12.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Excise dept. undertaking spirited campaign across State   The Prohibition and Excise Department is conducting raids across the State to check violations in sale and storage of liquor and to unearth narcotics.   The department staff have seized 35,000 litres of liquor worth ₹1.40 crore in addition to 113 units of drugs and … Read more 12.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

10-11.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra records 137 cases, T’gana follows   Andhra Pradesh has witnessed the highest number of large forest fires with 137 cases since January this year, according to records maintained by Forest Survey of India (FSI).   Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu follow with a minimum of around 50 cases of large forest … Read more 10-11.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

10-11.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Land pooling Act likely after Lok Sabha pools   Rajasthan government’s ambitious but much delayed land pooling Act may come into force after the Lok Sabha elections.   Land pooling policy was devised as an alternative to the cumbersome process of land acquisition for development. As per the Act, part of land will be used for urban infrastructure development … Read more 10-11.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

09.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Vishnu Nivasam’ gets ISO certification   The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has certified the ‘Vishnu Nivasam’, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ (TTD) rest house and pilgrim accommodation complex.   The ISO has 20,000 standards and ten non-negotiable indicators. “The institution is the first TTD-run facility to be given the certificate. This should encourage … Read more 09.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

09.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan chalks out strategy to improve health indicators   After failing miserably to secure respectable place in overall delta ranking of NITI Aayog, the five aspirational districts of the state identified by the Centre need improvement in 49 different indicators set by NITI Aayog. The health department has chalked out a strategy to improve health indicators in the … Read more 09.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

08.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Korea Exim Bank to give Rs 4,100 crore loan for Vizag Metro   Korea Exim Bank has come forward to extend a Rs 4,100 crore loan for Visakhapatnam Metro Rail project. The three-corridor Vizag Metro would be built over a stretch of 42.55 km at a cost of Rs 8,300 crore.   The state government had earlier sent a proposal in this regard … Read more 08.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

07.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH World Bank to provide Rs 2,200 crores for a healthcare project to Andhra Pradesh   The World Bank decided to provide a loan of Rs. 2200 crores ($328-million) to Andhra Pradesh for implementation of the AP Health Systems Strengthening Project (APHSSP). The loan agreement was signed between the Government of India, government of … Read more 07.03.19 APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) Daily Current Affairs