Oct 2018

RAJASTHAN Digitalisation of Textbooks in Rajasthan The introduction of ‘energised’ (QR code imposed) Science and Mathematics textbooks for students of Classes IX and X from this academic year (2018-19) will provide additional content for topics in the syllabus which are difficult to comprehend for an average student. QR codes providing contextualised interactive audio-visual content and … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        CRDA gets State’s guarantee for raising ₹10,000 crore from banks   ð  The State government on Monday accorded approval for providing a guarantee to the AP-Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) for raising loans amounting to ₹10,000 crore from scheduled commercial banks for the current financial year. ð  This fundraising is for meeting … Read more

RAJASTHAN A fourth of Aravali hills in Rajasthan gone forever   In a starting revelation, Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee(CEC) on Tuesday told the court that 31 out of 128 hills in Aravali region in Rajasthan have vanished in the last 50 years due to massive illegal mining, compelling the court to direct the state to … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH APPCB to grant ₹200 crore loan for Masula port   The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has been directed to grant an advance loan to the tune of ₹200 crore to the Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority for gathering land for the proposed deep sea port.   The MUDA will receive the grant through the Municipal … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Government team to make plan for proposed steel plant in Andhra Pradesh   A high-powered team is working to develop a plan and prepare a technical report for the proposed steelplant at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.   The ministry said a review was held last week for preparation of a feasibility report for the steel … Read more

RAJASTHAN Unemployment rate higher in state than national average, says report   Rajasthan has higher unemployment than the national average, according to data released by centre for sustainable employment.   The percentage of unemployment rate within the state was 7.7% whereas the national average was 5.6% in August 2018.   The unemployment rate among women … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur gets first Leopard Safari   Country’s first Leopard Safari project—Jhalana Leopard Project—was duly inaugurated by Forest Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar. On the lines of Jhalana Leopard Safari Project, leopard safaris will be set up in seven different districts of the state where the population of Leopards is abound. This will not only enhance … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP plans to establish cyber police wings   The state government has been planning to establish cyber police wings in Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam, Guntur  and Tirupati to deal with Cyber crimes and white collar crimes.   The government has also been mulling over filling 2,000 to 3,000 vacant posts in the department, besides offering … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH to work on Tirupati-Hong Kong direct flight to woo Chinese investors   Buoyed by the response from Chinese firms and their keenness to invest in Andhra Pradesh, the State government has promised the “prospective investors” that it would ensure a direct flight between Tirupati, which is being developed as an electronics hub, and Hong Kong. … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH State focuses on structural shift in economy   Having set the goal of making Andhra Pradesh the best State in the country by 2029, the government has laid its focus on “structural shift and transformation” in the economy. The government estimates that 5 million to 6 million people are “disguised unemployed” in the … Read more