06.02.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   ECI initiates measures to make elections more transparent   The Election Commission of India (ECI) is making arrangements for introducing Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during the 2019 elections to provide instant feedback to the electors thereby buttress its claim that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are tamper-proof.   The EVMs are … Read more 06.02.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 03.02.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

31.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 31.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

28-29.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Vuda plans 900-acre township in suburbs   The Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda) is mulling to develop a satellite township on nearly 900 acres of land near Lankalepalem on the outskirts of Vizag city.   The district revenue officials recently concluded a survey of the land, which will be alienated to Vuda to facilitate the development … Read more 28-29.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

25.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Krishna stands 3rd in basic vaccination   Seventy-four per cent of children in the age group of 12-23 months in Krishna district have received vaccination against major childhood illnesses. Most children are at least partially vaccinated, according to the latest National Family Health Survey – 4 (NFHS) conducted in 2015-16.   The first NFHS after bifurcation says … Read more 25.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

23.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Sister-state agreement with Zurich canton   The State government has entered into a sister-state agreement with the Canton of Zurich. The Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu and Zurich Councillor and Head of the Department for Economic Affairs Carmen Walker Späh in the presence of Chief Minister … Read more 23.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 20.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

09.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   20% increase in bigamy cases in state   Bigamy cases in the state have witnessed a 20.3 per cent increase in 2017. Bigamy is a cognizable and non-bailable offence which involves a person marrying someone else with divorcing the spouse.   According to the police, 90 per cent of Section 494 of IPC (bigamy) offences were … Read more 09.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

04.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank Introduces Desktop ATMs in Rural India   The Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) operationalized its first desktop ATM in Telangana. The mini-ATM within the branch premises will facilitate customers to withdraw small amounts. At the same time, regular bank account holders can withdraw money and do other … Read more 04.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs