24.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   CM invites Aramco to invest in State   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Saudi Aramco vice-president (international operations) Said Hadrami at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) summit at Davos.   Naidu explained to the Aramco representatives that Andhra Pradesh was making rapid strides and taking necessary steps and creating investor -friendly environment. … Read more

28.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   New species of gecko found in Andhra Pradesh   A new species of gecko belonging to the genus Hemidactylushas been discovered in the Eastern Ghats in northern Andhra Pradesh.   Locally named ‘Mahendragiri Gecko’ it is endemic only to the rocky areas of Eastern Ghats namely Araku, Tyda, Simhachalam Hills, Mahendragiri Hills in Andhra-Odishaborder.   The … 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

Administrative system of Andhra Pradesh

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

21.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

25.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  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

22-23.10.17 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

23.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Sister-state agreement with Zurich canton   The State government has entered into a sister-state agreement with the Canton of Zurich. The Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu and Zurich Councillor and Head of the Department for Economic Affairs Carmen Walker Späh in the presence of Chief Minister … Read more

19.10.17 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