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Source: The Centre has proposed a Rs 100 crore spiritual tourism circuit for Kerala and assured steps to declare Sabarimala as a national Pilgrimage Centre. Steps would be taken to declare the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala as a National pilgrimage Centre under the ‘Prasadam Scheme’ of the Union Tourism Ministry. The scheme is ...

News: Andhra Pradesh would soon have resting areas with all amenities for drivers at every 100 km on National Highways in the state. The resting zones for drivers would have parking spaces, lounges, commercial complexes and toilets, allowing drivers to rest for some time. For the Road Safety Fund, the ...

News: The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) is working on replacing all the street lights in all municipalities and panchayats with LED bulbs in a phased manner. The APERC has already replaced 92,000 street lights in Visakhapatanam with LED bulbs. AP Minister for Water Resources Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, said ...

News: Through the Single Desk system, the state was able to garner a combined investment of Rs 9,500 crore. According to the industries department, about 72 large and mega projects and 44 medium projects have received the necessary approvals through the Single Desk system so far. Source: BS

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Small and the medium enterprises have played a significant role in creating employment opportunities in India. Currently, the MSME sector employs nearly 40% of India’s work force, contributes 45% in nation’s manufacturing output, and accounts for 40% of the exports. But the poor adoption ...

AP’s Industrial Policy 2015-20 Overview The newly created Andhra Pradesh has become one of the best destinations in attracting FDIs, and the new government which is in a dire need of investments, presented an inclusive and business friendly industrial policy (IP) 2015-20. Since the Indian economic liberalization in 1990s, the ...

News: The state government today gave a nod to an ordinance for amending the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, under which sand mafia will not get bail for one year after arrest. In view of acute water scarcity, the government is considering ban on sugarcane crushing and prohibiting water ...

News: In a big boost to Swachch Bharat campaign in northern Madhya Pradesh, 175 brothers gifted toilets to their sisters on occasion of Rakshabandhan festival in Gwalior district. Average cost of each toilet, constructed by them, was around Rs 80,000. None of them expected any government help while they constructed ...

Andhra Pradesh Brahmin Welfare Corporation (ABC) Limited, a Government of Andhra Pradesh undertaking, has introduced the following Schemes for the Brahmin students in Andhra Pradesh. Under these schemes, financial assistance shall be paid to the selected applicants as one time grant through the prescribed process. S.No Scheme Name Who can ...

News: New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP) has won awards in three categories: single-window clearance system (for solar and wind energy projects), off-grid waste energy bio-mass and bio-methanation, bio-gas and manure management. About 72 large and mega projects and 44 medium projects have received the necessary ...