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RAJASTHAN Vedanta to invest $850 mn to raise Rajasthan oilfields output ð Vedanta Ltd announced a USD 850 million investment for raising oil and gas production from its Rajasthan oilfields by about 100,000 barrels a day. ð In a regulatory announcement, the company said its board of directors has approved brownfield growth projects. … Read more 11.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra to tie up with UK in education sector Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao has felt that the education sector in the state will develop only through mutual cooperation. The minister met Britain’s foreign affairs committee chairperson Baroness Vermahere. The two discussed faculty exchange, technology development and establishment of partnerships with universities in … Read more 10.11.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN RU gets UGC ‘university with potential for excellence’ tag The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) tag for University of Rajasthan (RU) till March 2019 The tag will help the university, facing financial crunch, in getting grants from the commission. RU, the state’s oldest … Read more 10.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH State poised to retain No.1 position in EODB The State government has complied with all the guidelines of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) front. “The State is comfortably positioned to retain its No. 1 slot for the year 2017, leaving behind … Read more 09.11.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Distributors refuse to release ‘Padmavati’ in Rajasthan Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama Padmavati has run into rough weather yet again with the film distributors refusing to release the film in cinema halls in Rajasthan. The distributors said if the film hurts the sentiments of people due to the distortion of historical facts they will … Read more 09.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Smart’ plans on the anvil for Tirupati development A CCTV facility equipped with face recognition system captures the image of a professional offender in a crowd and alerts the police department. The sewage water management department gets an alert two days ahead of a possible drainage overflow. The civic officials get … Read more 08.11.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN 650 ‘rakshaks’ to protect girl child in Rajasthan. Waking up to the issue of safety and protection of girl child, the health department has trained 650 ‘rakshaks’ to spread the message with the slogan, ‘Daughters are precious’, in the state. Rajasthan, which is in a group of seven states with the lowest sex … Read more 08.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Pochampally logo, Durgi stone sculpture get GI tag Faction-ridden Palnadu in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh has shot to fame for something positive this time. After three years of persistence by AP Handicrafts Development Corporation, Chennai GI registry finally granted geographical indicator tag to Durgi stone carvings. From Telangana, the GI tag was granted … Read more 07.11.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN NGT imposes fine of Rs 2 lakh on Rajasthan pollution control board The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs 2 lakh on the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for failing to file the number of industries functioning without valid consent and is drawing water through the borewell without obtaining No … Read more 07.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt plans to make 50,000 sing national anthem and song The Vasundhara Raje government will celebrate the first anniversary of demonetisation on November 8 by hosting a mega event at SMS Stadium here where over 50,000 people will assemble to sing the national song, Vande Mataram, and the national anthem. The move has evoked strong reactions … Read more 05.06.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs