January 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH AP Cabinet approved 5% quota for Kapus and EBCs   The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet has decided to give 5% quota for Kapu communityand another 5% to the Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) among the forward castes. The Cabinet resolved to pay out 250 crore as advance towards compensation to victims of AgriGold scam and to file a memo to that … Read more 19.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more 19.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Top infra, steel companies under GST intel scanner ð  Several major infra companies which are into government projects like irrigation and other works in Telangana and Andhra Pradeshalong with iron and steel companies that are supplying fake invoices to them are now under the scanner of GST Intelligence sleuths. ð  Two cases — one by GST … Read more 18.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

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 18.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Don’t enrol in both Telangana and AP, warns state election panel   State election authorities have warned people against enrolling themselves as voters in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The authorites also rolled out voter enrolment dates and announced the launch of an app that will help people check their enrolment status and other voting details … Read more 17.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more 17.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Wind power sector set to get a boost   The AP-Transco’s renewable energy evacuation scheme under the Power-for-All (PFA) programme, which is capable of transmitting 1,000 MW of wind energyINTERNATIONAL   ·         Iran plans to launch two domestically made satellites   Iran plansto launch two domestically made satellites into orbit to gather information on its environment.  The announcement … Read more 16.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN   Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly   Gulab Chand Kataria, the Senior BJP MLA, took oath as the pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. He will conduct the first meeting of the 15th Assembly. Once a new Speaker is elected, Mr. Kataria, who was the Home Minister in … Read more 16.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Assembly Budget session likely from January 30   The Budget session of the State Assembly is likely to be conducted from January 30. Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu may present the vote-on- account for the financial year 2019-20 on February 4.   The Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council are likely to remain in the … Read more 15.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan government to felicitate those adopting stray cows ð  Rajasthan government has decided to honour those who adopt stray cows on Independence day and Republic day. ð  The Directorate of Gopalan has issued a letter to all district collectors asking them to motivate donors, NGOs, social workers and cow lovers to adopt stray cows and felicitate them on … Read more 15.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs