Dec 2018

ANDHRA PRADESH   Country should benefit from Industry 4.0: expert   The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and AP Skill Development Centre (APSSDC), with national partner IIT (Tirupati) and international partner Texas A&M University (USA) organised Industry 4.0, a conference to identify opportunities, challenges in implementing new technologies and sensitise all the stakeholders. Industry 4.0 … Read more 19.12.2018 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN MLA LAD scheme spend increases in election year   With the assembly elections in Rajasthan this year, nearly 62 per cent of the total funds released have been spent under the MLA local area development scheme in 2018-19 (up to November) , according to a rural development department record. It is also worth noting that out … Read more 19.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Healthcare gets a boost in State   India imports over 70 % of medical devices, including high-end equipment such as CT scan, MRI, Cath lab and Linear Accelerator (LINAC), used in the treatment of cancer.   This will soon become a thing of the past with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurating … Read more 18.12.2018 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan History : Nasirabad revolt of 1857   First of all, this revolt was started in Nasirabad. The main reason behind this was that the British government sent Ajmer’s 15th Bengal Infantry to Nasirabad because government had no faith in this Infantry.   All the soldiers were angry with this decision of the … Read more 18.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH State team in Rajasthan village to study success model   Piplantri in Rajasmand taluk of Rajasthan is a model village that has set an example in ushering in development by utilising funds allocated under government schemes.   They narrated to ensure financial security, after the birth of a girl child, the residents contribute … Read more 16-17.12.2018 Daily APPSC (Andra Pradesh) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Second highest all-girls education institutions in Rajasthan   The trend of separate educational institutes for girls may have become a passé in the county but not in Rajasthan. The desert state has the second highest number of dedicated girls’ colleges in the country making it the most conservative state. Figures released by the HRD ministry says that … Read more 16-17.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH State tops in oil palm cultivation, production   Andhra Pradesh stands first in the country in oil palm cultivation and production covering an area of 1.62 lakh hectare with a yield of 14.09 lakh metric tons (MTs) of fresh fruit bunches (FFBs). The average productivity stands at 19.81 tons per hectare from the bearing … Read more 15.12.2018 Daily APPSC (Andra Pradesh) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan pink sandstone for Abu Dhabi temple   Pink sandstone from Rajasthan will be used in the construction of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Work for the temple was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in February this year and is expected to be completed by 2020. Spread over 55,000 sqm land, the temple will be hand carved by … Read more 15.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Tech Nomad will help people from rural areas: IT Adviser   Under ‘Tech Nomad,’ a programme launched by the State government in association with the American multinational IT Company DXC Technology, unemployed can pursue a career of their choice. The best part is that they can work from anywhere and earn a decent … Read more 14.12.2018 Daily APPSC (Andra Pradesh) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN After Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan too waives farm loans   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot  announced that farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh defaulted till November this year will be waived. The CM said it would cost the state exchequer Rs 18,000 crore. Rajasthan is the fourth state to waive farm loans after Congress-held MP and Chhattisgarh and … Read more 14.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs