Ticket booking to cyclone aid, encumbrance certificates & shifting of tree trunks, Naidu govt's platform is redefining governance. ‘2 cr services to 40 lakh users’ in year since launch.
Sitharaman in the 2026-27 Budget has shifted focus away from Amaravati and Polavaram. But TDP is confident about leveraging allocations to accelerate Andhra’s 'next phase of growth'.
Launched in March 2025, the Public-Private-People Partnership has mapped over 10 lakh poor families to affluent donors. But experts say questions remain on its long-term impact.
State IT Minister Nara Lokesh said Andhra Pradesh was studying Australia’s recent under-16 social media ban and examining the need for strong legal safeguards.
State minister Nara Lokesh said in Davos, “As a state, we are studying Australia’s under-16 law, and yes, I believe we need to create a strong legal enactment.”
Andhra forest dept, led by Dy CM Pawan Kalyan, has proposed the ecological corridor project 'to protect the lives & enhance the livelihoods of the coastal community'.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Prakash took VRS in 2024 after he found himself without a posting in Naidu govt. He says he was also denied central deputation, reflecting on politicisation of Indian bureaucracy.
In a letter to Andhra Pradesh's medical & health minister last month, JP Nadda wrote that states, ‘by strategically adopting PPP models’, could accelerate healthcare reforms.
Arbitrage fund managers are bracing for lower returns after govt raised taxes on equity derivatives. Arbitrage funds gained traction in India last yr as foreign investors exited equities.
Defence Acquisition Council likely to take up P-8I procurement, cleared in 2019, in third week this month. Proposed joint production of GE F414-INS6 engine also on agenda.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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