March 2019

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

ANDHRA PRADESH EC deploys I-T teams in AP to check poll expenditure   The Election Commission has deployed several teams in the state to keep a tab on the amount of money candidates were to spend on the poll campaign.   Consequently, the Income Tax department has set up a control room in Visakhapatnam and … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH The Ikshvakus of Nagarjunakonda   After the disintegration of the Satavahana Empire in the Deccan the Ikshvakus have succeeded in the Krishna valley choosing Vijayapuri as their capital. There were only four kings in the Ikshvaku line beginning with Chantamula, a valiant ruler who performed Agnihotra, Agnistoma, Aswamedha sacrifice, gifted lakhs of cows, … Read more

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

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

ANDHRA PRADESH Daiki Aluminium Industry to set up plant in Sri City Andhra Pradesh   Japan-basedDaiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd., through its Indian subsidiary, is to set up an aluminium alloy plant at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. Daiki Aluminium Industry India Pvt. Ltd. would make an initial investment of250 crore. To be built on a 20-acre plot in … Read more

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Liquor flow from border States poses a major challenge   Given the fact that 11 of the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh share border with 22 districts spread across five States — Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Chattisgarh and one union territory Puducherry — it is a Herculean task for the Excise … Read more

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

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