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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
ANDHRA PRADESH P. to launch ₹100-crore innovation fund in February The State government is gearing up to set up a ₹100-crore innovation fund to encourage start-up companies. It is likely to be launched by mid- February. The government is finalising the guidelines, according to Panchayat Raj and IT Minister Nara Lokesh. … Read more 18.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Kota revenue court 1st in state to get ISO seal The Revenue Appellate Authority (RAA) court of Kota has become Rajasthan’s first RAA office to get ISO certification for pursuing e-governance, policy display, file tagging and adopting other advanced techniques. The RAA office of Kota is situated in the district collectorate of … Read more 18.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Four ‘Cyberabads’ will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, vows CM Naidu Cyberabad is a district adjacent to Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, that has emerged as a major IT hub in southern India, and is home to software companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Google and Facebook. Naidu, who is credited with building Cyberabad, … Read more 16.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Polavaram dam project cost soars to Rs 58,319 cr Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said fresh tenders called for the Polavaram project would continue and if anyone came with the same price, they would be given an opportunity to execute the tenders. As per the revised estimates, the total cost of the project would … Read more 13.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Bill Gates to N Chandrababu Naidu: Monitor agri-tech Weeks after he attended the AP AgTech Summit-2017 in Visakhapatnam, cofounder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, sent a letter to AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, requesting him to ensure that the progress in agri-inventions is followed up on the Core Dashboard, which is monitored by the CMO … Read more 11.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 05.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH International sailing contest begins Nearly 160 sailors from over 11 countries took part in the international sailing competitions which began at the Krishnapatnam beach. A festive atmosphere prevailed as sailors came from all over India and other countries including Sri Lanka, Malaysia, the US, Canada, Ireland, Singapore and Sweden. … Read more 27.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Archeological sites of Andhra Pradesh Bavikonda Bavikonda Buddhist Complex lies about 16 km from Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, on a hill about 130 metres above mean sea level. The term Bavikonda in Telugu means a hill of wells. As per its name, Bavikonda is a hill which has wells for the … Read more Archeological sites of Andhra Pradesh
ANDHRA PRADESH Tower design for Assembly building approved Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu gave his approval to the design of the Legislative Assembly building from two options at a meeting with the officials of the A.P.-Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and representatives of the Foster+Partners (F+P), in which film director S.S. Rajamouli had … Read more 15.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs