13.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Polavaram dam project cost soars to Rs 58,319 cr   Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said fresh tenders called for the Polavaram project would continue and if anyone came with the same price, they would be given an opportunity to execute the tenders.   As per the revised estimates, the total cost of the project would … Read more

16.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh improves ease of doing business rank   Andhra Pradesh has staged a remarkable comeback to make it to the top five club in ease of doing business (EoDB) earning the fourth position as per details released by the Union government earlier this week. Telangana has been maintaining its lead at top position … Read more

17-18.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Vijayawada police have second highest under-investigation cases in AP   According to 2016 State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) data, Vijayawada cops have recorded the second-highest crime rate in the state, after the Guntur Urban police unit.   Pendency of investigation is highest in Vizag city, followed by Vijayawada and East Godavari district. … Read more

20.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   AP Govt, UNESCO to set up gaming hub, special school   The Andhra Pradesh Government in association with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is planning to establish a centre of excellence for children as well as a “gaming for e-learning hub”.   It will … Read more

Poverty and Development. Poverty-line and Programmes for eradication of Poverty in India.

The World Bank defines poverty in absolute terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day> (PPP), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day. Types of Poverty Absolute poverty measures poverty in relation to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and … Read more

03.02.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   12th Tirupati Book Festival begins   The much awaited annual event – ‘12th Tirupati Book Festival’, organised for nine-days by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) – Tirupati Kendra, began on a grand note with procession of holy scriptures from Mahati auditorium to its venue at S.V. High School grounds.   As a part of the … Read more