April 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to tackle snake-human conflict with rescue centre   For the first time in Andhra Pradesh, the state forest department in collaboration with Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society (EGWS) is setting up a snake rescue centre in the north coastal region, aimed not only at rescue and conservation of snakes, but also at educating and safeguarding the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH State is going through tough financial situation   The State government has borrowed more than ₹8,000 crore during 1st financial month. It has gone for overdrafts thrice in the first two weeks of the new fiscal.   Incidentally, the State government rolled out Pasupu Kumkuma, a capital infusion scheme for DWCRA groups, and … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH • Azolla cultivation gets priority in Vizianagaram  The animal husbandry department in Vizianagaram district is implementing a major byproduct boost through Azolla cultivation. The department has been given a Rs 100 crore budget as part of a convergence project under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The promotion of Azolla … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Commercial breeding of famous Marwari, Kathiawadi horses soon   The National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE), Bikaner campus, is all prepared to sell frozen semen of high breed horses commercially. These breeds include Kathiawadi and Marwari and ponies like Manipuri and Spiti Valley. So far, they have been giving it for free to the defence … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture : Bhatner fort   The Bhatner fortis at Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, India, about 419 km northwest of Jaipur along the old Multan-Delhi route and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. The old name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means “fortress of the Bhatti Rajputs”.Believed to be 1700 years old, it is considered to be one of the oldest forts of India.   The … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020, first in Arab world   Saudi Arabiawill host the annual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab  Japan will host this year’s G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June 28-29, as well as ministerial … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh History : Eastern chalukyas   Between 624 and 1323, a significant change came about in social, religious, linguistic and literary spheres of Andhra society. During this period the Telugu language, emerged as a literary medium subsuming the predominance of Prakrit and Sanskrit. As a result, Andhra achieved an identity and a … Read more

RAJASTHAN Viral load testing to treat people living with HIV soon   Forty one thousand people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are taking daily antiretroviral (ARV) drugs from 24 centres in the state, will get the facilities for viral load testing in the state soon, as National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has set up viral load testing … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH NGT imposes Rs 100 crore penalty on Andhra Pradesh government     The National Green Tribunal has slapped an interim penalty of Rs 100 crore on the Andhra Pradesh government for inaction to prevent illegal sand mining in the state.   A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, directed the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Air pollution: Bhiwadi at 5, Jodhpur at 12 in world cities   Industrial hub in Alwar district, Bhiwadi was at the fifth place in the list of cities across world with the worst air pollution in 2018, according to a new study by Swiss-based company AirVisual and Greenpeace. Another city of the state, Jodhpur … Read more