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ANDHRA PRADESH Subscribe on YouTube Tower design for Assembly building approved Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu gave his approval to the design of the Legislative Assembly building from two options at a meeting with the officials of the A.P.-Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and representatives of the Foster+Partners (F+P), in which film director … Read more
Health, health infrastructure and health policy of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest state in India, with an area of nearly 278,000 square kilometers, accounting for 8.4 percent of India’s territory. It is also the fifth most populous state with a population of 76 million. Administratively, the state is divided into 23 districts, … Read more
Awards of Andhra Pradesh Nandi Awards Subscribe on YouTube The Nandi Awards is the highest award ceremony for excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema, presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. “Nandi” means “bull”, the award being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Now, Hyd gears up to play host to Olympics of ICT industry After having successfully wrapped up the prestigious Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 in November end, the IT city of Hyderabad is gearing up to host yet another high profile global summit — the World Congress on InformationTechnology (WCIT) 2018 from … Read more
Paintings of Andhra Pradesh Indian paintings provide an artistic continuum that extends from the early civilization and culture to the present day. From being essentially religious in purpose in the beginning, Indian painting has evolved over the years to become a fusion of various cultures and traditions. The Indian painting was exposed to Greco-Roman as … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Toyota Kirloskar signs MoU with AP govt Subscribe on YouTube 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 … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH ECI initiates measures to make elections more transparent The Election Commission of India (ECI) is making arrangements for introducing Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during the 2019 elections to provide instant feedback to the electors thereby buttress its claim that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are tamper-proof. The EVMs are … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh not so ‘transparent’ about RTI applications, has high pendency rate A survey conducted by Transparency International India in collaboration with the Union ministry of human resources and state governments, found that 6,99,258 RTI applications had been registered in the state, one of the highest in the country. However, the state fares … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra to tie up with UK in education sector Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao has felt that the education sector in the state will develop only through mutual cooperation. The minister met Britain’s foreign affairs committee chairperson Baroness Vermahere. The two discussed faculty exchange, technology development and establishment of partnerships with universities in … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Book Hundis’ to promote love of reading in government schools To cultivate a love of reading among students, State-run schools will create ‘Book Hundis’. Many school libraries have a good collection of books gathering dust. One reason why the library is a deserted zone is because students are denied permission to … Read more