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RAJASTHAN Machia park likely to abode white tiger. Visitors at Machia Biological Parkof Jodhpur will soon be able to see a white tiger. Process for bringing a male white tiger from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur Zoohas already been initiated and once the permission from both the departments and the Central Zoo Authority(CZA) is obtained, shifting will be executed. Jodhpur’s Machia … Read more 24.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Kharif hopes high in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh as Almatti water level rises. The water level in Almatti, the first major dam across the Krishna river in Karnataka, has been increasing sharply rekindling hopes of farmers in Rayalaseema and parts of Telangana of a good Kharif season. The Almatti dam received more than one … Read more 24.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current
Andhra Pradesh Kuppam will be satellite town to Bengaluru The tri-State Kuppam junction would be developed as a satellite town to Bengaluru in view of the close proximity of the places to each other and the rich potential of the Kuppam region for agro-based industries and gold mines. As part of the action … Read more 21.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN 85% Raj rural women don’t know about HIV/AIDS’ High migratory populationin the state makes Rajasthan vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. But a matter of even more serious concern is that the percentage of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDSis quite low here. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -4 (2015-16), only 19.1% of … Read more 21.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Rare flying snake spotted in capital. An Ornate Flying Snake, something that has never been seen in either Telangana or Andhra Pradesh till now, was spotted in Goshamahal. “On July 14, we received a distress call on our helpline from a shopkeeper in Goshamahal reporting a small snake near the entrance of his plywood shop. Responding … Read more 20.07.17 HPPCS Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rare disease policy yet to see light of the day Policy proposal for diagnosis and appropriate treatment of rarediseases was submitted in 2015, but it is yet to see the light of day owing to the apathy of the state government. Rare diseaseis a segment of diseases which is still not in the priority … Read more 20.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh House monitoring App gets 50,000 registrations in 15 days The Locked Houses Monitoring System (LHMS) App, launched by the Chittoor police on July 1, received an overwhelming response from the public, with over 50,000 registrations by July 15. In six months, the police officials hope to reach half of the target. … Read more 19.07.17 APPSC Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Soon, a biodiversity park on Ajmer-Pushkar Road The foothill area on Ajmer-Pushkar road will soon have a biodiversity park and space will be reserved for wild animals. The specialty of the park will be that it will have diverse plants that are found on the hills and the arid zone. The environment and forest minister Gajender Singh … Read more 19.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Rivers in spate, flood alert sounded in Andhra Pradesh Nagavali and Vamsadhara, two main rivers in north coastalAndhra Pradesh, continue to be in spate with the flood situation remaining grim. Incessant rains in the last three days under the influence of a vigorous southwest monsoon in the catchment areas of the … Read more 18.07.17 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN In a first, rainforest trees found in Ranthambore. The bio-diversity of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve(RTR) has thrown up a surprise. a thriving patch of Litsea Glutinosa, essentially rainforest trees, were noticed in the RTR. Presence of this species in RTR is its first report from Ranthambore as well as from Rajasthan. … Read more 18.07.17 RAS Current Affairs