May 2021

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government spent Rs 85,000 crore on agriculture in last two years   The state government has spent close to Rs 85,000 crore on the agriculture sector in the last two years as chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is firm on providing full support to farmers. Setting up of over 10,000 Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH More festivals in ‘ekanatham’ at TTD temples   With no let-up in rising Covid-19 caseload yet, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to conduct various annual festivals at its temples located in Tirupati and elsewhere in ‘ekanatham’, that is, without the presence of devotees. The three-day Padmavathi Parinayam annual festival was performed in ‘eknatham’. The annual … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: ‘59% found to have Covid antibodies in sero-survey’   The recent sero-survey conducted by the Andhra Pradesh health department in April has found that nearly 59% of those surveyed had developed antibodies against Covid-19. Of the 46,991 Covid-19 samples extracted from the general population, 27,869 samples turned out to be positive for antibodies. According to experts, this … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Investment proposals worth 16,000 crore cleared by state investments promotion board   The Andhra Pradesh government has cleared proposals from 14 investors to start new industries in the state. The investors have come forward to invest about 16,000 crore in the 14 units which can provide over 30,000 jobs. After the state investments promotion board … Read more