September 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to ban private practice by govt. doctors   The State government is going to ban private practice by doctors working in government hospitals and increase their salaries as compensation in accordance with the recommendations made by the experts committee on reforms in the health sector.   The Andhra Pradesh Government Doctors’ … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Exports from State to go up   Exports from Andhra Pradesh are set to get a boost with the opening of the State chapter by Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India.   EEPC India’s sub-regional office is located in Hyderabad. Announcing opening of new chapters in tier-2 and tier-3 cities to expand … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Chittoor police launch cyber cell to tackle online frauds   State government launched the Cyber Crimes Cell at the new District Police Office in Chittoor, in order to effectively tackle various forms of online frauds.   The cyber cell was started with staff trained in the specified areas such as OTP frauds, online shopping … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan schools to have NCERT syllabus from next session   The state government announced the implementation of the NCERT syllabus in schools from the next session.   The new syllabus will be implemented for classes VI to IX and Class XI.   The English and Hindi medium books of the National Council of Educational … Read more

RAJASTHAN Kalraj Mishra took oath as Rajasthan Governor   Former Union Minister Kalraj Mishra took oath as the new Governor of Rajasthan on 9 September 2019. The oath of office was administered by  Rajasthan High Court (HC) Chief Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat.   Mishra will succeed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. Mishra is … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP cabinet approves cancellation of Polavaram hydel power contract   The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday ratified the government’s decision to withdraw Navayuga group from Polavaram project and go for reverse tendering. The cabinet approved the proposal to withdraw 3,216.11 crore tender in the hydel project given by the previous government. The cabinet decided go for fresh … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP government cancels Bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam   Andhra Pradesh government collecting a ‘green tax’besides imposing a ban on single-use plastic. The bauxite mining lease in about 1,520 hectares in Jarella of Chintapalli agency area in Visakhapatnam district, given to the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) for a period of 30 years. The growing pollution levels and … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·       Andhra Pradesh: One can get only 3 bottles of booze at a time now ð The state government issued orders limiting the maximum amount of permissible liquor to three bottles of any size per person and six bottles of beer (650ml each) at a time without licence. The earlier limit was six bottles of liquor and 12 bottles … Read more

RAJASTHAN Five panels to monitor development schemes   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday sanctioned constitution of five state-level committees for monitoring and execution of schemes and development programmes by various departments.   Instead of 12 such committees as were planned in the past, now five state-level committees will be constituted.   The committees will … Read more

RAJASTHAN 2 films based on Raj get National Award   Two films based on the state have won National Award.   In Best Environmental Film category ‘Machli’ – the world’s famous tiger was declared as a winner. Another movie ‘Turtle’ based on the water crisis in Rajasthan won award.   INTERNATIONAL ·         India announces contribution of 22 … Read more