30.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Natural farming only solution : Naidu   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said, natural farming was the only solution to end the woes of the farmers and make agriculture profitable.   Naidu said the AP government had declared 2018 as the year of natural farming.   He said more than 8,000 farmers … Read more

24-25 .12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Post free sand policy, focus shifts to alternative revenue sources   Andhra Pradesh is the first State to supply sand free of cost to the people. The policy, which was announced one year ago, has its impact on the revenue front.   The government has, therefore, turned its attention to alternative sources … Read more

07-08.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Comprehensive water policy to drive away drought, says Naidu   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asserted on Sunday that his government would implement a comprehensive policy to ensure judicious utilisation of water and drive away drought.   Naidu said his goal was to free the State from the drought pangs by optimal utilisation … Read more

21 & 22.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   State will be able to get more investments at Davos: Naidu   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is upbeat over garnering sizeable investments during his visit to Davos, where he is scheduled to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting.   Naidu says the government’s result-oriented approach would translate into more investments … Read more

12.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Scheme to help 10 lakh unemployed youngsters   Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) Managing Director said that nearly 10 lakh unemployed youth of Andhra Pradesh will be benefited by the proposed ‘Yuva Sadhikarika Nirudyoga Bhruthi (Assistance to Umemployed Youth)’, a scheme to provide financial assistance to the unemployed educated youth.   After the … Read more

30.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

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