01-12-2017 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Centre tells Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to abide by KRMB orders or face music   Taking strong exception to violation of orders issued by the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) by both AP and Telangana, the Union water resources ministry has written a letter to the two states directing them to follow the diktats issued by it religiously. … Read more

14.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Hyderabad to become ‘beggar-free’ city   Hyderabad once again launched a drive to turn Hyderabad into “Beggar Free” city which was earlier put to halt after rumors that the drive was initiated because of US president Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump to the city.   Telangana Prisons Department Inspector General Narsimha said … Read more

Complete History of andhrapradesh (focussing on Vedic age to Gupta Period) 1

Early History of Andhra Pradesh The Satavahanas There are several references about an Andhra kingdom and a people called Andhras in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana, Puranas, and Buddhist Jataka Tales. Rukmini from the Mahabharata hailed from Vidarbha, the Kingdom stretching through the Deccan Plateau, around the Vindhya ranges which includes the present day … Read more

Fairs and Festivals of Andhra Pradesh

Fairs and Festivals of Andhra Pradesh Today festivals are considered to contribute significantly to the cultural and economic development of the Andhra Pradesh. The festivals have major impact on the development of cultural tourism to the host communities. The festival organisers are now using the historical and cultural themes to develop the annual events to … Read more

17.10.17 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

12-13.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   First fauna survey begins in Krishna sanctuary   ð The first status survey of the ‘fauna’ in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWL), one of the rarest eco-regions in the world, has been commenced. ð The area in an extent of 194.8 sq. km was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1998 and since then no … Read more

24.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   More Aadhaar cards than Hyderabad’s population generated, UIDAI in a fix   Huge discrepancies have come to light in projected population of Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts as well as bifurcated Andhra Pradesh vis a vis census records and the number of Aadhaar cards generated, putting UIDAI authorities in a fix. while the projected population of AP in 2017 is 5.25 crore, … Read more

20.10.17 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