February 2020

ANDHRA PRADESH AP varsities asked to make all services available online As part of its efforts to rev up the higher education system, the Andhra Pradesh government has asked all universities in the state to soon go online and make all services available at the touch of a button. All universities have also been asked … Read more 29.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH AP CM launches scheme to provide financial assistance to students   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday launched yet another scheme named after him ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ under which a financial assistance of Rs 2,300 crore would be provided to students pursuing various post-Intermediate courses to meet hostel … Read more 28.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 27.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun to strengthen engagement and defence cooperation between the two countries. Princess Sirindhorn has also been an instructor and teaches history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). India and Thailand conducted a … Read more 13.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 14.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 26.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH third phase of Kanti Velugu scheme The third phase of the Dr YSR Kanti Velugu programme to be launched by chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at STBC college ground in Kurnool . The third phase of the scheme would provide free of cost eye care to about 57 lakh elderly people above the … Read more 15.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Bird census explores Coringa’s fauna diversity The Census has recorded 26,734 birds of 96 species, including 47 migratory species such as Great Knot and Indian Skimmer, in the diverse ecosystem of mudflats, mangrove cover, marshy and wetland. The Godavari estuary continues to be a safe habitat supporting breeding of numerous migratory birds. However, … Read more 16-17.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 25.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh ranks top in health insurance, clean water & sanitation: SDG 2019   Andhra Pradesh finished among the ‘frontrunner’ states with a creditable third position in the latest United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2019) report by Niti Aayog. The state stood no.1 in some of the indicators which include health insurance coverage, clean water and … Read more 23-24.02.20 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs