January 2019

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 08.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

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 08.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Andhra Pradesh govt distributes cars to unemployed Brahmin youth   ð  Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday distributed cars to 30 unemployed youth belonging to Brahmin community.   ð  It is for the first time in the country that an exclusive corporation was set up for the welfare of Brahmins. The … Read more 06-07.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN ·        Government may extend deadline to meet housing targets ð  The rural development department may extend the deadline to meet the target for the completion of building remaining 1,78,965 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) from January 31 to March 31. Out of the sanctioned 6.87 lakh houses under PMAY, around 5.08 … Read more 06-07.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Biggest single-site greenfield FDI coming to Andhra Pradesh At $3.5 billion (approx. Rs 24,500 crore), it’s one of the single-largest FDIs in a greenfield project in India in recent times and it’s coming to Andhra Pradesh.   Indonesian pulp and paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) is setting up India’s largest paper … Read more 05.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

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 05.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH CM N.Chandrababu Naidu launched Prana Raksha app of police   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the Prana Raksha web application developed by the Chittoor police at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. The app has been designed to save the lives of road accident victims and reach out to women in distress. The Prana Raksha app, which works on … Read more 04.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN Projects under RUIDP in 42 cities of Rajasthan to begin soon   Drinking, drainage and sewerage projects in 42 cities of the state under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) phase-IV are expected to begin soon.   Under the project, the department will work to beautify and restore 10 heritage sites, including Khetri, Mandawa, Deeg, Kama, … Read more 04.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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 03.01.19 Daily APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affair

RAJASTHAN Flower research centre to come up at Mount Abu   The horticulture department is set to develop an agro-eco-tourism and international flower research centre at Mount Abu.   It had identified about 20 bighas of land near the sunset point for the project. The Rs10-crore project is funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more 03.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs