December 2017

21.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh Government Signs Agreements With Alphabet X   The government of Andhra Pradesh entered into an agreement with the moonshot factory of Alphabet (earlier Google) X to bring the breakthroughFree Space Optical. Communication (FSOC) technology in order to provide internet through the government Fibergrid project. This association with X labs to implement FSOC in … Read more 21.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

21.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gives 1% quota to Gujjars, 4 other communities   The Vasundhara Raje government on Friday announced one per cent reservation for Gujjars and four other castes by creating a new category — most backward classes (MBC). This will take the total reservation in the state to 50%, which is the limit for quotas permitted by … Read more 21.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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RAJASTHAN Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan   With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state.   The … Read more 20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

20.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH   AP Govt, UNESCO to set up gaming hub, special school   The Andhra Pradesh Government in association with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is planning to establish a centre of excellence for children as well as a “gaming for e-learning hub”.   It will … Read more 20.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

19.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH   AP pollution board to study impact of effluents on marine life along coastline   The National Institute of Oceanography at Vizag has commissioned the AP Pollution Control Board to conduct a fresh study to find out the impact on marine fauna and flora due to the discharge of industrial effluents of pharma, chemical and … Read more 19.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan HC notice over condom ads regulation   Rajasthan High court issues notice to the Centre challenging the ban of condom advertisements during day time on television as an ” unhealthy practice and indecent for children.   The petition has challenged the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry advisory issued to all television channels on Dec 11 2017 … Read more 19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

17-18.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be part of Centre’s study on dengue   The state will be one of the centres for the multi-centric cross-sectional study to be conducted in the country to estimate the sero-prevalence of dengue virus infection in India. The study will be conducted by the Centre with the main objective to establish age specific sero-prevalence … Read more 17-18.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

17-18.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH   Vijayawada police have second highest under-investigation cases in AP   According to 2016 State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) data, Vijayawada cops have recorded the second-highest crime rate in the state, after the Guntur Urban police unit.   Pendency of investigation is highest in Vizag city, followed by Vijayawada and East Godavari district. … Read more 17-18.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

16.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh improves ease of doing business rank   Andhra Pradesh has staged a remarkable comeback to make it to the top five club in ease of doing business (EoDB) earning the fourth position as per details released by the Union government earlier this week. Telangana has been maintaining its lead at top position … Read more 16.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

15.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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ANDHRA PRADESH   Tower design for Assembly building approved   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu gave his approval to the design of the Legislative Assembly building from two options at a meeting with the officials of the A.P.-Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and representatives of the Foster+Partners (F+P), in which film director S.S. Rajamouli had … Read more 15.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs