April 2021

ANDHRA PRADESH Vizag to send medical oxygen to Maharashtra   After Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments approached the Ministry of Railways for transportation of liquid medical oxygen tankers by trains, it was decided to move some empty tankers to Vizag for loading of medical oxygen tankers from here. The LMO would be transported by placing the tankers on flat wagons. According to the Railway officials, a green … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Adoptions in Andhra Pradesh drop 55% during pandemic Andhra Pradesh saw a 55% drop in adoptions across all Sisu Gruhas (children’s homes) since the outbreak of the pandemic, compared to 2019. In 2020, around 70 adoptions took place, less than half the figure in 2019 (156). The state saw 843 adoptions between 2012 to 2021. … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh sets focus on pumped hydro storage plants: Renewable Energy Corporation MD Ramana Reddy The Andhra Pradesh state government has set its focus on pumped hydro storage (PHS) plants. Since supplies from both solar and wind power plants are unpredictable and not completely reliable, it would result in fluctuations in the grid’s stability. The state government … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to Formulate Oxygen Policy Soon, Says Mekapati Gautham Reddy   Industries minister Mekapati Gautham Reddy has said the government will shortly announce an oxygen policy to encourage manufacturing of oxygen concentrators in the state. He said the government will ready its own plants with a capacity of 300-400 metric tonnes (MT) over the next 45 days.   … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh’s single largest floating solar project launched at NTPC in Vizag   The Simhadri unit of National Thermal Power Corporation of India Limited (NTPC) launched the 25MW of floating solar power project at its unit premises in Visakhapatnam. The project is being developed in its own resorvoir spread over 150 acres. The first 5MW block was … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Adoptions in Andhra Pradesh drop 55% during pandemic Andhra Pradesh saw a 55% drop in adoptions across all Sisu Gruhas (children’s homes) since the outbreak of the pandemic, compared to 2019. In 2020, around 70 adoptions took place, less than half the figure in 2019 (156). The state saw 843 adoptions between 2012 to 2021. … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Centre to upgrade 10 state highways to national highways   The Centre has agreed to convert around 10 major state highways in Andhra Pradesh into national highways. The Centre will spend close to Rs 8,000 crore for the upgrade. Further, majority of the proposed national highways would be converted into six lanes from the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh govt to expand Amul dairy scheme to all dists Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy  said that the state government’s decision to enter into an MoU with the dairy leader of the country, Amul, has helped thousands of women get higher revenue. The state government has decided to expand the collaboration with Amul to … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH NCML signs MoU with Agriculture Skill Council of India for skill development in agriculture sector National Collateral Management Limited (NCML), private-sector agriculture post-harvest management company, announced that it has signed MoU with Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI), an organization that works towards the capacity building by bridging gaps and upgrading skills of … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government woos large investors in electronics sector with sops   In a move to attract big ticket investments in the electronics sector, the state has expressed willingness to work with large investors with an investment over Rs 7,500 crore, which could make AP a global manufacturing destination. The government has promised … Read more