06.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Over 13 lakh students from north Andhra apply for Amma Vodi Nearly 14 lakh students from three north coastal Andhra districts— Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam have applied for the state government’s Amma Vodi scheme to get financial help for their education. Currently, the department is collecting and screening data by tallying parameters like possession of white ration card, … Read more

24.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Belum Caves Festival in Andhra Pradesh postponed The Belum Caves Festival has been postponed to January after the dates clashed with Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan’s visit to the district. The plan was to organise the festival on December 21 and 22. Belum Caves, also known as Belum Guhalu in Kurnool district of Andhra … Read more

19.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH OCTOPUS’ inducted into Andhra CM’s security cover   In order to enhance the security cover of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, special force ‘OCTOPUS’ has been inducted into his security.   Organisation for Counter-Terrorist Operations, also called ‘OCTOPUS’, is a specialised and elite counter-terrorism unit of the state of Andhra … Read more

22-23.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government proposes seaport worth Rs 10k cr at Ramayapatnam   Andhra Pradesh government proposed to set up a Greenfield seaport at Ramayapatnam in Prakasam district. It is an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore. The meeting held by an Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)under the Ministry of Environment. RITES Ltd in the field of … Read more

13.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh fares poorly in filing patent apps On average, around 350 patents are filed every year in Andhra Pradesh, lower compared to other states in the country. Further, almost 75 per cent to 80 per cent of these patents are applied for by either foreign companies or non-resident Indians (NRIs). It is unfortunate that out … Read more

07.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  ANDHRA PRADESH Visakhapatnam to host series of plastic waste management events A city-based organisation is conducting an exhibition to spread awareness on alternative uses for broken plastic objects later this month. The event will promote ideas to repair and reuse plastic rather than generating more waste. For the collection campaign, citizens will be given a cloth bag (for … Read more

21.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra CM Jagan launches YSR Nethanna Nestham to benefit weavers Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched welfare scheme ‘YSR Nethanna Nestham’. The government had started a new scheme for the well-being of every handloom weaver. Every handloom weaver would get Rs 24,000 annually as part of the new scheme … Read more

18.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Three Centres of Excellence sanctioned for Vizag Three Centres of Excellence have been sanctioned for Visakhapatnam under the Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) scheme of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India. Another CoE had been sanctioned at Kalam Institute of Health Technology at AP MedTech Zone … Read more

28.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Visakhapatnam to host naval event MILAN Visakhapatnam, the City of Destiny is to host MILAN 2020. The International Naval event has been scheduled to be held in March 2020. Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Chief of Staff ENC reviewed the preparations at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on 7 January 2020. The review meeting included site … Read more

10.12.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill: Special courts to be set up in all districts As AP assembly passed the Disha bill, CM Jaganmohan Reddy said this will attract national attention through debates and discussions. According to him, the two bills — Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill-Andhra Pradesh Special Court for Specified Offences Against Women and Children Bill, 2019 — … Read more