sep 2018

ANDHRA PRADESH International tsunami drill held across A.P.   Officers and staff of the AP-State Disaster Management Authority (AP-SDMA), the National and the State Disaster Response Forces, the Fire Services and the Police Departments, the Navy and the Air Force took part in the international tsunami mock drill across the state.   The Indian National … 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 Consumers upfront in tale of two reforms in Andhra   Andhra Pradesh’s (AP) power sector is going through a second phase of reforms. While the first phase (1999 – 2004) was widely seen as focused on privatisation on electricity distribution, this time the goal is to ensure affordable and reliable power supply for … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Punetha is next Chief Secretary ð  The State government has appointed Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Anil Chandra Punetha as next Chief Secretary. ð  Mr. Punetha met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at his residence at Undavalli, near here. Mr. Punetha and Special Chief Secretary L.V. Subrahmanyam were in the race … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: TD’s website for youth launched   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched Mukyamantri Yuva Nestam website www.yuvanestham.ap.gov.in at Praja Vedika to provide unemployment dole of Rs1,000 per month to over 10 lakh unemployed youth in Andhra Pradesh.   Yuva Nestam is aimed to fulfill the ambitions of youth. The scheme is … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH HSL commissions State’s largest rooftop solar power plant   In one of the major green-friendly initiatives, Hindustan Shipyard Limited has commenced production from the State’s largest rooftop solar power plant.   The plant is built and operated by Clean Max. While there is no investment on the part of HSL, as per the agreement arrived … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, govt plans Td vaccine for children Soon, the Td (Tetanus and Diphtheria) vaccine will be administered to older teens and pregnant woman also as the government has planned to include Diphtheria vaccine for adolescent and the pregnant woman in universal immunization program (UIP) because a number of Diphtheria cases have been observed in … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Chandrababu Naidu flags off ‘Swacch Dhara’ programme in Amaravati   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu flagged off the ‘Swachh Dhara’ programme, with an aim to provide clean drinking water across the state.   As part of the scheme, tankers providing water across the state will be cleaned periodically through a six-layered cleaning … Read more

RAJASTHAN Central team to assess quality of services in Rajasthan   The Centre has sent a team for review the programmes implemented in the state under National Health Mission (NHM). The team has already arrived in the state and inspecting health institutes which will continue till September 12.   Under NHM, Centre provides fund to the state … Read more

RAJASTHAN Bhilwara dairy launches packaged cow milk   Bhilwara dairy has started selling of packed cow milk in the market. Bhilwara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh, a co-operative union of milk producers affiliated to Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation (RCDF) is the only second dairy board in the state, after the one in Bikaner, which is … Read more