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Gold nanoparticles to aid efficient drug delivery and diagnostics

May 27, 2013

Scientists from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, have synthesized eco-friendly gold nanoparticles using bio-resources which could be used as carriers for delivering anti-cancer drugs and also for diagnosing the disease. How it was done? Scientists used leaves of ..

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Attempt to boost tourism with the development of Vizag-Bheemli beach corridor

May 2, 2013

Union tourism Ministry approved Rs.45 crore to AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) for the development of Visakhapatnam-Bheemunipatnam Beach Corridor Mega Circuit. It will cover the stretch of 26km which goes along the beach between two Ports in Andhra Pradesh. Objective: ..

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Aruna Bahuguna – First women special DG CRPF

April 20, 2013

Aruna Bahuguna, Senior IPS Officer (1979-batch Andhra Pradesh cadre officer) appointed Special Director General of CRPF, India’s largest paramilitary force. She became the first women officer to be appointed to the top position. Her husband S. Jayaraman is also an IPS ..

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Andhra Pradesh: ‘Amma Hastham’ scheme for white cardholders

April 16, 2013

The Andhra Pradesh State Government launched a scheme “Amma Hastham” (mother’s hand) in order to supply 9 essential food items to poor at subsidized rates. The 9 essential item mentioned in the scheme includes a kilo of: 1 kg toor dal, 1 litre ..

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Government cuts down launch of cash transfer scheme

January 3, 2013

The Centre has scaled down the launch of its ambitious Direct Cash Transfer scheme to cover 20 districts, instead of 43 as planned. It has also kept LPG also out of its ambit for now. Why this scaling down? The ..

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Lok Sabha approves Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012

December 24, 2012

Lok Sabha approved the Constitution (118th Amendment) Bill, 2012 which seeks to provide special status to six backward districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, with provision for reservation in education and jobs for local people. The Bill introduces a new Article 371-J ..

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Hyderabad firm develops TCAS for Railways

December 10, 2012

A Hyderabad based firm, Hyderabad Batteries Limited (HBL), have developed a new safety device to prevent train collision. The device called Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) was recently tested for its viability. What is special about this device? The device ..

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly adopts India’s first legislation on Sub-plans for SCs/STs

December 5, 2012

Andhra Pradesh Assembly adopted a Bill to provide legislative support to the Sub-Plans for SCs and STs with a mandatory provision for allocation of nearly a fourth of the State’s annual plan of the budget for them. With this, AP ..

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