Oct 2018

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Andhra Pradesh hamlets shine in rural survey ð  Kuligod in Karnataka’s Belagavi district is the country’s best developed village, but more than a third of the gram panchayats ranked in the top 10 are in Andhra Pradesh, according to the findings of an ongoing Rural Development Ministry survey. ð  With multiple panchayats assigned the … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Centre withdraws Rs 37 crore grant for research from Rajasthan University  Rajasthan University (RU) is facing a setback after the Centre’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) has withdrawn the grant of Rs 37 crore to the university reportedly due to RU’s inability to spend the amount wisely. In 2014, Promotion of University … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan nears PM Narendra Modi’s target of 90% immunization   Rajasthan is almost near to achieve the target of 90% full immunization coverage (FIC) by this December, as called by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the pregnancy and child tracking system (PCTS) data, until September 2018, the fill immunization coverage in the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Solar plants of 620 MW get operational at Bhadla park  With the commissioning of 620 MW by three companies, the total capacity of Bhadla solar park has reached 1365 MW Spread over 4,500 hactare, Bhadla solar park near Jodhpur has a capacity for 2245 MW which is set to be saturated in next six … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh hamlets shine in rural survey   Kuligod in Karnataka’s Belagavi district is the country’s best developed village, but more than a third of the gram panchayats ranked in the top 10 are in Andhra Pradesh, according to the findings of an ongoing Rural Development Ministry survey.   With multiple panchayats assigned the same … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Vizianagaram all set for jatara   Vizianagaram is gearing up for ‘Sirimanotsavam’, a major folk festival of the presiding deity of the town Sri Pydithalli Ammavari Jatara to be held on October 23.   Traditionally, the jatara, the biggest folk festival in north-coastal Andhra Pradesh, is celebrated on the first Tuesday after Dasara … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Government set to acquire land for Bhavanapdu port   The State government is all set to acquire land for construction of the Bhavanapadu port proposed in Santabommali mandal in the district by accepting the legitimate demands of the displaced persons.   Apart from paying compensation under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Heli-tourism services to be relaunched from December 28   The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) is going to relaunch heli-tourism services from December 28, marking the Visakha Utsav. The chopper rides will be available till January 16, 2019.   The much-touted helitourism services were launched by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in December … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Bilateral Maritime Exercise between Japan and India to Commence at Visakhapatnam   Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Ships Kaga, an Izumo Class Helicopter Destroyer and Inazuma – a Guided Missile Destroyer arrived at Visakhapatnam on 07 October 2018. The JMSDF Ships under the command of Rear Admiral Tatsuya Fukada, Commander, Escort Flotilla-4 … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        This monsoon, Telangana got more rain than Andhra Pradesh ð  The southwest monsoon brought more cheer to Telangana State than Andhra Pradesh this year as the former received 98% rainfall while latter got only 88%. ð  According to an India Meteorological Department(IMD) official, Telangana received 742.4mm rainfall against its normal of 759.2mm, while Andhra Pradesh received 443.1mm rainfall against … Read more