July 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH Japan urged to explore opportunities in A.P.   Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Consul General of Japan in Chennai Kojiro Uchiyama discussed the prospects and possibilities of establishment of various industries in the State towards strengthening bilateral relations.   Jagan said the Andhra Pradesh Investment Promotion and Monitoring Act, which was … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH   Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada to fight pollution   Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has planned to make five cities in Andhra Pradesh pollution-free as part of its National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Ambient air quality data for the period of 2011-2015 and World Health Organisation report 2014-2018 for around 102 cities across the country were … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Cabinet clears amendment to enable government to run liquor outlets   The State Cabinet, in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, cleared several important draft Bills, including two pieces of legislation for amending the Excise Act, 1993, to enable the government to run liquor shops as a first step … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Centre sanctions ₹420 crore for tribal university at Relli   The Central government has sanctioned ₹420 crore for the first phase of construction of Central Tribal University, which is coming up at Relli village in Vizianagaram district.   The Union Minister pointed out that the A.P. State Reorganisation Act, 2014, inter alia, envisages … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH 73% increase in income tax collection in Telugu states   Amaravati, projected as the dream capital of Andhra Pradesh, is unlikely to take shape in the near future with two major international funding agencies refusing to fund its construction.   A week after the World Bank(WB) said no to Amaravati project, Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan risks running out of water: Study   Rajasthan could reel under extreme water crisis in the coming years with the per capita water (PCW) availability going down from 2028 billion cubic metre (BCM) in 1951 to 637 BCM in 2016, state government figures say. The study prepared by the water resources department stated that during the said period, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Panel to monitor colleges in districts   The college education department of Rajasthan is setting up district resource assistance committees (DRACS) in each district “to monitor colleges, enhance coordination among them and provide resource help to them at district level.   The DRACS are being constituted under the resource assessment and college with excellence … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Govt plans to amend Act to ensure life term for food adulteration ð  The Rajasthan government plans to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act to make the provision of life imprisonment penalty against those found guilty of food adulteration. ð  The government also plans to make food adulteration a nonbailable offence and … Read more

RAJASTHAN New policy in offing to promote tourism in Rajasthan   A new policy is on the anvil to promote tourism in the state by adding new circuits and sectors.   The new policy in the pipeline proposes to add new circuits in adventure tourism, rural tourism, religious tourism, archaeological tourism and a mix of some including wildlife.   Rs … Read more

The key highlights of union Budget 2019 are  given below : A 10-point Vision for the decade Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari Minimum Government Maximum Governance. To Achieve green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India. Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy. Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite … Read more