16.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Four ‘Cyberabads’ will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, vows CM Naidu   Cyberabad is a district adjacent to Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, that has emerged as a major IT hub in southern India, and is home to software companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Google and Facebook.   Naidu, who is credited with building Cyberabad, … Read more

28.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Initiative to make State govt. ‘more smarter’   Making governance smarter in Andhra Pradesh may look outlandish for a government that swears by smart and Real Time Governance.   “Called Andhra Pradesh Priorities Project, it is based on the principle of time-tested cost-benefit analysis of policy decisions and quantifying how every rupee … Read more

27.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   International sailing contest begins   Nearly 160 sailors from over 11 countries took part in the international sailing competitions which began at the Krishnapatnam beach.   A festive atmosphere prevailed as sailors came from all over India and other countries including Sri Lanka, Malaysia, the US, Canada, Ireland, Singapore and Sweden.   … Read more

20.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhraites contribute 50% tax revenue to Telangana: Niti Aayog   Making a startling revelation, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said people of Andhra Pradeshcontribute 50 per cent tax revenue to Telangana. AP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu was often quoted as saying that Andhra people had played a big part in the development of Hyderabad and Telangana. The Niti … Read more

21.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh Government Signs Agreements With Alphabet X   The government of Andhra Pradesh entered into an agreement with the moonshot factory of Alphabet (earlier Google) X to bring the breakthroughFree Space Optical. Communication (FSOC) technology in order to provide internet through the government Fibergrid project. This association with X labs to implement FSOC in … Read more

15.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Tower design for Assembly building approved   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu gave his approval to the design of the Legislative Assembly building from two options at a meeting with the officials of the A.P.-Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and representatives of the Foster+Partners (F+P), in which film director S.S. Rajamouli had … Read more

10.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh not so ‘transparent’ about RTI applications, has high pendency rate   A survey conducted by Transparency International India in collaboration with the Union ministry of human resources and state governments, found that 6,99,258 RTI applications had been registered in the state, one of the highest in the country. However, the state fares … Read more