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ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh ‘Abhaya’ first to draw on Nirbhaya Fund. Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in the country to get support for a women’s safety schemeunder the Nirbhaya Fundestablished by the Union government. The scheme, which is known as Abhaya, is envisaged to provide safety to women on road. As part of … Read more 15.07.17 ANDHRA PRADESH Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Need new ideas to boost Rajasthan’s camel population: Researcher Ilse Kohler Rollefson, German researcher, veterinarian and ethnographer who has been researching camels in India since the 1990s, in an article in the July issue of Seminar magazine makes a case for finding a way to use the male camel as a draught animal to … Read more 15.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Water dispute: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana bury the hatchet Three years ago, Two separated states ensured that neither suffers on the issue of sharing water for irrigation and drinking purposes.the Andhra Pradesh government agreed to release water from Srisailamto quench the thirst of Hyderabadis. On its part, Telangana agreed to release water to AP after … Read more 14.07.17 Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN · Soon, app for info on tourism sites in Jhalawar Jhalawar district administration will soon launch the ‘Smart Tourism Mobile App’ named ‘Lezgo’— which has been developed by Sohamsaa Systems Private Limited. The app will give complete information about the tourist site once you reach it. Information ranging from details about … Read more 14.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Nepal urged to set up consulate in Vizag. With trade between India and Nepal on the upswing and Visakhapatnam gaining prominence, Nepal should set up a consulate or at least a trade facilitation centre. Visakhapatnam had been notified as the second gateway port after Kolkata/Haldia for Nepal a year ago … Read more 13.07.17 Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Govt ‘ban’ on digging of roads till September 30. Keeping in mind that monsoon has arrived in the city Jaipur, the district administration has imposed a sort of “ban” on digging of road by different agencies— government and private as well, for preventing accidents. The district administration has also issued direction … Read more 13.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Digitisation of land records almost complete in the State. The process of digitalising land records has been completed to the extent of 98% and the annual ‘Jamabandi’ now turned into a monthly affair, according to Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. As per him, there was no scope for tampering … Read more 12.07.17 Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan population set for high growth rate on fertility levels Sixty to seventy percent of population in the state will come from Rajasthan’s past high fertility levels till 2026. The rest of 30-40% will grow due to the still higher Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the state which stands at 2.4 as against the national TFR of 2.2. Rajasthan … Read more 12.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh State eyes South Asian data centres The government was going to introduce a first of its kind cloud hub policy to embrace the next level of software technologies. In Last three months, two new policies were introduced — Global In-house Centre (GIC) Policy which helps development of infrastructure, commercial space, hotels, … Read more 11.07.17 Andhra Pradesh current affairs
RAJASTHAN Govt to launch advanced life support ambulances in Rajasthan The state governmentis all set to launch first advanced life support(ALS) ambulances in the state to help patients suffering from heart attack and those needing higher level of care during transportation to the hospital. It is expected that 34 new ALS ambulances will be rolled out. There are 33 … Read more 11.07.17 RAS current affairs