November 2022

ANDHRA PRADESH Male-female ratio improves in Andhra Pradesh   The state is showing a healthy trend in girl population as the state government is closely monitoring the deliveries, particularly in rural areas. The state has ensured that 100 per cent deliveries are handled at the PHC in tribal area, improving the girl population rate. AP has already … Read more

  ANDHRA PRADESH MSME internships to boost employability In a move to make the students pursuing different technical courses at polytechnic colleges employable soon after finishing their courses, the technical education department has roped in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) industries to provide internship to students. The MSME industry association has also agreed to … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to implement national registration system The state government has decided to join National Generic Documentation Registration System (NGDRS) after the successful implementation of the pilot project in two areas. The new system is expected to ease setting up of new industries. The Stamps and Registration Department launched the pilot project in Kankipadu of … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH High taxes, stringent regulations crippling tobacco farming: FAIFA  Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), which represents millions of tobacco farmers and farm workers, has urged the Centre to take a relook at the high taxation and stringent regulations as they were crippling farming sector. The association said that low production of the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh among top seven states in PGI ratings  Andhra Pradesh has been ranked seventh in the performance grading index (PGI) ratings released by the Union education ministry. The state, which has been implementing a variety of reforms in the education sector, attained the best rating of L2 along with six other states. Gujarat, Rajasthan and AP … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Historical sculptures of Kakatiya regime found near Tenali Historical sculptures of Kakatiya regime were found in neglected state at Kolakaluru village of Tenali mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. After a thorough inspection of the sculptures, the four inscriptions dated 1240, 1241, 1242 and 1318 CE engraved on pillars of the Agasthyeswara temple … Read more

  ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: HIV infections drop to less than 1% from 6% in 12 years  Andhra Pradesh reported 6.74% human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity rate among the general population when the health department conducted tests on about 7.5 lakh people in 2010-11. Over 50,000 infections surfaced in these tests. Cut to 2022-23, the state … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Centre to grant advance of Rs 10,000 crore for Polavaram project The Centre has in principle agreed to grant the advance fund to put the Polavaram project work on fast track. The state government has been lobbying for the release of advance grant of 10,000 crore for the past several months in order … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Energy efficiency awards slated for December The Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM) has decided to present ‘state energy conservation awards’ to industries, organisations, and establishments, which have made significant contributions to its energy conservation and efficiency efforts. The awards will be given during the national energy conservation week celebrations that will … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Drone technology centre at Andhra University Andhra University entered into a memorandum of understanding with Rosys Virtual Solutions Pvt Ltd on Monday to establish an innovation center for drone technologies (ICDT) on the campus. AU registrar Prof V Krishna Mohan and Rosys chief technology officer SK Venkata Satish signed on and exchanged the MoU documents in the presence of V-C … Read more