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ANDHRA PRADESH Hyderabad to host CFSI’s Intl Children’s Film Fest next month Several film personalities are expected to attend the 20th International Children’s Film Festival (ICFFI) to be held in Hyderabad between November 8 and 14. The festival, also called ‘The Golden Elephant’, being organised by Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI), will … Read more 24.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra CM Naidu declares 2017 as e-pragati year Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has declared the year of 2017 as e-pragati year. Naidu said that all districts must come under the purview of the flagship programme that will help the government make real-time governance. The Chief Minister … Read more 22-23.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Masula port project: land pooling becomes a tough task Barely 550 acres of land was spared by the farmers and private land owners for the proposed Machilipatnam deep sea port project as against required 2,300 acres of private land (patta land), signalling further delay in execution of the project. The port was … Read more 21.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 20.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government doctors want retirement age increased to 65 yrs Doctors at the government hospitals in the state are gearing up for an agitation with a demand for increasing their retirement age to 65 years. Government doctors with MBBS qualification, who have been requesting the government to increase the age … Read more 19.10.17 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 18.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 17.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH State to go for e-prescriptions to combat antibiotic resistance Sale of medicines without proper prescriptions by both online and brick and mortar pharmacies, the main cause of anti-microbial resistance, will be a thing of the past in Andhra Pradesh soon with the Drug Control Administration (DCA) taking up a first-of-its initiative … Read more 16.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH India’s Andhra Pradesh investigates planting of Monsanto’s unapproved GM cotton One of India’s biggest cotton-growing states has formed a panel to investigate how 15 percent of the state’s cotton acreage has been planted with a non-approved genetically modified strain developed by Monsanto and may bring criminal charges. Monsanto last year withdrew … Read more 15.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 14.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs