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Telangana Current Affairs – January 2019 ........................................................................................................ 2
Telangana Current Affairs – February 2019 ...................................................................................................... 4
Telangana Current Affairs – March 2019 .......................................................................................................... 6
Telangana Current Affairs – April 2019 ............................................................................................................ 7
Telangana Current Affairs – May 2019 ............................................................................................................. 8
Telangana Current Affairs – June 2019 ........................................................................................................... 10
Telangana Current Affairs – July 2019 ............................................................................................................ 11
Telangana Current Affairs – August 2019 ....................................................................................................... 13
Telangana Current Affairs – September 2019 ................................................................................................. 17
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Telangana Current Affairs – January 2019
4th International Kite Festival and 2nd International Sweet Festival inaugurated by Vice President
Venkaiah Naidu in Hyderabad, Telangana
On January 13, 2019, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 4th International Kite Festival and
2nd International Sweet Festival in Hyderabad, Telangana.
i. It was organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Telangana and the Ministry of
Tourism, Government of India, as a part of Sankranthi celebrations, at the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.
ii. This year’s theme for Telangana International Kite Festival was for empowerment of the girl child: ‘Educate
girl child and she will save the world’.
iii. As many as 42 professional kite flyers from abroad and 60 from India are participating in the Kite Festival
and it witnessed participation of nearly 100 enthusiasts of kite flying from 19 different countries including
India.
iv. Moreover, sweets from 20 countries and from 25 Indian states were displayed at the Sweet Festival.
About Makar Sankranthi:
♦ It is a harvest festival, a celebration of life and vitality. It is the festival of Sun God who is often regarded as the
symbol divinity and wisdom.
♦ In south India, it is popularly called ‘Pongal’, in Punjab and Haryana it is called ‘Lohri’, in Assam it is called
‘Bihu’ and ‘Khichdi festival’ in Bihar.
9th Hyderabad literary festival held in Hyderabad

On 25th January 2019, 9th Hyderabad literary festival(HLF) conducted in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is a 3
day annual event organized by ‘Hyderabad Literary Trust’ in association with the Government of Telangana.
Key Points
i.China is the focus country in the 9th edition of Hyderabad literary festival (HLF).Gujarati was the language in
focus for HLF 2019.
ii.The literary festival began in January 25. It gave special tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in his 150th birth
anniversary year.
iii.The event will pay special attention to Gujarati keeping an eye on its tradition on each edition of the festival.
iv. The logo of HLF 2019 released on the inaugural day. The event will also pay tribute to Mrinalini Sarabhai
and Kaifi Azmy to mark their birth centenaries.
China was the focus country at the 9th Hyderabad Literacy festival
China’s Culture, Art and Literature was the focus of 9th edition of the prestigious Hyderabad Literacy Festival.
Secunderabad Railway Station: the first Railway station to hoist Tricolour National flag on a 100 feet
tall pole under Railway’s order
On January 2, 2019, Secunderabad Railway Station, in Hyderabad, became the first railway station of South
Central Railway (SCR) zone to hoist a huge tricolour on a 100-foot tall pole.
i. This was done according to the Railway Board’s order to hoist the national flag at 75 A1 category railway
stations.Kacheguda, Hyderabad became the 2nd and 3rd railway Stations to hoist the100-foot tall pole.
ii. The flag would be guarded by the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
iii. Furthermore according to the order, SCR has taken the initiative to hoist the National Flag at 2 other ‘A1’
category Railway Stations they are Vijaywada and Tirupati.
Telangana to set up ‘Save Tiger Protection Force’

On January 22, 2019,The Telangana government decided to form a ‘State Tiger Protection Force'(STPF)
committee to save the Big cat population in the State.State Forest Protection Committee headed by chief
Secretary S.K Joshi has decided to form STPF.
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i. The State and Central government will share the cost of the ‘State Tiger Protection Force'(STPF) with 112
members headed by the assistant conservator of the forest on40:60 basis.
ii. They are organised to protect the tiger population in the areas of Amarabad and Kawal tiger
reserves. iii. Fund amount of 2.25cr was also sanctioned to protect the tigers and to prevent forest fire
accidents
Agri-Vision 2019, a two-day conference on ‘Envisioning Agro Solutions for Smart and Sustainable
Agriculture’ at Hyderabad
On 17th January 2019, Vice-President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 2-days Agri-Vision 2019
conference on ‘envisioning Agro-solutions for smart and Sustainable Agriculture” in Hyderabad,
Telangana. The conference was concluded on 18th January 2019.
Key Points
i. The Agro-vision 2019 conference was jointly organized by the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State
Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Cornell University, USA.
ii. Vice-Chancellor of PJTSAU, Dr V Praveen Rao chaired a Panel discussion on “Technology in Agri
Entrepreneurship: Success stories and experiences from the progressive farmers”.
iii. Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) chaired a
session on “Post-harvest management and value addition of foods: Role of Farmer Producer’s
organization (FPOs) in improving Market Access” on 18th January 2019.
Justice T B N Radhakrishnan sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana HC; Justice Praveen Kumar as the
acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
On January 1, 2019, Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the Chief Justice of
the Telangana High Court.
i. His oath was administered by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.
ii. After that the CJ of Telengana HC administered the oath of office to 12 justices of Telangana High Court.
iii. He had been serving as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for both the states of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Other News:
Governor Narasimhan also administered oath to Justice Praveen Kumar as the acting Chief Justice of Andhra
Pradesh High Court in Vajaywada.
Background:
♦ As per the Supreme Court’s directions, the existing high court in Hyderabad was bifurcated as per demands of
the advocates and legal fraternity for a separate high court for Telangana.
♦ The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad had been serving as common high court of the two states since
June 2014 when Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated to carve out Telangana.
♦ High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established by December 31, 2018, in state capital of Amaravati.
Online inter-state trade through the e-NAM portal started

On 19th January 2019, the inter-state trade through e-NAM was initiated with the first trade of 8.46 quintal of
groundnut between a farmer from Gadwal Mandi in Telangana and a trader from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.
Key Points
i. The e-NAM, a pan India electronic trading portal aims to network the existing physical regulated wholesale
market also known as APMC market thorough a virtual platform in order to create a unified national market for
agricultural commodities.
ii. the e-NAM portal has integrated the 585 Regulated markets in 16 states and 2 Union Territories with
trading in 124 commodities on the common e-market platform.
iii. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the e-NAM portal on 14th April 2016 in 21 Mandis across 8 states
with for trading in 24 commodities.
iv. The Government plans expand the e-NAM project and integrate 415 more mandis by Marsh 2020.
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v. As of now, 2.29 crores market trades with value more than Rs 60000 crore has been initiated on the e-NAM
portal.
1st National EMRS National Sports Meet, 2019 held at Hyderabad

On 14th January 2019, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Minister of State for Tribal Affairs launched the
1st National Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) at G.M.C Balayogi
Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
Key points
i. The Minister also launched an app ‘EMRS Sports Meet’ dedicated on the
occasion.
ii. Total 1777 students comprising of 975 boys and 802 girls representing 20 States of the country are
participating in the event which is three day event till Jan.16, 2019.
iii. Shri. Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri. Sudarshan Bhagat, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs,
and Shri. Deepak Khandekar, Secretary, Tribal Affairs will also be present for presentation ceremony to be held
on Jan 16th 2019.
About Eklavya Model Residential Schools
i. Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is a Government of India scheme for model residential school for
Indian tribals (Scheduled Tribes, ST) across India.
ii. It was established by the Tribal Ministry, Government of India in the year 1997-98 to ensure tribal
students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas.
iii. Provisions of funding is through Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution.
iv. According to the budget 2018-19 block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal
persons will have an Eklavya Model Residential School by the year 2022.
1956 Olympian footballer Zulfiqar passed away at 83

On January 13, 2019, Former India and 1956 Olympian footballer, Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin, passed away
at 83 in Hyderabad.
i. He also represented India in the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games and the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia.
ii. He was the captain of Andhra Pradesh in the Santosh Trophy from 1955 to 1967.
iii. He also captained AP Police team from 1954 to 1967 and won IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Rovers Cup
tournaments.
Background:
In 1956 Olympics, India lost to Bulgaria 0-3 in the bronze-medal match in Melbourne to finish fourth, a result
considered one of the finest moments in the country’s football history.
Telangana Current Affairs – February 2019
The Proposal of Ministry of Power for higher power allocation to Home State from Under Construction
Projects of NTPC
The Cabinet Committee chaired by Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of Ministry of Power to allocate
85% of Power generated to Telangana and Jharkhand from Under Construction Projects of National Thermal
Power Corporation Limited.
Key Points
i.The proposal seeks to provide 85% of power to Telangana govt. generated from Telangana Super Thermal
Power Project (4000MW) of NTPC ltd. and further 85% to Jharkhand govt. from Patratu Thermal Power Station
(4000MW) of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam ltd. of NTPC ltd..
ii.Both these allocations to Telangana and Jharkhand will lay an impact to ensure the progress & sustainable
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development and to improve the power scenario of the state.

iii.Both the Projects will be allocated in two phases as follows-
• Telangana project which will come up at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district. The 1st phase will
comprise 2 units of 800 MW each and 2nd phase will comprise of 3 units of 800 MW each.
• Jharkhand project will come up at Patratu in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. The 1st phase will comprise
of 3 units of 800 MW and 2nd phase will comprise of 2 units of 800 MW.
325 children rescued under “Operation Smile” in Hyderabad

325 children including 11 girls have been rescued in Hyderabad under “Operation Smile” which was launched
on 1st January 2019.
AIM of Operation Smile: The One month long programme aims to rescue child labourers and children engaged
in begging.
Other Details
Apart from rescuing children from Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, around 100 children from Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal have been rescued under the mission.
2 new Districts created in Telangana

On 17th February, 2019, Revenue Department of Telangana has issued a notification stating about the creation
of 2 new districts in Telangana– Mulugu and Narayanpet.
Key points
i. With the creation of 2 districts, total number of districts in Telangana has augmented to 33.
ii. District Naraynpet and Mulugi has been carved out of the
District Mahabubnagar and Bhupalapally districts respectively.
Unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 per month proposed by KCR government in Telangana Budget
On 22nd February 2018, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao presented a Vote-on-Account
Budget for the year 2019-20.
Key points:
i. It is an interim budget.
ii. The total expenditure is valued to be Rs 1,82,017 crore which is 4 percent higher than the previous year-
out of which there is a revenue expenditure of Rs 1,31,629 crore and a capital expenditure of Rs.32,815
crore.
iii. The estimated revenue surplus is pegged at Rs 6,564 crore and fiscal deficit is Rs 27,749 crore which
is2.81percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
iv. Revenues for Budget Estimate (BE)of 2019-20 of the state are valued at Rs 94,776 crore.
v. A sum of Rs 1810 crore has been allocated in the Budget to fund an unemployment allowance of Rs
3,016 per month to the eligible youth.
vi. Rs. 6,000 crores have been allocated to waive off agricultural term loans of up to Rs. 1 lakh.
2019 International Spice Conference 2019 held in Hyderabad

