Telugu woman to climb the highest peak in South America. In August 2016, she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa). In March next year, she climbed … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH CM to launch ‘Janmabhoomi-Maa Vooru’ in Prakasam Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will launch the fifth round of ‘Janmabhoomi – Maa Vooru’ programme from Prakasam district. He will kickstart the programme in a festive atmosphere by highlighting the welfare schemes launched by the State government to improve the ‘happiness’ levels of different … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh’s literacy rate lower than national average: Socio-economic Survey The literacy rate of the state is considerably lower than the national literacy rate, as per the 2021-22 socio-economic survey results. The state’s literacy rate currently stands at 67.35 per cent, while the national rate is 72.98 per cent. The state, however, is ahead in terms of … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Four ‘Cyberabads’ will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, vows CM Naidu Cyberabad is a district adjacent to Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, that has emerged as a major IT hub in southern India, and is home to software companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Google and Facebook. Naidu, who is credited with building Cyberabad, … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH AP pollution board to study impact of effluents on marine life along coastline The National Institute of Oceanography at Vizag has commissioned the AP Pollution Control Board to conduct a fresh study to find out the impact on marine fauna and flora due to the discharge of industrial effluents of pharma, chemical and … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH President Ram Nath Kovind Dedicated 4 Projects to Andhra Pradesh The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, dedicated to the people of Andhra Pradesh four projects of the State Government at a function held at Velagapudi, Andhra Pradesh. The Projects were Andhra Pradesh Fibregrid Project, Andhra Pradesh Surveillance Project, Drone Project; and … Read more
Devendra Jhajharia On 8th March 2016, he won a gold medal at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship in Dubai. In the run up to the Rio Games he is being supported by the GoSports Foundationthrough the Para Champions Programme. CP Singh Head of Rajasthan Wrestling federation Sunder Singh Gujjar Para-athlete Sunder Singh Gujjar has … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Hyderabad to become ‘beggar-free’ city Hyderabad once again launched a drive to turn Hyderabad into “Beggar Free” city which was earlier put to halt after rumors that the drive was initiated because of US president Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump to the city. Telangana Prisons Department Inspector General Narsimha said … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Electric vehicles to hit the road in State soon Andhra Pradesh is planning to use electrical vehicles in a big way, and 1,500 of them will be run on the roads in Amaravati, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam. State government had submitted indent for these vehicles with Energy Efficiency Services Limited … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH P. to launch ₹100-crore innovation fund in February The State government is gearing up to set up a ₹100-crore innovation fund to encourage start-up companies. It is likely to be launched by mid- February. The government is finalising the guidelines, according to Panchayat Raj and IT Minister Nara Lokesh. … Read more