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ANDHRA PRADESH AP pollution board to study impact of effluents on marine life along coastline The National Institute of Oceanography at Vizag has commissioned the AP Pollution Control Board to conduct a fresh study to find out the impact on marine fauna and flora due to the discharge of industrial effluents of pharma, chemical and … Read more
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
ANDHRA PRADESH Saksham 2018 from today Saksham 2018- Sanrakshan Kshamata Mahotsav will be inaugurated at Tummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram in AP. The Saksham 2018 campaign aims at raising awareness amongst the citizens, on the need for conservation and effective utilisation of petroleum products; the issues involved and the solutions. The awareness campaign will … Read more
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
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh not so ‘transparent’ about RTI applications, has high pendency rate A survey conducted by Transparency International India in collaboration with the Union ministry of human resources and state governments, found that 6,99,258 RTI applications had been registered in the state, one of the highest in the country. However, the state fares … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH First fauna survey begins in Krishna sanctuary ð The first status survey of the ‘fauna’ in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWL), one of the rarest eco-regions in the world, has been commenced. ð The area in an extent of 194.8 sq. km was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1998 and since then no … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH More Aadhaar cards than Hyderabad’s population generated, UIDAI in a fix Huge discrepancies have come to light in projected population of Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts as well as bifurcated Andhra Pradesh vis a vis census records and the number of Aadhaar cards generated, putting UIDAI authorities in a fix. while the projected population of AP in 2017 is 5.25 crore, … Read more
Employment Schemes and Programmes both of Union Government and Uttarakhand Government • Centre Scheme • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) Launched: 8April2015 Main Objective: Financial support for growth of micro enterprises sector. Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana was launched with the purpose to provide funding to the non-corporate small business … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH New species of gecko found in Andhra Pradesh A new species of gecko belonging to the genus Hemidactylushas been discovered in the Eastern Ghats in northern Andhra Pradesh. Locally named ‘Mahendragiri Gecko’ it is endemic only to the rocky areas of Eastern Ghats namely Araku, Tyda, Simhachalam Hills, Mahendragiri Hills in Andhra-Odishaborder. The … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH State poised to retain No.1 position in EODB The State government has complied with all the guidelines of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) front. “The State is comfortably positioned to retain its No. 1 slot for the year 2017, leaving behind … Read more