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ANDHRA PRADESH Uranium mining: Expert team inspects Kadapa project site An expert committee inspected Uranium Corporation of India Limited’s (UCIL) project at Tummalapalle in Kadapa district The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board set up the panel after chief minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy asked the board to verify complaints of groundwater contamination in the area. … Read more 12.09.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 12.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH GST collections in State miss the target After clocking a growth rate close to 28% in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections last fiscal, the State government, apparently, could not sustain the momentum during the first quarter of the current financial year. The Commercial Taxes (CT) department could not achieve the … Read more 11.09.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN 1,300-year-old Jain scriptures on display in Jaipur For the first time in Jaipur, two 1,300-year-old Jain religious scriptures on palm leaves have been put on display at an exhibition in Abhigyan Bhawan at Mansarovar. Scriptures, manuscripts and invitation letters as old as 1,200 years have been brought from Anekant Gyan Mandir at Bina in Madhya … Read more 11.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH · Justice P Lakshmana Reddy appointed Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta ð The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government on Monday appointed Justice P Lakshmana Reddy, a former judge of the AP high court, as the state’s Lokayukta for five years. He was born in an agricultural family on April 18, 1945, in Paidipalem of Simhadripuram Mandal in Kadapa district, he enrolled … Read more 10.09.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN NGT bans new industry in five clusters of state In view of the increasing pollution levels, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned sanction to any new industrial set-up or expansion at five industrial clusters of Rajasthan. Rajasthan’s five industrial clusters – Jodhpur, Pali, Bhiwadi, Jaipur and Sanganer Industrial area (Jaipur) have … Read more 10.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH · Andhra Pradesh: Annual aid of Rs 10,000 for BPL drivers The government launched financial assistance to self-owned auto, taxi or cab drivers in the state. The GO also directed state transport department officials to start receiving applications from eligible owner-cum-drivers. Each self-owned auto, taxi or maxi cab driver will receive Rs 10,000 from the government … Read more 08-09.09.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 08-09.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Country’s first ‘Fun Zone’ for children at Visakhapatnam railway station With an aim to cut down the monotony of prolonged waiting periods on railway stations and to make it an enjoyable experience, particularly for children, a fun zone has been set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam railway station. The … Read more 07.09.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State govt inks pact with Unesco for developing tourism circuit The state tourism department will develop a tourism circuit across Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner districts with the Unesco’s help. The project is expected to be completed in 42 months. The MoU aims at integrated and inclusive development of the local … Read more 07.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs