August 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH Rural road development work gets AIIB nod   The Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to fund rural road development project in the state. It will forward a loan of Rs 4,600 crore for the project. The decision to support the state government’s initiative to strengthen rural road network assumes significance in the … Read more 02.08.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to table bill against honour killing, khap panchayats   A bill proposing stringent laws against the menace of honour killing. The bill also proposes steps to curb the powers of khap panchayats, which often issue arbitrary diktats.   The bill may propose imprisonment for a period between six months and five years, along … Read more 02.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Lift irrigation project on Budameru canal commissioned   Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Nani inaugurated the YSR Lift Irrigation Scheme on the Budameru canal that irrigates more than 3,600 acres of land in Nandivada mandal in Krishna district.   The ₹9 crore lift irrigation project was built by the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Development Corporation (APIDC) with … Read more 01.08.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary likely to be made tiger reserve   The state government will soon send a proposal to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for developing Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary (RVS) in Bundi as a tiger reserve.   The state has three tiger reserves, home to 85 big cats, with the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) … Read more 01.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs