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ANDHRA PRADESH Samsung Electronics to set up global e-commerce centre in Andhra Pradesh Global giant Samsung Electronics will establish an international e-commerce centre in Andhra Pradesh, said Kal Raman, chief digital officer of the company. The company has presence in various sectors, and will explore other sectors in AP for investment opportunities, Raman told IT minister Nara Lokesh, … Read more
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
ANDHRA PRADESH Krishna stands 3rd in basic vaccination Seventy-four per cent of children in the age group of 12-23 months in Krishna district have received vaccination against major childhood illnesses. Most children are at least partially vaccinated, according to the latest National Family Health Survey – 4 (NFHS) conducted in 2015-16. The first NFHS after bifurcation says … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH CM invites Aramco to invest in State Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Saudi Aramco vice-president (international operations) Said Hadrami at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) summit at Davos. Naidu explained to the Aramco representatives that Andhra Pradesh was making rapid strides and taking necessary steps and creating investor -friendly environment. … Read more
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
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 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
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
ANDHRA PRADESH 20% increase in bigamy cases in state Bigamy cases in the state have witnessed a 20.3 per cent increase in 2017. Bigamy is a cognizable and non-bailable offence which involves a person marrying someone else with divorcing the spouse. According to the police, 90 per cent of Section 494 of IPC (bigamy) offences were … Read more
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