June 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH YSRs Tammineni Sitaram took charge as Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly   The first session of the 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the senior leader of YSR Congress Party Tammineni Sitaram unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Assembly. Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Tammineni appealed to protect the parliamentary democracy. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s gross enrolment ratio stands below national average   Rajasthan’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education continues to stand among the lowest in the country, putting a question mark on the efforts by the successive governments. Rajasthan has recorded a GER of 22.7% against the national average of 25.8% in 2017-18. The GER is a % of the population … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaisalmer gets Ready to Host International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019   International Army Scout Masters Competition as a part of International Army Games will be organised under the aegis of Konark Corps at Jaisalmer from 24 July to 17 August 2019.   The event will witness the participation of the Mechanised Infantry Scout … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 1st to allow MSMEs to start business without approvals   Rajasthan has become the first Indian state to allow MSMEs to start projects without any approvals or clearances. Moreover, for three years no inspections.   Attempting to attract investment, the Rajasthan government notified rules last week under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (Facilitation of … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Over 80,000 kids still out of school in State   As the country celebrates the completion of a decade of implementing the Right of Children INTERNATIONAL International Day of the Tropics observed on 29 June   The United Nations observe 29 June as International Day of the Tropics.  This day celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra University to go green with rooftop solar power   The nine-decade-old Andhra University is hoping to make a drastic reduction in its carbon footprint by embracing rooftop solar power in a phased manner by the end of this year. Work on the solar plant has already begun on the south campus and is likely to be … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH to disburse interest-free crop loans this fiscal   The government will disburse interest-free crop loans amounting to ₹3,534 crore in the current financial year 2019-20 and that it will pass the annual benefit of ₹50,000 under Rythu Bharosa scheme to tenant farmers also. It was committed to curbing the menace of spurious seeds. … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Visakhapatnam airport ranks third in QCI-AAI assessment   The Visakhapatnam airport ranked third in the 1.5 to 5 million passenger footfall range among airports in the country. The rankings were awarded in pursuance of an assessment conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI) of 34 airports under the Airport Authority of India (AAI). According to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Policy on intellectual property rights soon   The state government is working on intellectual property rights (IPRs) to foster innovation and creativity to nurture entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, promote science and technology and boost both manufacturing and service sectors. The draft of the policy has already been approved by the government and the policy is … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Mekathoti Sucharitha appointed as the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh   A Dalit Women was inducted into the Congress by the late Dr Y S Rajashekara Reddy (YSR) spotted her during his historic ‘padayatra’ in 2003. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed Mekathoti Sucharita as the state home … Read more