International Spice Conference is considered as platform for all business houses, the spice associations, the
policy makers, the farmers and the users, to connect and interact.
i. The fourth edition of this conference was held in the City of Pearls and the capital city of Telangana-
Hyderabad.
ii. The theme for the conference 2019 is ‘Challenges of Change, Redefining the Value Chain’.
iii. Third edition of this conference was held in Jaipur with the theme ‘Managing Disruptions through
Transformation and Collaboration’.
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BioAsia 2019-Asia’s largest Life-sciences and healthcare forum held in Hyderabad

From 25th – 27th February 2019, the 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 -Asia’s largest biotechnology and life-
sciences forum was conducted in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was inaugurated by the Governor of Telangana –
E.S.L Narasimhan .The theme of the conference was “Life Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption”. BioAsia is
an annual event organised by the Government of Telangana and it largely focuses on re-imagining healthcare
after technological disruptions.
i. The Partner Country for the event is South Korea. South Africa and Spain are the international partners for
the event.
Key points:
i. A Vaccine Skilling Program of Telangana Government was launched to rope in skilled professionals for the
growth of the industry.
ii. Genome Valley Excellence Award 2019was presented by the organising committee of BioAsia 2019. It was
awarded to Dr. Don W Cleveland of the University of California. The award felicitates his work in cancer
genetics.
iii. ‘Life Sciences 4.0: transforming health care in India’ was launched by EY. The report discusses the
disruptive impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) on the health care ecosystem in India.
About BioAsia
♦ Past editions of the conference have helped in bringing in investments of about Rs.15,000 crores and
around 16,000 business partnering meetings have been organized during the event.
♦ Leaders and officers from 95 countries have attended the event and around 250 Memorandum of
Understanding (MoUs) & Letters of Intent (LoIs) were signed at the forum.
Telugu Film Director, Vijaya Bapineedu, dies at age 83

Vijaya Bapineedu, Telugu director-producer, known for giving several hit films to actor Chiranjeevi, passed
away on 13th February, 2019 at the age of 83 years.He was passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana.He was
born in Andhra Pradesh.
i. His movie ‘Gang Leader’ was remade in Hindi as ‘Aaj ka Goondaraj’ with Chiranjeevi in the lead. Other hit
movies include ‘Big Boss’, ‘Khiladi No. 786’ and ‘Maga Dheerudu’.
Telangana Current Affairs – March 2019
Special Expenditure Observers for States of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Nagaland and Telangana, have been appointed by Election Commission of India
On 26th March 2019, Election Commission of India has appointed Sh. Gopal Mukherjee as Special Expenditure
Observers for the state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Sh. D.D. Goel as Special Expenditure
Observers for the state of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
Key Points:
i. Sh. Gopal Mukherjee is ex- Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1980 batch, and former Member of Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
ii. Sh.D.D.Goel is ex- Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1982 batch, and former Directorate General of
Income Tax Investigation (DGIT Inv.).
iii. Both these officers will oversee and monitor the work being done by the electoral machinery and ensure
that stringent and effective enforcement action is undertaken against the person/entities who are trying to
persuade voters by distributing cash, liquor & freebies etc.
iv.Further, the Commission has decided to give additional charge of Gujarat and Karnataka to Sh. Shailendra
Handa and Ms. Madhu Mahajan, respectively.Sh Handa would thus be Special Expenditure Observer for
Maharashtra and Gujarat while Ms Mahajan will be deployed in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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ECI appoints Special Central Police Observer for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Election Commission of India has appointed Shree K K Sharma (IPS 1982 Retd DG Border Security Force) as
the Central Police Observer for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.He would oversee the deployment
and other security related issues in both the states.
K K Sharma was earlier nominated for the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand but his appointment was
objected by the opposition parties of both states.
MoU signed by Ola and Telangana Govt. to strengthen traffic infrastructure in Hyderabad
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ola and the Government of Telangana to
support the government’s initiative to implement smart solutions to enhance mobility experience further
strengthening traffic infrastructure in Hyderabad.
i. Under the MoU, the first pilot project proposed is the dynamic mapping of riding quality of various major
roads in Hyderabad through the network of vehicles operating on the Ola platform.
ii. The desired outcome of this pilot project is to reduce accidents causing because of potholes, monitor the
construction of roads, and prioritize budget for road repair.
Telangana government unveiled its Digital portal for MSMEs

On 27th March, 2019, Telangana government has launched a digital business networking portal for
Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises MSMEs – Telangana State GlobalLinker (ts-msme.globallinker.com). This
networking portal will digitise over 2.3 million MSMEs of the State which would connect them to the global
economy.
Key points
i. The motive behind this is to address key challenges faced by MSMEs with the core objective of making their
business growth more simpler, more profitable and enjoyable.
ii. It will also allow MSMEs to create a digital profile for their business, connect with other global MSMEs,
enable them to find buyers and suppliers, gain visibility and receive up-to-date industry trends and news.
Joint exercises to be conducted by US army and NSG in Hyderabad

