January 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH State will support bible museum, says AP minister   The state government will support the establishment of a world class Bible Museum in Amaravati, promised social welfare minister Nakka Anand Babu.   The Christian community leaders to finalise the designs and the tender process within 10 days and the government will take the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Rs 3,834 crore Budget for Visakhapatnam ð  The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation council presented its Budget for financial year 2019-20. The corporation estimates the total income, including the opening balance, at `3,834.10 crore and overall expenditure to be `3,740.65 crore in the coming fiscal. ð  The income includes `400 crore from property … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan cabinet agrees on bills to scrap minimum educational qualification   The state cabinet in its meeting held agreed to introduce two bills in the ongoing assembly session to scrap the minimum educational qualification norms required to contest panchayat and urban bodies’ elections.   Two bills- Rajasthan Panchyati Raj (amendment) bill 2019, and Rajasthan Nagar Palika … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt schools to observe ‘career day’ on January 12     Education officers, school principals and teachers are gearing up to observe ‘career day’ in government schools across the state on January 12. The day was introduced with the aim to familiarise the students of class 10 and above to the career options available. … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan faces water crisis with decline in groundwater   ð   Rajasthan is facing a severe water crisis, with a decadal average study has inferring that there has been a decline in groundwater by 62.70% in the state with only 37.20% rise. The decadal average was counted from November 2008 to November 2018.   ð  The … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Andhra Pradesh witnesses 3% increase in rape cases ð   Andhra Pradesh state has been a marginal decrease of 4.23% in crime against women; but an increase of 3.4% in rape cases still stands as a cause for concern in 2018. Totally, 13,929 cases under head – crime against women and 1,077 rape … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh aims at 24×7 uninterrupted power supply   Ahead of the Energy Innovations Summit2019 from February 5, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on directed officials to equip themselves with innovative technology to ensure round-the-clock uninterrupted power supply in the state. Andhra Pradesh, which was earlier synonymous with long unscheduled power cuts, is now emerging as a … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Andhra’s Polavaram irrigation project creates 2 Guinness world records ð  The Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh created two Guinness world records for ‘pouring the highest amount of concrete’ and ‘largest continuous concrete pour in 24 hours’. ð  The Polavaram irrigation project is located in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. ð  The project … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government clears 4% quota for persons with disabilities   The state government on Thursday (January 24) approved four per cent reservation for persons with disabilities in government jobs and education.   In Rajasthan, persons with disabilities already enjoyed three per cent reservation in government jobs and education. It has now been increased from three … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government may set up petroleum university in Jodhpur   The Rajasthan government is mulling over the idea to set up a petroleum university in the state and also introduce a three-year diploma course in petroleum engineering at the Government Polytechnic College in Jodhpur.   The government will open new polytechnic colleges for women at district-level to … Read more