News: The Andhra Pradesh government entered into an agreement with Tata Trusts for community empowerment and improvement of overall living standards of people in 264 villages in the Vijayawada region, said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The programme intends to implement “interventions in the thematic areas” of bamboo cultivation, fisheries, nutrition ...
Read More »Two National Investment and Manufacturing Zones to come up in Andhra Pradesh
News: The Centre is proposing to create two National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) in Andhra Pradesh to give a fillip to the manufacturing sector in the State. APIIC has announced that the land for the Rs. 10,899 crore National Investment and Manufacturing Zone had been identified in Pamarru and ...
Read More »Hyderabad tech puts aerospace, defence manufacturing in new orbit
News: Hyderabad has a stronger missile base and its foundation was laid after the 1962 Sino-Indian border war. The cabin of the Sikorsky S-92 chopper that ferries the US President Barack Obama is made in Hyderabad, as also some crucial components powering Isro’s inter-planetary craft to Mars, Mangalyaan. Hyderabad’s aerospace ...
Read More »Increment in the pension of the freedom fighters: CM Tamil Nadu
News: Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa said that her government will continue to strive to achieve the goal of all round development and inclusive growth. The State will attract investments worth Rs. 1 lakh crore from the Global Investors Meet to be held next month. She said her government has ...
Read More »Kerala declared ‘complete digital state’
News: Declaration of Kerala as a ‘complete digital state’ and announcement of a new youth programme in memory of former President, the late APJ Abdul Kalam marked Independence Day celebrations in the state. “The implementation of e-district programmes in all districts and linking of Aadhaar and bank accounts have laid ...
Read More »Cochin International Airport to be India’s first to run on Solar Power
News: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the Cochin International Airport Limited’s (CIAL) green initiative – a 12MWp solar power project set up on the premises of the airport on August 18, Airport Managing Director V J Kurien said. “After commissioning, this installation is expected to generate around 48000 ...
Read More »Government pushes for infants to be covered under Aadhar, Karnataka sets the ball rolling
News: Even as the Supreme Court mulls the legality of Aadhaar due to privacy issues, the Centre has directed all states to speed up registration of infants aged 0-5 for the project through a new, “document-free” application that can be loaded onto a tablet and used anywhere. There are an ...
Read More »Xiaomi looks to set up manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh
News: India is one the fastest growing smartphone markets globally. According to research firm CMR, 19.5 million smartphones were shipped in India in the March 2015 quarter. Xiaomi, which entered the Indian market last year, said it had sold one million units till end of 2014. Posting a picture of ...
Read More »Karnataka to be flagship for Digital India drive; to roll out 376 services
News: Karnatka government will flagship the Digital India scheme. E-governance department is set to roll out 376 government services under the e-district programme within the next three months. The e-district platform will cover services pertaining to the revenue department, motor vehicles department, education, police, forest, industries, Backward Classes department and ...
Read More »IIT-Tirupati all set to start classes
News: A three-storey building on the sprawling campus of Krishna Teja Group of Educational Institutions on Renigunta Road has been allocated to IIT-T. “We are bringing some senior faculty members from IIT-Madras to train students here,” K.N. Satyanarayana, Professor in charge of IIT-Tirupati said. Source: TH
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