February 2020

ANDHRA PRADESH Centre releases Rs 267 crore for infra in Maoist areas in Andhra The central government has released Rs 267 crore to build infrastructure in Maoists strongholds. The work will be taken up under the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Area (RCPLWE) and the funds were released through the Pradhan Mantri Gram … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra among top states in CSR spending with Rs 2,731 crore, Telangana one of the lowest spenders with Rs 918 crore   Excluding North East and Union Territories, Telangana is one of the states where the lowest amount of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds were spent in the last three years, according to the data of the … Read more

CAG report on Siachen troops Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) pulled up the Army for deficiencies in the provision of special clothing, rations and housing for troops in high-altitude areas, including Siachen. There were delays of up to four years in the procurement of high-altitude clothing and equipment, leading to an acute shortage of essential clothing … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh & Telangana quietly bury plan to link Godavari, Krishna The inter-linking of Godavari and Krishna rivers to benefit drought-prone areas in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has been shelved. The much-hyped plan fell apart following the AP government’s reluctance to take up the project owing to huge costs involved and its focus shifting to linking of Godavari and Penna rivers … Read more

Ease of living index (EoLI) and municipal performance index (MPI) 2019 The ministry of housing and urban affairs have launched the ease of living index (EoLI) and municipal performance index (MPI) 2019_to help assess the progress made in cities through various initiatives and empower them to use evidence to plan, implement and monitor their performance. … Read more

Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva blacklisted by US The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva, for human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the last phase of the country’s civil war in 2009 Lt. Gen. Silva is credited with leading an Army division against Tamil Tiger rebels in the final … Read more

Four hydro projects violate Ganga flow norms Since the government made it mandatory for hydro power projects on the upper reaches of the river Ganga’s tributaries to release minimum quantities of water through the year, 4 of the 11 projects are flouting norms, says a report by the Central Water Commission (CWC). The ecological flow, … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra CM launches ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme to provide financial assistance to students Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched yet another scheme named after himself, called ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’. Under this a financial assistance of Rs 2,300 crore would be provided to students pursuing various post- intermediate courses to … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH First Banana Container Train sent to JNPT for Exports   Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA) along with State Government of Andhra Pradesh one of the largest member exporter of banana, dispatched the first shipment of 890 MTs of high-quality bananas loaded in 43 refrigerated containers, from Tadipatri, Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh … Read more

International Religious Freedom Alliance The United States announced the launch of a 27-nation International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will try to adopt a collective approach in protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world. The areas will include things like technology and religious oppression, blasphemy and apostasy laws, for instance. Toolbox will include things like, … Read more