02.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Andhra CM declares 2018 as Telugu promotion year   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has declared 2018 as Telugu promotion year.   He made this announcement at 29th edition of Annual Book Exhibition of Vijayawada.   Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and the Chief Minister inaugurated the fest, which will … Read more

Planning commission and national development council

Planning commission and national development council Planning commission The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India’s Five-Year Plans, among other functions. Background Rudimentary economic planning, deriving from the sovereign authority of the state, was first initiated in India in 1938 by Congress President and Indian National Army supreme leader … Read more

21.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Masula port project: land pooling becomes a tough task   Barely 550 acres of land was spared by the farmers and private land owners for the proposed Machilipatnam deep sea port project as against required 2,300 acres of private land (patta land), signalling further delay in execution of the project. The port was … Read more

06.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN AICTE lauds Rajasthan’s ranking system for engineering colleges   Rajasthan Technical University’s (RTU) system of ranking its engineering colleges on a scale of 1000 points has won praise from the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), the body governing all technical institutes in the country. AICTE has sought details of the system after which it … Read more

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

14.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Highlights of the Rajasthan budget 2018   Royalty exempted to carry out mining in many areas. Zero belt mining policy will be promoted.   GST will be reduced on Kota stone   Tax relief of Rs 650 crore given in the budget   No new taxes imposed in the current budget   District Lease … Read more

18.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Biometric attendance must at Andhra Pradesh government offices   The Andhra Pradesh government has made the installation of biometric attendance systems and eoffice facility mandatory in all government departments including district-level offices. The related government order.   The state also constituted a three-member nodal authority to monitor and ensure the implementation of the e-office and … Read more

10.10.17 Andha Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Extra marks for Andhra students who participate in clean India campaign The Andhra Pradesh government is exploring a proposal to allot five extra marks to students of class 9 and above who participate in the Swachh Bharat initiative and help the state government build 21 lakh toilets required to achieve 100% Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by March … Read more

03 & 04.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·               Health workers may soon dole out homoeopathic medicines For minor ailments   Health workers will soon give homoeopathic medicines to patients in rural areas of Rajasthan if a proposal based on a pilot programme is approved.   Following the proposal, the ayurved and Indian medicine department has constituted a committee to study the … Read more

30.08.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily 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