The US military forces and the Indian National Security Guard (NSG) is conducting joint exercises
in Hyderabad. This would be a part of the US-India security partnership. The aim of these exercises is to
enhance preparedness and tackle any crisis that affects the public health and safety.
i. The exercise is witnessing participation by the 1st Battalion and the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
stationed out of Okinawa, Japan.
ii. The exercise will be overseen from the US Embassy, New Delhi and US Special Operations Pacific Command
at Camp HM Smith in Hawaii.
iii. The exercises constitute the US Indo-Pacific Command’s Theater Security Cooperation Program, undertaken
by the US military in partnership with a certain group of nations in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance
coordination and capabilities.
Telangana Current Affairs – April 2019

Telangana secured top spot in eLearning Training for Field Staff
Telangana has secured the first rank for the second year in a row in the e-Learning training programme of
Department of Personal and Training (DoPT), Government of India. The training is being imparted to achieve
the goal of “training for all”.
i. Over 20, 000 field staff in different districts of Telangana was imparted training on 12 soft skills
modules and 3 domain-specific modules on RTI, Office Procedures, and Finance & Accounts, by Dr MCR HRD
Institute.
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ii. The institute is also mentoring other states to spread the Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on
Induction Training (COMMIT) Programme as a national mission.
The M3 version of EVMs to be used in Nizamabad Lok Sabha and Likely To Enter Guinness Book with
Record EVMs
On 11th April 2019, The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana may enter in the Guinness World
Records for the maximum number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of M3 version used in the polling
booth.
Key Points:
i. Total of 12 EVMs in each polling station was linked to one control unit in each of the 1,778 polling centers.
ii. It became the first constituency in the country to witness polling with EVMs for a large number of
candidates (185 candidates).
iii.This new version of EVMs was developed by the Electronics Corp of India Ltd (ECIL) and Bharat
Electronics Ltd (BEL).
iv. The Nizamabad constituency has a little over 15.53 lakh voters including 3.73 lakh farmers.
v. This new M3 version EVMs, came after 2013, with a maximum capacity of 384 candidates including NOTA,
have additional features like Tamper Detection and Self Diagnostics.
Telugu poet K Siva Reddy honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2018
On 11th April 2019, Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman,
2018with a cash prize of 15 lakh rupees for his collection of poetry titled ‘Pakkaki Ottigilite’.
Key Points:
i. He was born in 1943 in Karmurivari Palem near Tenali, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. He has won several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book ‘Mohana! Oh, Mohana!’.
iii. The Saraswati Samman award was given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any 22 Indian
languages listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is one of the highest literary awards,
instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991.
Telangana Current Affairs – May 2019

Centre issued Drought Advisory to six states
Recently, centre has issued a “drought advisory” to six states named Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu due to water storage in dams dropped to a “critical level”. Centre has
asked these 6 six states to use water judiciously.
Key Highlights
i. Central Water Commission (CWC) always issues drought advisory whenever the water level in reservoirs is
20 percent less than the average of live water storage figures of the past 10 years.
ii. According to figures released by CWC, the total water storage available was 35.99 billion cubic metres, which
is 22 percent of the total storage capacity of these reservoirs.
About CWC :
It functions as an attached office of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation,
Government of India, and monitors total water storage available in 91 major reservoirs across the country.
Telangana records 15% GSDP growth in FY19 with Rs. 8,66,875 crore
Telangana recorded 15% Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth for the Financial year ended March
31, 2019 with Rs.8,66,875 crore. For the year 2018, it stood at Rs. 7,53,804 crore.
Key Points:
i. After the formation of Telangana state, this was the first ever highest growth registered.
ii. The capital expenditure for the year was Rs. 47,038 crore and this was the main reason for recording the
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highest growth rate. The total capital expenditure from 2014-15 to 2018-19 was Rs. 1,64,519 crore.
iii. Primary sector grew by 10.9%, secondary sector by 14.9% and tertiary sector registered a growth of 15.5%.
The debt to GSDP ratio was 22%, lower than the limit set by Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
(FRBM) Act which is 25%.
iv. 14.2% was the GSDP rate for the year 2017-18 and 2016-17.
Telangana to set up country’s first ‘Blockchain District’ in Hyderabad

Telangana has released a draft blockchain policy to set up country’s first ‘Blockchain
District’ in Hyderabad. It is aimed to create an ecosystem for major blockchain companies, start-ups for
promoting research, innovation and industry collaboration. Telangana Government had signed an agreement
with Tech Mahindra to set up the Blockchain district in 2018.
Key Points:
i. The draft was released by Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (IT E&C) Department.
ii. The focus will be given to the sectors such as banking, financial services and insurance, pharmaceuticals and
healthcare, government institutions and departments, logistics and supply chains.
iii. The incentives like access to investments, subsidies, tax credits will be rolled out to attract enterprises,
Small and Medium Enterprises and startups.
iv. Other incentives include 25% subsidy on lease rentals up to 5 lakh per annum for the first three years of
operations, 100% reimbursement of State Goods and Services Tax (SGST ) for the first three years for startups
with revenue less than 5 crores and along with one-time grant of Rs.10 lakh, 75% subsidy in travel fare when
the founders attend global conferences and 25% reimbursement on Internet charges would be provided.
iv. It is estimated that by 2030 blockchain can generate $3 trillion per year in business value.
Veteran CPI leader P.P.C Joshi passed away in Puppalaguda, Telangana

On May 26, 2019, Veteran CPI (Communist Party of India) leader P.P.C Joshi aged 80 passed away at his home
in Puppalaguda, Telangana after suffering from prolonged illness. The communist leader had participated in the
Telangana armed struggles.
i. He hailed from a village in Godavari, Andra Pradesh, born in July 1940.
ii. He served as the General Manager of Visalaandhra Publishing House, treasurer of the CPI Central Committee
office and People’s Publishing House.
iii. He was the founder of Prachee Publications. But later it was handed over to Nava Telangana Publications.
Country’s biggest stucco figurine unearthed in Telangana’s Phanigiri

Indian archaeologists recently unearthed a life-sized stucco sculpture from a Buddhist site at Phanigiri in
Suryapet, Telangana. As per heritage department officials, it represents one of Bhodhisattva in Jathaka
Chakra.This is the largest stucco sculpture found from India till date.
i. The sculpture is about 1.73 metres in height and 35 cm in width.
ii. It is considered to have been built at at peak of Ikshavaku dynasty.
iii. The preliminary excavation at Phanigiri was started by archaeological department official Khaja Muhammad
Ahmad in 1941.
iv. The present excavations are being conducted by assistant professor Srikanth Ganveer as co-excavation
director and Pagadam Nagaraju as excavation director.
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Telangana Current Affairs – June 2019

World’s largest multi-stage, multi-purpose scheme Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project inaugurated in
Telangana
On June 21, 2019, The first phase of the world's largest multi-stage, multi-purpose scheme Kaleshwaram Lift
Irrigation Project (KLIP) worth Rs 80,000 crore was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Telangana
Chandrashekar Rao at Medigadda in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district near the borders with Maharashtra and
Chhattisgarh. It was inaugurated in the presence of Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, ESL
Narasimhan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan
Mohan Reddy. The cost of the project is expected to rise to Rs 1,00,000 crore on its completion.
Key Points:
• It is constructed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).
• The project, built across Godavari river, has become the world's biggest in terms of capacity with 3
Barrages, 1531 km of Gravity Canals, 203 km of Tunnels, 20 Lifts, 19 Pump houses and 20 Reservoirs
with total capacity of 147 TMC water irrigating 37 lakh acres.
• It will provide irrigation facility for two crops in a year to 45 lakh acres and will supply 40 TMC of water
to the ambitious Mission Bhagiratha drinking water supply project.
• Approximate 16 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) will support industries.
• It will see at least 2 TMC of Godavari water lifted daily to the Medigadda Barrage and then transported
via six more levels to Konda Pochamma Sagar Reservoir, which is located approximately 60 kilometres
from Hyderabad.
• The biggest lift schemes in the world, till date, are the Colorado lift scheme in America and the Great
Manmade River in Egypt.
Telangana state formation day observed on June 2

Telangana Formation Day is observed annually on June 2 to mark the official formation of the state after its
bifurcation from Andhra Pradesh in 2014. It is the youngest state of India. This year marks the fifth Telangana
State Formation Day.
i. A number of cultural events, sports, and social events lined up in the state as part of the celebration. It
became the 29th state of the country after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was passed in the
Parliament. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao was elected as the first Chief Minister
of the state.
ii. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Karnataka to the
west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.
NPCI tie-up with Telangana to offer MeeSeva service portal

On June 18, 2019 The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of Mumbai signed an agreement with
the state Government ofTelangana. This is to offer a mode of payment options like UPI (Unified Payments
Interface ) Collect Request, RuPay Debit and Credit Cards to the users of the ‘MeeSeva’ portal of the
Government.
Key points:
i. The portal offers 150 government services and in 2018, it crosses 100 million transactions.
ii. The partnership will help the people of Telangana to get the benefits of debit and credit card payment
network in India and it will be a true Make in India collaboration.
iii. NPCI, which runs the UPI, RuPay, is also in the process of enabling a Quick Response (QR) code-enabled
payment mechanism as an additional feature on the MeeSeva portal, which will be available both online and
offline.
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Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan sworn-in as the second Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Acting Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, Raghvendra Singh Chauhan sworn-in as the second Chief
Justice of Telangana High Court in Hyderabad. He succeeded Chief Justice T.B. Radhakrishnan in April, 2019
and sworn in as acting Chief Justice.He hails from Rajasthan.
Key Points:
i. His Oath taking ceremony was administered by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.
ii. Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi , initiated the swearing-in ceremony while the Registrar General of Telangana High
Court A. Venkateswar Reddy read out the warrant issued by President Ramnath Kovind.
Well-known Telugu writer Abburi Chaya Devi passes away at 86

Famous Telugu story writer, Abburi Chaya Devi passed away due to cardiac arrest. She was 86. She hails from
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.
Key points:
i. She was born on 13 October 1933, has served as a council member of Kendra Sahitya Academy during the
time period of 1998 to 2002.
ii. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005 for her book 'Thana Margam.' and 'Evarni Chesukonu’book
is another popular one.
iii. Some of her popular stories are ‘Bonsai Bathuku’, ‘Prayanam Sukhantam’, ‘Akhariki Aidu Nakshatralu’, and
‘Wood Rose’.
iv. She had worked as a librarian at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
The 32nd edition of ISTA Congress takes place in Hyderabad

An eight-day event of the 32nd edition of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress has started in
Hyderabad, Telangana. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and the Telangana government have
jointly hosted the event which is being held for the first time in South Asia.
Key points:
i. Inauguration: Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare inaugurated
the event.
iii. Aim: Focusing on modern technologies to increase quality seed production and seed export-import policies.
iv. Partakers: Over 600 delegates including seed experts, policy makers and representatives of international
companies from nearly 70 countries like the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada to take part in the event to
discuss developments in seed research and in technology related to seeds.
v. Exhibition and Workshops: Stakeholders & seed testing laboratories and associated organizations
showcase their products &services. Several pre and post-event workshops are also being held as a part of the
event.
Telangana Current Affairs – July 2019

Andhra Bank rolls-out Al chatbot “ABHi” in Telangana
On July 15, 2019, A medium-sized public sector bank in India, Andhra Bank launched its AI (Artificial
Intelligence) interactive assistant called “ABHi” at a function in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Key points:
i. ABHi: It uses new-age technologies include to understand the customer query and fetch the relevant
information from the possible knowledge base in a matter of milliseconds.
ii.Creation: ABHi is powered by AI startup Floatbot.ai (Bangalore) in partnership with
IT(Information Technology) company Netxcell Limited(Hyderabad).
iii.Benefits: Customers will be able to get the information instantaneously 24×7, anytime by using
ABHi & can also connect and know details from ABHi through (www.andhrabank.in) over
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Mobile/Desktop browser, Facebook Messenger and over voice using Google Assistant .it would also
converse with customers on Whatsapp.
iv. Queries: Andhra bank customers can ask details on digital banking, loans, banking services, govt.
schemes, insurance, senior citizen, RuPay Offers, Aadhaar services, payment mode, lodge a customer
complaint, know nearest Branch / ATM on Google map, recharge prepaid mobile, etc., on chat
anytime.
v. ABHi would also enable banking services such as balance check, ordering a cheque book, view mini
statement, recent transactions in future.
13th Global Healthcare Summit organized by AAPI and GAPIO held in Hyderabad
Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 13th edition of the annual Global
Healthcare Summit (GHS) organized by American Association of Physicians of Indian
Origin (AAPI), with the lighting of the traditional lamp and delivering the keynote address at the Taj
Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad.
i. The GHS is being organized by AAPI in concert with the British Association of physicians of Indian
Origin(BAPIO) and the Global Association of physicians of Indian Origin(GAPIO) along with several
alumni chapters of medical schools in India.
ii. During the Summit a medical quiz competition for medical students will be held, where winners
will be given ₹5lakh,
akh as first,second
₹3lakh andand
₹1lthird prizes respectively.
iii. Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, AAPI vice president for 2018-2019, said that the 14th edition of GHS
will be held in Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh in 2020.
AAPI
i. The American Association of physicians of Indian origin as a professional association for Indian
American physicians.
Headquarters: Chicago
PayPal opens third Global Technology Centre in Hyderabad

On July 23, 2019, An online payment solutions provider PayPal Holdings, Inc has opened a 3rd Global
Technology Centre at Western Aqua at Kondapur in Hyderabad, Telangana after Bengaluru and
Chennai.
Key points:
i. The Nasdaq-listed firm launched the Centre as a part of an expansion of its India footprint. The
expansion follows the acquisition of fraud prevention platform Simility in 2018.
ii. The new center which accommodates about 100 engineers & will focus on data science, risk
management, machine learning, and operations to provide digital payments solutions to its customers
around the world.
iii. It was working with its partners on data localization as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).
iv. It will also play a major role in advancing the digitization goals set by the Government by enabling
new-age businesses to adopt digital payments in a safe and secure manner.
The 34th edition of Sailing Championship 2019 concluded in Telangana

The 34th edition of the national level sailing championship 2019, ‘ Hyderabad Sailing Week’ was
concluded at Secunderabad Club, Telangana.
Key points:
i. Organizer: The event was held between July 2-July 7,2019 and it was jointly hosted by the EME
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Sailing Association, the Secunderabad Sailing Club and Laser Class Association of India.
ii. Participation: It saw the participation of 192 sailors (of these 22 women sailors ) and 173 boats
from famous sailing clubs across the country.
iii. Old & young: The oldest participant was Murli Kanuri( 68) and the youngest was Shaurya, (13).
Here’s a look at the full list of trophies and winners:
Winner Trophy
Rammilan Yadav of NSS Bhopal Laser 4.7 open trophy and Laser 4.7 boys under
18 trophy
Ritika Dangi of NSS Bhopal(National Sailing Laser 4.7 girls under 18 years trophy
School).
Gitesh of AYN(Army Yatching Node) Rolling Trophy & Laser Radial trophy
Nethra Kumaram of TNSA(Tamil Nadu Sailing Laser Radial Women trophy
Association).
Jaipal Reddy, former Union Minister & Senior Congress leader, passed away in Hyderabad
On July 28, 2019, Former union minister and senior Congress leader from Telangana, S. Jaipal Reddy,
aged 77, passed away at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Hyderabad while undergoing
treatment for pneumonia.
Key Points:
i. Born on 16 January 1942, in Madgul, Telangana, he was a 4-time Member of Legislative Assembly
(MLA) from Kalwakurthy from 1969-84.
ii. He served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the IK Gujral cabinet in 1998
and Union Minister for the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology
from 2012 to 2014.
iii. He was conferred with the best parliamentarian award in 1998.
Telangana Current Affairs – August 2019

