25.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to have digital data center by March 2018   The officers present in the meeting said that Uttarakhand was fast moving towards strengthening the nine-pillars of Digital India – Broadband highways, Universal access to phones, public internet access programme, e-governance reforming government through Technology, e-Kranti – Electronic delivery of services, Electronics manufacturing target net zero imports, IT … Read more

28.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Initiative to make State govt. ‘more smarter’   Making governance smarter in Andhra Pradesh may look outlandish for a government that swears by smart and Real Time Governance.   “Called Andhra Pradesh Priorities Project, it is based on the principle of time-tested cost-benefit analysis of policy decisions and quantifying how every rupee … Read more

25.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  ANDHRA PRADESH   N Sambasiva Rao appointed as Andhra Pradesh DGP   The Andhra Pradesh governmentappointed 1984-batch IPS officer N Sambasiva Rao as the state police chief despite the Union Home Ministry rejecting his candidature on earlier occasions. He has been holding the DGPs post as “full additional charge” since July 23, 2016, while his actual position … Read more

25.01.18 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

17-18.12.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH   Vijayawada police have second highest under-investigation cases in AP   According to 2016 State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) data, Vijayawada cops have recorded the second-highest crime rate in the state, after the Guntur Urban police unit.   Pendency of investigation is highest in Vizag city, followed by Vijayawada and East Godavari district. … Read more