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TopicAndhra Pradesh Government

Topic: Andhra Pradesh Government

Pesticide residues could be behind Andhra mystery illness, ‘long-term study’ needed — experts

Experts from AIIMS, Delhi, say lead was found in blood samples, while experts of other institutes found no traces of lead, nickel and arsenic in water samples.

Andhra govt won’t accept capped cost of Polavaram project, to urge Centre to revise amount

Polavaram Project Authority to request the Centre to approve Rs 47,725 crore to complete the project instead of Rs 20,398 crore that finance ministry had estimated based on 2013-14 price levels.

Andhra Pradesh begins sero survey, will cover 4 districts in 6 days to collect 15,000 samples

Andhra will collect 3,750 blood samples each from Krishna, Nellore, East Godavari & Anantapur districts. Samples will be taken from frontline health workers, police, among others.

Situation normal says Andhra govt after Vizag gas leak, villagers want closure of LG plant

The styrene vapour leak from the LG Polymers plant near Vizag Thursday claimed 12 lives and resulted in hundreds hospitalised with various ailments.

Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh reach 473, death toll at 9

The state's Guntur district, where the first Covid-19 case of a Tablighi Jamaat attendee was reported, alone has 109 confirmed cases.

Jagan govt wants to empower Andhra secretaries to sue media over fake news

The Jagan govt’s decision follows YSR Congress’ fake news allegations against ‘certain’ media houses and TDP members.  

Chandrababu Naidu takes his demand for special status for Andhra to President

Andhra CM Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party quit the NDA over the special status demand, has been meeting with opposition parties on forming an anti-BJP front

What a bra & panty business park near Visakhapatnam can teach Modi about job creation

The park is a textbook case on how clustering can make smaller companies competitive and more productive, and enable them to generate employment.

A status-check of all the grand promises TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu made in 2014

While lack of central funds was the reason for the TDP’s exit from the NDA, how much has the state govt been able to do with what it had? ThePrint finds out.

The tragedy and the trend

Not only did the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy gain Congress high command's total trust and defy anti-incumbency, but he also saw the value in being a modernising, urbanising leader.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.