Dec 2018

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Tirupati inches towards smart city targets ð  The temple city has achieved progress towards finalising tenders for the smart city project, slated to be be grounded in January. ð  With new vehicles, the MCT will be able to clean 120 -150 km of road every day. ð  Open defecation is still an … Read more

RAJASTHAN International Camel festival to be held at Bikaner from 12 Jan 2019   The 26th International Camel Festival will be held in Bikaner, Rajasthan on January 12 and 13, 2019. On the second day of the festival, heritage walk will be organized from the Rampuriya Haveli to Bikaji’sTekri, in which the tourists will be … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Micro irrigation cover for 60k ha in 60 days’   Officials of the Andhra Pradesh Micro Irrigation Project have chalked out an action plan to bring 60,000 hectares in the district under drip and sprinkler irrigation systems in 60 days.   In view of drought in the district, micro irrigation systems would be … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Cabinet approves hybrid energy policy   The State Cabinet on Friday approved AP Wind, Solar Hybrid Power Policy 2018.   The policy is aimed at encouraging hybrid renewal energy projects in the State and thus generate 18,000 MW renewable energy by 2021-22. The government has set a target that Andhra Pradesh should be able to … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Govt. policy to boost logistics sector likely soon ð  The State government will soon be bringing out a policy to give a big push to logistics sector. A draft proposal, which was prepared by the Economic Development Board (EDB), has been sent to all the stake holders for inputs. ð  Valuable information has been … Read more

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

RAJASTHAN Govt working on logistics for farm loan waiver of 50 lakh farmers in Rajasthan   State government has started building the roadmap for farm loan waiver in the state.   Other departments like department of finance has also sought information from department of cooperatives regarding the farm loan waiver and the farmers who will … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has highest death rate per lakh due to air pollution   Over 90 thousand deaths in 2017 in Rajasthan were linked to air pollution. Rajasthan has reported highest death rate per one lakh population, which is 112.5, attributable to air pollution.   The average life expectancy in Rajasthan would have been 2.5 years higher, which is … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Russian Federation Navy Ships arrive Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA NAVY 2018   Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) Ships Varyag,  Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma arrived Visakhapatnam to participate in INDRA NAVY, the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy exercise on 09 Dec 18.   The 10th edition of exercise … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Culture : Mālwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more