Pilot basis of one Nation one ration card scheme launched in 4 States
In order to boost the National Food Security, the pilot basis of One Nation One Ration Card scheme
was launched by the government in four states namely Telangana , Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,
and Gujarat.
Families holding this card can buy subsidized rice and wheat from any ration shop in these four states.
Key points
i. This program is expected to be implemented by August next year.
ii. A trial run of the project was conducted by the Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation last week
where consumers from Andhra Pradesh bought their commodities from the fair price shop in
Hyderabad.
iii. White ration cardholders can buy the subsidized rice and wheat from any fair price shops in these
state and this same facility is available in Andhra Pradesh also through POS (Point Of Sale) machines.
• 28 Crore customers have been benefited with this ration portability introduced in Telangana
last year.
• 56 lakh beneficiaries are covered under the National Food Security Act.
Availing the scheme
To avail, this One Nation One Ration Card scheme, the family’s ration card should be linked with their
Aadhaar number.
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurates interstate portability in two clusters of states
Shri Vilas Paswan, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution inaugurated
the inter-State portability in two clusters of adjoining States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and
Gujarat & Maharashtra, as a major step towards achieving the objective of ‘One Nation One Ration
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Card’.Under the National Food Security Act, beneficiaries can avail the benefits from any of the two
cluster States.
Key points
i. 11 States/UT have implemented the intra-State portability. The 11 states are
• Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Telangana and Tripura.
ii. Having implemented intra-State portability already, the inter-State portability will be introduced in
these 11 States by 1st January 2020.
iii. Other states apart from these 11 states will be included in the inter-state portability in a phased
manner starting from 1st of June 2020.
iv. To sustain the reforms brought in by the ongoing scheme of ‘End-to-End Computerization of TPDS
Operations’ and to introduce new reforms, the Department of Food & Public Distribution, is targeting
implementation of nation-wide portability in distribution of subsidised foodgrains to the beneficiaries
without the need of obtaining a new ration card under ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ System.
v. electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices supported by the biometric/Aadhaar authentication will be
installed at Fair Price Shops(FPS)
vi. More than 4.1 lakh (77%) ePoS devices are already operational across the country. 25 States/UTs
have either completed the installation in all FPSs or having significant progress. More than 85% ration
cards (at least one member) in the country are linked with the Aadhaar numbers of the beneficiaries.
First ever space museum of India inaugurated at Hyderabad

On July 26 2019, the first space museum of India opening new attraction to space enthusiasts, was set
up at Hyderabad in association with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Key points
• The museum is housed in the Birla Science Museum. It gave Space of 9000 square feet to set up
the space museum.
• It was inaugurated on the celebration on golden jubilee year of the Birla Archaeological and
Cultural Research Institute (BACRI).
Location:
The space Museum is located on the erstwhile Naubat Pahad, Telangana in the centre of the city.
Aim:
The museum which is an initiative of BACRI aims to spread knowledge on science and technology and
also as a way to encourage young students to explore the field.
Inauguration:
• ESL Narasimhan, Governor of Telangana inaugurated the ceremony.
• Other members present during the inauguration were Nirmala Birla, Chairman of BACRI, CK
Birla, chairman of the CK Birla Group and BG Sidharth, Director of the Science Centre.
Models exhibited:
• ISRO is to exhibit about 65 models of various spacecrafts, satellites and rockets. Some of the
scale models of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III, GSLV Mark II, Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Chandrayaan- 1, Mars orbiter spacecraft, APPLE (Ariane
Passenger PayLoad Experiment), Aryabhata, Bhaskar, Rohini RS-1 and a model of the
International Space Station(ISS) are exhibited.
• At present 24 models are being exhibited.
• Now visitors can directly get in touch with India’s Antarctic Space Station called as Dakshin
Gangotri in real-time.
About ISRO
♦ Headquarters- Bengaluru
♦ Founder- Vikram Sarabhai.
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♦ Founded- August 15 1969.

♦ Director-Kailasavadivoo Sivan(K.Sivan).
Amazon inaugurates its world’s largest campus in Hyderabad

On August 21, 2019, e-commerce company Amazon, inaugurated its single-largest campus in the
world in terms of area (9 acres) in Hyderabad, Telangana. The campus was inaugurated
by Mohammed Mahmood Ali, MLC(Member of Legislative Council), Minister of Home, Prisons, Fire
Services, government of Telangana.
Key points:
i. This Hyderabad campus of Amazon, is the only one, placed outside US (United States).
ii. Having over 62,000 employees in India, this campus alone can accommodate more than 15,000
employees.
Other members present:
Amit Agarwal, SVP(Senior Vice President) and Country Head, Amazon India.
John Schoettler, VP(Vice President), Global Real Estate and Facilities.
225th meeting of CBT held at Hyderabad, Telangana

