March2021

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh 11th in country in bird species diversity There are 294 different species of birds across 278 hotspots in Andhra Pradesh, according to data uploaded till Thursday as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) and Campus Bird Count (CBC), 2021. The annual nationwide bird count concluded earlier this week. The survey was coordinated by Bird … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH State sets up spl PAT cell to make industries more energy efficient In a bid to make industries more energy efficient, the Andhra Pradesh government has set up a special cell with AP State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM) to implement the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme in the state’s energy-intensive industries. With cumulative energy savings in … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Centre to support Andhra Pradesh set up EV charging infrastructure As part of its national policy, the Union government will support Andhra Pradesh in developing infrastructure for electric vehicle (EV) charging. The Centre had recently announced phase-II of FAME (faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles) to incentivise the deployment of public charging infrastructure and increase uptake of electric vehicles in … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP to launch premium branches offering registration services n a move to take services in registration offices to the next level, the state government has decided to open premium branches in major cities. Notwithstanding its plans to make registration services available at village and ward secretariats, the government is readying plan to provide premium services … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP: Unemployment rate down to 4.5% from 20% in Apr ’20 In April last year with the national lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the state had an unemployment rate 0f 20.5%, a little lower than the national average of 23.5% for the same period. Andhra Pradesh, according to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) survey, had an … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government sets up call centre for farmers The state government has set up an integrated call centre for agriculture and farmers in allied sectors to address their grievances. The call centre would contact top scientists at research stations depending on the requirement of farmers, Prameela said, adding that the farmers could also contact … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Centre rules out SCS for AP citing finance commission directive Reiterating its stance on Special Category Status (SCS) to AP, the Centre has made it clear that it was not possible to grant the SCS due to the XIV Finance Commission recommendations. The minister, however, explained that the Centre had already compensated the state with Special Financial Assistance Package. … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH NEP envisages tech edu in mother tongue Union minister of education Ramesh Pokhriyal said in the Lok Sabha that the Fifteenth Finance Commission, had inter alia, recommended the development of professional courses in regional languages. The minister was answering an unstarred question by Rajahmundry MP Margani Bharat. The minister said that this is in line … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: Irrigation department goes digital to record progress of projects In a bid to stem corruption, the irrigation department is switching over to the digital mode to record the progress of ongoing projects. Field-level engineering teams have been directed to make all entries of measurements on a dedicated web portal that has been readied … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Tentative Completion of Polavaram Irrigation Project The tentative completion date of the Polavaram Irrigation Project has been changed to April 2022. About the Polavaram Irrigation Project:   This is a multifunctional national irrigation project under construction, located on the Godavari River in the West Godavari District and East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. … Read more