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ANDHRA PRADESH First Telugu woman to scale Mt. Aconcagua R. Radhika, Addl. SP (Chittoor), climbed Mount Aconcagua (6,962 meters) in Argentina on December 30, thus becoming the first Telugu woman to climb the highest peak in South America. In August 2016, she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa). In March next year, she climbed … Read more 03.01.18 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 02.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Press and megazines of Andhra Pradesh Some important newspapers and megazines published in Andhra Pradesh are as follows: Vaartha Vaartha is a Telugu newspaper headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Vaartha means “news” in Telugu. Vaartha was launched in 1996 with A.B.K Prasad as its first editor. It claimed to be the first Telugu daily in Telangana … Read more Press and megazines of Andhra Pradesh
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 Andhra Pradesh improves ease of doing business rank Andhra Pradesh has staged a remarkable comeback to make it to the top five club in ease of doing business (EoDB) earning the fourth position as per details released by the Union government earlier this week. Telangana has been maintaining its lead at top position … Read more 16.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Panchayati raj of Andhra Pradesh Background Before the formation of present Andhra Pradesh, in 1953, the pattern of local self-government was modeled on the one already operating in Madras and Hyderabad States under different Acts such as Madras District Boards Act, 1920, Madras Village Panchayats Act, 1950, Hyderabad District Board Act, 1951 and Hyderabad Village … Read more Panchayati raj of Andhra Pradesh
Famous Personalities of Andhra Pradesh G. Ranga Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu, also known as N. G. Ranga (7 November 1900 – 9 June 1995), was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian and kisan (farmer) leader. He was an exponent of the peasant philosophy, and considered the father of the Indian Peasant Movement after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. Ranga … Read more Famous Personalities of Andhra Pradesh
Education, education infrastructure and policy of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh has many institutes of higher education along with numerous primary and secondary schools. The government also implements Fee Reimbursement Scheme for the economically backwards sections of the state. The regional and official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu. Other linguistic groups in the state include … Read more Education, education infrastructure and policy of Andhra Pradesh
Awards of Andhra Pradesh Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards is the highest award ceremony for excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema, presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. “Nandi” means “bull”, the award being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and … Read more Awards 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