APPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APPSC Test Series
ANDHRA PRADESH Collective storage in major south Indian reservoirs is 38% of their total capacity The collective storage level in major reservoirs in five south Indian states — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu — is 38% of their total capacity. A total of 31 reservoirs in these states are under the monitoring of the Central Water Commission (CWC). According … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh mulls cap on number of visits to Tirumala temple The Andhra Pradesh government is mulling a cap on the number of visits made by individual devotees of Lord Balaji to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The quota system, which could be a first for any temple in the world, is being proposed as many devotees … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Lift irrigation schemes willget a major boost Work will begin soon on seven lift irrigations schemes in Anantapur, Guntur and Krishna districts to create an additional ayacut of 34,209 acres and stabilise 22,323 acres at an estimated cost of ₹1,824 crore. Water is lifted from the Srisailam foreshore to the … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH APGVB introduces Desktop ATMs in rural India In a trendy initiative, the Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) has operationalised it’s first desktop ATM at Kasibugga in Mandi Bazar of Warangal. The mini-ATM within the branch premises will facilitate customers to withdraw small amounts. At the same time regular … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH First Telugu woman to scale Mt. Aconcagua R. Radhika, Addl. SP (Chittoor), climbed Mount Aconcagua (6,962 meters) in Argentina on December 30, thus becoming the first Telugu woman to climb the highest peak in South America. In August 2016, she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa). In March next year, she climbed … Read more
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
Pre history of Andhra Pradesh Paleolithic culture in Andhra Pradesh Kurnool The Ketavaram rock paintings from the Paleolithic era and are (18 kilometres from Kurnool). Also the Jurreru Valley, Katavani Kunta and Yaganti in Kurnool District have some important rock art and paintings in the vicinity, may be dated from 35,000 to 40,000 years ago. … Read more
Famous Personalities of Andhra Pradesh G. Ranga Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu, also known as N. G. Ranga (7 November 1900 – 9 June 1995), was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian and kisan (farmer) leader. He was an exponent of the peasant philosophy, and considered the father of the Indian Peasant Movement after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. Ranga … Read more
Divisions and district’s of Andhra Pradesh Revenue Divisions are the administrative divisions in districts of some of the Indian states. These divisions are sub-divided into mandals. The mandals are in turn divided into villages and hamlets. There are 50 revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh, of which East Godavari district has as many as 7 divisions … Read more
Challenges of corruption Corruption is an age old phenomenon and can be seen everywhere now a days. It is like a cancer in public life, which has not become to rampant and perpetuated overnight, but is course of time. The word corruption means destruction, ruining or spoiling a society or nation. A corrupt society is … Read more
