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ANDHRA PRADESH India’s Andhra Pradesh investigates planting of Monsanto’s unapproved GM cotton One of India’s biggest cotton-growing states has formed a panel to investigate how 15 percent of the state’s cotton acreage has been planted with a non-approved genetically modified strain developed by Monsanto and may bring criminal charges. Monsanto last year withdrew … Read more 15.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Hyderabad International Airport Limitedbagged the National Award Hyderabad International Airport Limitedbagged the National Award for ‘Excellence’ in Energy Management at a conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) is a company promoted as a joint venture comprising the GMR Group (63%) in partnership … Read more 05.09.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Raj govt to start free email for communication with residents. The Rajasthan government started free e-mail service to its citizens for official communication. The proposed facility is meant for beneficiaries of the Bhamashah scheme under which the state provides various benefits and subsidies to people. According to it, whenever a resident gets … Read more 05.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh to come up with start-up centre for non-IT sectors The Andhra Pradesh government is in the process of setting up a National Startup centre in Vijayawada, for non-information technology sectors. The centre will be headed by Kris Gopalakrishnan, one of the founders of Infosys Ltd, and will be set up in partnership with Confederation … Read more 30.08.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Bharatpur to have state’s first cow sanctuary to curb slaughter A cow sanctuary will be set up in Bharatpur district -first in Rajasthan — to shelter stray cattle and curb their smuggling for slaughter The Union government proposed a Project Cow in April this year, under which sanctuaries will be set … Read more 30.08.2017 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs