21.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh Government Signs Agreements With Alphabet X   The government of Andhra Pradesh entered into an agreement with the moonshot factory of Alphabet (earlier Google) X to bring the breakthroughFree Space Optical. Communication (FSOC) technology in order to provide internet through the government Fibergrid project. This association with X labs to implement FSOC in … Read more

17.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Toyota Kirloskar signs MoU with AP govt   Andhra Pradesh government and Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a feasibility study on the introduction of electric vehicles and the necessary systems and infrastructure required for the move.   Toyota Kirloskar managing director Akito Tachibana said … Read more

13.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Vizag city to go almost fully cashless in a year   Aiming to cover 90 per cent of this coastal city’s 2 million citizens in a year, the Andhra Pradesh government today launched a campaign to reduce the cash dependence with a cashless payment option campaign.   Infrastructure supporting cashless payments is being created … Read more

05.06.11.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh to convert 29,000 fair price shops into village malls   The Andhra Pradesh government has announced plans to convert 29,000 fair price shops across the state into mini-malls, offering subsidised grains along with over500 grocery items and fast-moving consumer goods. The initiative is aimed at improving the rural population’s lifestyleby providing them with access … Read more

18.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Biometric attendance must at Andhra Pradesh government offices   The Andhra Pradesh government has made the installation of biometric attendance systems and eoffice facility mandatory in all government departments including district-level offices. The related government order.   The state also constituted a three-member nodal authority to monitor and ensure the implementation of the e-office and … Read more

30.08.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Andhra Pradesh   Andhra Pradesh to come up with start-up centre for non-IT sectors   The Andhra Pradesh government is in the process of setting up a National Startup centre in Vijayawada, for non-information technology sectors. The centre will be headed by Kris Gopalakrishnan, one of the founders of Infosys Ltd, and will be set up in partnership with Confederation … Read more

30.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh mulls cap on number of visits to Tirumala temple   The Andhra Pradesh government is mulling a cap on the number of visits made by individual devotees of Lord Balaji to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The quota system, which could be a first for any temple in the world, is being proposed as many devotees … Read more