August 2018

ANDHRA PRADESH P. emerging as electronics hub as major firms step in   Buoyed by the recent inking of a pact with Holitech, a leading Chinese manufacturer of compact camera modules supplying exclusively to smart phone maker Xiaomi, for the establishing of its unit at Tirupati, and many other done deals with the likes of … Read more 19-20.08.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Afforestation in state will help reduce pollution in Delhi   Afforestation of agriculturally marginal lands in Rajasthan and Gujarat would help in effectively reducing dust pollution in Delhi, which recently witnessed severe deterioration in air quality due to dust storm in neighbouring states.   The drop in air quality brought into light the new … Read more 19-20.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN CM opens country’s biggest techno-hub in Jaipur   Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has inaugurated the Bhamashah Techno Hub in Jhalana Industrial Area of Jaipur.   Raje said the country’s biggest centre equipped with the ultra-modern technology will help around 700 entrepreneurs to work under one roof and realise their dreams.   The centre … Read more 18.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Stone laid for projects worth ₹30.80 cr.   Tirupati is all set for a major makeover as a foundation stone was laid for projects worth ₹30.80 crore under the Smart City and AMRUT schemes.   Under the Smart City mission, the focus is to develop, beautify and adds facilities at municipal parks and … Read more 18.08.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Government to construct five lakh more houses   The State government is contemplating providing 5 lakh houses more for the people not covered under both the rural and the urban housing schemes being implemented so far. The people living on the fringes of urban areas will be covered.   With this, the number … Read more 17.08.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 10 years saw more than 48k suicide cases in state: Study   There is need for the Rajasthan government to set up a crisis intervention centre to prevent suicides, which were more than 48,000 in the state from 2007 to 2017.   The need is to implement the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the … Read more 17.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH APITA to launch mentorship in North Andhra by month-end   Following encouraging response to mentorship programme in Rayalaseema, the AP Information Technology Academy (APITA) has decided to launch it in North Andhra by month-end in engineering colleges to improve employment quotient among the students.   Such interactive programmes were also launched at Anantapur, … Read more 16.08.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Gavial count goes up in Chambal sanctuary   The Chambal Ghariyal Sanctuary of Kota is witnessing growth in the number of gavials, which were on the verge of extinction some years ago.     There has been a gradual rise in the nesting and population of gavials at Gudla over the last five years. … Read more 16.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Over 3.5 lakh cusecs heading for Nagarjuna Sagar Project   A flood of over 3.5 lakh cusecs is heading for the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) in the Krishna.   An outflow of 1.42 lakh cusecs from the Almatti reservoir and 2.2 lakh cusecs from the Tungabhadra reservoir will flow through the Srisailam reservoir, … Read more 15.08.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Amaravati master plan is being revised: CRDA chief   Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (AP-CRDA) Commissioner Cherukuri Sreedhar said the capital region master plan was being revised in view of the rapid growth in population density in the last couple of years which resulted in the mushrooming of layouts devoid of proper roads. … Read more 14.08.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs