March 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH Vedanta Limited has discovered oil in the Krishna Godavari basin   Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Limitedhas discovered oil in the Krishna Godavari basin on India’s east coast. The company has notified the management committee, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of an oil discovery in the second exploratory well H2, located in block KG-OSN-2009/3, Krishna-Godavari Basin, east … Read more 24-25.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s Saraswati is ‘poorest’ MP in India, says ADR report   Sumedhanand Saraswati (67), Lok Sabha MP from Sikar, is the “poorest” parliamentarian in the country having declared a total asset of just Rs. 34,311, which is the lowest, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.   According to the ADR report, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP … Read more 24-25.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Vijayawada Railway Station awarded the Gold Rating for being Clean & Eco-Friendly   Vijayawada railway station, one of the busiest railway junctions in India, has received Gold Ratingby the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for Green Measures. The IGBC-CII, with the support of the Environment Directorate of Indian Railways, developed the Green Railway Stations Rating … Read more 23.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Health dept seeks life imprisonment for adulteration of food   The Rajasthan health department has sought amendments to Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions for stringent action against those manufacturing, selling and distributing substandard and misbranded food items.   It has sent a proposal to the home department seeking amendments to sections 272 and 273 … Read more 23.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH 19 Andhra Pradesh MPs top average self-income chart   Nineteen MPs from Andhra Pradesh have the highest average annual self-income of Rs 1.05 crore as opposed to the national average of Rs 30.29 lakh, says a report. According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch … Read more 21-22.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan University set to receive Rs 50 crore education fund   Rajasthan University (RU) has become eligible for receiving fund from the Ministry of Human Resource Development under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme phase II. The university will receive Rs 50 crore in total out of which Rs 35 crore is for research … Read more 21-22.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Water level in reservoirs at Tirumala falls With dwindling water level in reservoirs in the region ahead of the summer, The engineers to take up conversation measures by restricting supply to commercial and religious establishments to four hours a day. Moreover, push button water taps would be set up at cottages and guest … Read more 20.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Government institute for poor in Alwar marred by delay   India’s first world-class national institute for poor, backwards and minorities (government funded), to be set up in Alwar, is marred by delay. Union ministry for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had laid the foundation stone on October 1, 2018 is yet to complete its onsite studies … Read more 20.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh in top 3 in cash seizures across country   Enforcement agencies have reported seizures totalling ₹103.4 crore in the State, putting Andhra Pradesh on a dubious list of top three States where high-value seizures have been made in the run-up to the elections.   Till now, Tamil Nadu came first with … Read more 19.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN First national seminar on e-learning held in Ajmer college   The first national seminar on e-learning and MOOCs (massive open online courses) was organized in Sophia Girls’ College.   This will change the face of higher education in Rajasthan and break barriers of distance education in higher studies. This new technology will also enhance the teachers’ … Read more 19.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs