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ANDHRA PRADESH Martial arts to be part of govt. school curriculum The State and the Central governments have decided to impart self-defence courses for girls in all government-run schools in the State. About 3.88 lakh students would be provided training during 2017-18, in 5,605 schools in the State. Commissioner of School Education Department and … Read more 05-12-2017 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 01-12-2017 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 24.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Drones to be used for spraying pesticides The State government is ready to bear the entire expenditure for using drones to spray pesticides to prevent the spread of plant diseases. small-scale spraying of pesticides using drones taking all the environmental safety precautions was being planned. This would be done under … Read more 22.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh soon to get a Centre of Excellence on Space Sciences Andhra Pradeshsoon to get a Centre of Excellence in Space Sciences and Technologies. CANEUS International, a Canadian organization, will establish a Centre of Excellence on Space Sciences and Technologies for Development at Hindupur. The Coming up on 60 acres … Read more 19-20.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh hosting its first ever hot-air balloon festival The Araku Valley of Andhra Pradeshis hosting the first edition of its Hot Air Balloon Festival. The Hot Air Balloon Festival is organized by SkyWaltz and supported by Andhra Pradesh tourism. The festival will feature unique balloons from 13 countries. The participating countries are … Read more 16.11.17 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 12-13.11.17 Andhra 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 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