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ANDHRA PRADESH ECI initiates measures to make elections more transparent The Election Commission of India (ECI) is making arrangements for introducing Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during the 2019 elections to provide instant feedback to the electors thereby buttress its claim that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are tamper-proof. The EVMs are … Read more 06.02.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN AICTE lauds Rajasthan’s ranking system for engineering colleges Rajasthan Technical University’s (RTU) system of ranking its engineering colleges on a scale of 1000 points has won praise from the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), the body governing all technical institutes in the country. AICTE has sought details of the system after which it … Read more 06.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH 12th Tirupati Book Festival begins The much awaited annual event – ‘12th Tirupati Book Festival’, organised for nine-days by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) – Tirupati Kendra, began on a grand note with procession of holy scriptures from Mahati auditorium to its venue at S.V. High School grounds. As a part of the … Read more 03.02.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Gender balance programme planned at schools in 9 Rajasthan districts The state education department is undertaking a special training programme, ‘Gender Balance’, for teachers in nine districts where the gender gap in literacy level is above 20%. The State Institute of Education Research and Training (SIERT), Udaipur, has integrated the gender balance component in their training modules … Read more 03.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
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 24.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN AYUSH Minister Lays Foundation Stone for Homeopathy Research Institute in Jaipur The Minister of State (IC), for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for Central Research Institute (CRI) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This will be the third CRI under the aegis of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH). In his address … Read more 24.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects Rajasthan Bhamashah Yojana The state government of Rajasthan has introduced the Bhamashah Yojana and Bhamashah card to empower women. Under the scheme, the women from below poverty line (BPL) families are benefited through direct benefit transfer. The beneficiary of the scheme will get the amount directly into their bank … Read more Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects
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 10.01.18 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
RAJASTHAN Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state. The … Read more 20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs