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Andhra Pradesh Irrigation and Hydropower Projects Geographically, Andhra Pradesh is in peninsular India consisting of coastal belt on the east and Rayalaseema in the south-west. Therefore, Andhra Pradesh has the advantage of having most of the east flowing rivers in the state bringing in copious supplies from the Western and Eastern Ghats and up to … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Government gives a green flag to 5% reservation to Kapu Community The government of Andhra Pradesh passed the bill of 5% reservation the Kapu Community in the state. The Kapu Community was added to the Backward Classes (BCs) Today. This will benefit the community in government jobs, educational institutions The bill extends … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation stone for TU142M aircraft museum Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for theTU142M aircraft museum in Visakhapatnam. It is being built at the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. The TU142M aircraft museum will be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in December 2017. … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH · Andhra Pradesh CM announces Rs 1 crore to Arjuna awardee archer Surekha ð Andhra PradeshChief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced a reward of Rs one crore to archer Vennam Jyoti Surekha, who received the prestigious Arjuna award two days ago. ð He also announced a 500-sq yd house site in Vijayawada and a government … Read more
Administrative system of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1st November, 1956 under the States’ reorganization scheme. It is the fifth largest State with an area of 2,76,754 sq. km, accounting for 8.4 % of India’s territory. The State has the longest coastline (972 km) among all the States in India. The administrative structure … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to set up industrial corridor development Authority If all goes well, a new Andhra Pradesh Industrial Corridor Development Authority (APICDA) will be in place. This will be the nodal body to implement the industrial corridor projects with the headquarters at the new capital Amaravati. The government on Tuesday introduced a new … Read more
Divisions and district’s of Andhra Pradesh Revenue Divisions are the administrative divisions in districts of some of the Indian states. These divisions are sub-divided into mandals. The mandals are in turn divided into villages and hamlets. There are 50 revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh, of which East Godavari district has as many as 7 divisions … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH N Sambasiva Rao appointed as Andhra Pradesh DGP The Andhra Pradesh governmentappointed 1984-batch IPS officer N Sambasiva Rao as the state police chief despite the Union Home Ministry rejecting his candidature on earlier occasions. He has been holding the DGPs post as “full additional charge” since July 23, 2016, while his actual position … Read more
Press and megazines of Andhra Pradesh Some important newspapers and megazines published in Andhra Pradesh are as follows: Vaartha Vaartha is a Telugu newspaper headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Vaartha means “news” in Telugu. Vaartha was launched in 1996 with A.B.K Prasad as its first editor. It claimed to be the first Telugu daily in Telangana … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh to provide financial aid to newly-married couples belonging to Backward Classes The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a new scheme providing financial aid for the newly-married couplesbelonging to the Backward Classes. Only the classes that have a white ration card or which are below poverty line are eligible. The bride must … Read more