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

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

02.09.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Andhra Pradesh   UK to help Andhra Pradesh get energy calculator   The APTransco on Wednesday organised a workshop to develop a comprehensive state-level energy calculator for Andhra Pradesh, the first such sub-national model of its kind in the world.   The Andhra Pradesh State Energy Calculator, 2050, is an IT-enabled web tool developed by ICF, a well-known … Read more

27.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Northeast monsoon all set to hit Andhra by end of this week   The much-awaited northeast monsoon is likely to set in over Andhra Pradesh in a couple of days from now. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that easterly winds that ushered in the winter monsoon were likely to return after Monday or Tuesday towards south-India. Met department officials said … Read more

14-15 .01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Sankranti gift: Andhra Pradesh to provide 15 lakh new farm pumpsets   In yet another farmer-friendly initiative, the state government has decided to replace 15 lakh obsolete and low-quality agriculture pumpsets with energy-efficient ones spending a whopping Rs 6,000 crore in a phased manner. Describing the decision as a Sankranti gift to … Read more

Sports Personalities of Rajasthan

Sports Personalities of Rajasthan Khel Ratna award winner Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Arjuna award winners Basketball Khushi Ram, in 1967 Surendra Kumar Kataria, in 1973 Hanuman Singh, in 1975 Radhey Shyam, in 1981 Ajmer Singh, in 1982 Athletics Sriram Singh, in 1973 Gopal Saini, in 1981 Raj Kumar (athlete), in 1984 Deena Ram, in 1990 Volleyball R … Read more

22.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Krishna emerges top in brackish water aquaculture   Registering above 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of brackish water shrimp production in 2017 (January-November), Krishna district became the largest shrimp producing district in the country.   In the financial year 2016-17, the turnover of the shrimp exceeded ₹3,300 crore by producing 1.02 lakh metric … Read more