ANDHRA PRADESH

Health Minister Vidadala Rajini has said that the Andhra Pradesh government will explore the possibilities to seek the necessary aid from the World Health Organization (WHO) to check the chronic kidney ailments prevalent in the Uddanam region of Srikakulam district.

Ms. Rajini, accompanied byAndhra Pradesh Medical Services and Development Corporation (APMSIDC) Vice-Chairman and Managing Director D. Muralidhar Reddy, MP Margani Bharat and Rajanagaram MLA Jakkampudi Raja, inspected the construction of the new medical college on the government hospital campus in Rajamahendravaram.

Until now, the Harvard Medical School has concluded that water may be one of the factors for the renal ailments prevalent in Uddanam. The State Government will certainly explore if there is a possibility to get any aid from the WHO. Meanwhile, the construction of a kidney research centre and 700-crore drinking water pipeline projects are in the progress in Uddanam.

The meeting of the cabinet sub-committee was held to review the Covid-19 situation in the state. The committee will meet chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday and brief him on the present situation. A final decision on the next course of action would be taken by the CM.

The committee asked private hospitals to follow the price list prescribed by the government for treatment of Covid patients and vaccination for others.

It warned the hospitals of severe action if they fail to adhere to the prices fixed by the government and other guidelines. The committee also made an appeal to people to follow all Covid guidelines and wear masks when going out, observe physical distancing, and avoid being in groups.

The 2022-23Unionbudget makes a wide spectrum of allocations for the premier educational institutes ofAndhra Pradesh. A sum of 150 crore has been earmarked for Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy,Visakhapatnam.

This is the highest ever annual allocation for the institute since its inception in 2016. Central University, Andhra Pradesh has been sanctioned 56.6 crore as budgetary support. Andhra Pradesh Central Tribal University, being operated from Vizianagaram, may get 22 crore as its share as 44 crore has been allocated for the tribal universities of Andhra Pradesh and .

The Indian Institute Of Management (IIM)-Visakhapatnam is already getting funds through the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) as the Union ministry of education entered into an agreement with the HEFA for release of funds to the IIM-V in 2018. Thus, no separate allocation has been made for this premier business school.

As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the Union Government sanctioned about several national institutions to Andhra Pradesh, including IIM-Visakhapatnam, IIPE and Tribal University to north-coastal Andhra Pradesh. Permanent campuses of these institutions are in various phases of execution. IIM-Vizag is expected to move into its permanent campus in Gambheeram this year, while the IIPE has recently got land for construction of a permanent campus. A place for the permanent campus of tribal university is yet to be finalised in Vizianagaram district.

Education Minister Botsa Satyanarayana has said the aims to upgrade the skills of students to make them globally competitive. This would be done by introducing a series of reforms like the introduction of English as a medium of instruction and CBSE syllabus in government schools.

The minister appreciated the role of officials in developing a new curriculum linking higher education with Skill development. This was not being practised anywhere in the country. Some 1.40 lakh students are undergoing training with Microsoft.

TheAP government backtracked on its earlier decision to dissolve the statelegislative council.
It has now passed a new resolution in the stateassemblystating that it has withdrawn the earlier resolution on abolition of the council.

The decision comes a day after the withdrew its legislation on three capital cities.Andhra Pradeshis one of the few states in India with a bicameral legislature.
Last year, the state government has sought abolition of the legislative council or the upper House of the state assembly, soon after the three capitals Bill was referred to a select committee by the council chairman.

The Assembly adopted the resolution, withdrawing its resolution of January 27, 2020 seeking abolition of the Legislative Council.

DGP D Gautam Sawang said Maoists are supportingganjacultivation in tribal pockets of Vizag agency and along the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB) areas as the weed has now become the main revenue source for the banned outfit.

Ganja cultivation is quite prevalent in the hilly areas of AOB. As Maoists are supporting the trade, enforcement agencies are struggling to put an end to cannabis cultivation and its smuggling. Coordination with Police and enforcement officials of other states is crucial and can help in controlling the ganja menace.

Stating that the launch of Rythu Bharosa Kendras and advanced agri-testing laboratories in villages is a revolutionary change, a delegation ofNational Food Safety Mission(NFSM) said thatAndhra Pradeshhas become a model state in the country in providing Services to farmers.
The team members said they were surprised to find the latest seed testing laboratories in mandal centres. The team said the initiatives of the should be extended to other states.

The farm scientists have also projected a fall in rice yields based on increase in temperature by varying degrees. They warned that the rice yield is expected to decrease in 30 to 60% of the states studied as part of the research. The result of the research was published in the recent issue of the science publication, Journal of Water and Climate-change”>Climate Change.

The scientists further said there will be an increase in yield gap of 20.9% and 22.2% by 2030 and 2040s respectively. A stagnated yield gap in 29.7% and 26.5% and decreasing yield gap in 49.4% and 51.3% of the study area during 2030 and 2040s respectively. The researchers said their finding contributes to understanding the consequences of climate change on rice yield gap and future Food Security concerns in India.

As part of its efforts to strengthen the nine-hour power supply to the farm sector free of cost, the Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APCPDCL) will distribute transformers to the farmers needing them, in Vijayawada, Guntur and Ongole on June 28 (Tuesday).

The government has released 50,280 new agricultural connections in the purview of the CPDCL and it has been decided to provide transformers to farmers under the High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) scheme.

works pertaining to new agricultural Services numbering 17,293 in Ongole, 7,965 in Vijayawada and 3,878 in Guntur have already been started. The transformers would help reinforce power supply to the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture sector in the day.