On August 21, 2019, the 225th meeting of Central Board of Trustees (CBT) held at Hyderabad,
Telangana. It was attended by the Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Shri Santosh
Kumar Gangwar, who is also Chairman of CBT.
Key Points:
i.EPS 1995: It approved the proposal to recommend for amendment in Employees’ Pension
Scheme (EPS) 1995 for the restoration of commuted value of the pension to the Pensioners after 15
years of drawing commutation which will benefit approximately 6.3 lakhs pensioners.
ii.Educative booklet: The Minister released the educative booklet on seasonal employees regarding
special provision in EPS’ 1995 regarding eligibility of seasonal employees for pension. The contents of
the booklet brings out the Scheme provision that contributory service in any year, even if contributory
period is less than a year is treated as a full year of eligible service for seasonal employee and this will
help dispel doubts in minds of members/employers.
iii.EPFIGMS 2.0 version: The minister launched the revamped EPFIGMS 2.0 version which will
benefit more than 5 crores subscribers and lakhs of employers by speedy and smooth resolution of
grievances.
iv.Selection and Performance Evaluation: The Board approved the proposal for Selection and
Performance Evaluation of next Custodian by the new Consultant which will be appointed on the basis
of Report of Five Members’ Committee constituted by the CBT.
v.Selection of ETF Manufacturers: The Board approved the decision to choose the Exchange Traded
Fund (ETF) manufacturers through public bidding by October 30, 2019, extension of the term of the
present ETF manufacturers (SBI MF and UTI MF) till then and also to authorize the Finance
Investment & Audit Committee (FIAC) to conduct the exercise of choosing ETF manufacturers.
vi.Allocation of investment in Nifty 50 and Sensex: The Board approved the proposal that the fund
allocation between Nifty 50 and Sensex ETFs be divided evenly, i.e. in the ratio of 50% to 50%.
vii.Appointment of a Consultant in addition to M/s. CRISIL Ltd: The Board approved the
nomination of members from employer and employee side in a Committee constituted to select and
appoint a separate Agency/Consultant in addition to M/s. CRISIL (Credit Rating Information Services
of India) limited, inter-alia to review the working of the Portfolio Managers (PMs), assist the
investment Committee in redemption of ETFs, etc.
viii.Appointment of Portfolio Managers for managing funds of Central Board, EPF: The Central
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Board approved Request for Proposal (RFP) document for appointment of Portfolio Managers and
recommendation of the FIAC on appointment of Portfolio Managers.
ix.Exercise of early redemption options available in DHFL Bonds: The Board approved for early
redemption option in DHFL bonds recommended by FIAC.
x.Consent for Transfer of Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of GSPC to GSIL: EPFO has total
investment of Rs.2300 Cr in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) NCDs. The Board
approved the transfer of NCDs of GSPC to GSIL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Govt. of Gujarat and a
better rated company which had made an offer to take over debt of GSPC with budgetary support of
Government of Gujarat.
xi.Legal Entity Identifier Code (LEI) for participation in non- derivative markets by EPFO: In
Nov’18, the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) issued an advisory to all eligible market participants in the
Financial Markets to obtain LEI Code. The Board approved the nomination of the EPFO Officers as the
authorized Officials to obtain LEI Code.
xii.Withholding Investments in bonds of private sector companies: The CBT approved the
decision to withhold any further investment in Private Sector Companies Bonds and to compulsorily
consider one of the two required ratings necessarily from CRISIL, CARE, ICRA & India Ratings for
investments in PSU Bonds category.
xiii.Ratification: The Board ratified the decision of put option in NCDs of Tamil Nadu Power Finance
Corporation and also approved put option in bond issued Kerala Finance Corporation & Tamil Nadu
Power Finance and Infrastructure Dev. Corp. Ltd.
xiv.EPFO exit from DHFL: CBT has allowed the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
to exercise an exit option for recovering the pending Rs 600 crore from Dewan Housing Finance
Corporation (DHFL), and approved the appointment of 3 fund managers to manage its corpus.
xv.Fund managers: The EPFO’s advisory body Finance, Audit and Investment Committee (FAIC) had
finalised and recommended the names of three asset management firms- Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asset Management Company (AMC), United Trust of
India (UTI) AMC and State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual Fund – for their appointment as fund
managers for three years beginning October 1, 2019.
About EPFO:
♦ Founded: March 4, 1952
♦ Headquarters: New Delhi
IIT Hyderabad, NIT Jalandhar Researchers develop Bone Implant Materials From waste
Eggshells
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad and Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of
Technology (NIT) Jalandhar (Punjab) researchers have developed a process by which bone implant
materials can be synthesized from eggshells which are dumped as waste.
Key points:
i. Process: The team synthesized nanopowder, which is a hundred thousand times smaller than the
width of a single human hair, from the eggshells, which are made of largely calcium-containing
minerals (95.1%) along with small amounts of proteins and water.
ii.Benefits: This will help people, who are affected in using synthetic chemicals as bone replacement
materials because of the presence of chemical residues. Plaster of Paris is commonly used by people to
heal bone defects but it is highly toxic.
iii.Publisher: The research work done by the team was published in the March 2019 issue of the
journal Ceramics International.
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iv. The research paper has been co-authored by Dr. Roopavath Uday Kiran, Dr. Subha Narayan Rath
and Dr. Bharat B Panigrahi of IIT Hyderabad and Dr. Mahesh Kumar Sah of NIT Jalandhar.
Telangana Current Affairs – September 2019

3-day International Snacks Festival 2019 inaugurated in Hyderabad
On August 30, 2019, A 3-day International Snacks Festival 2019 was inaugurated in Hyderabad, Telangana.
It was inaugurated at the Ameerpet Metro station by Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMRL) Managing Director (MD)
NVS Reddy, along with secretary to Tourism, Culture & Youth Affairs of Telangana, B Venkatesham and Larsen
& Toubro Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) project director MP Naidu and others.
Key Points:
i. It showcased snacks and ethnic sweets from 7 countries and 10 states.
ii. The snacks are sold at 4 metro stations namely Ameerpet, Hitec City, Uppal and the Mahatma Gandhi Bus
Station (MGBS).
iii.The event was organized by CLIC ( Culture language Indian Connections) in association with HMR(
Hyderabad Metro Rail), L&T Metro, Telangana Tourism and the Department of Language & Culture, Govt of
Telangana.
Telangana begins to celebrate the floral festival, Bathukamma for the year 2019
Bathukamma, a 9-day wonderful festival of flowers celebrated by the women on a grand scale has
commenced in the Warangal city of Telangana on September 28, 2019, & will conclude on October 6, 2019.
Key points:
i. The festival is celebrated for the entire 9 days of Navratri (begins on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and ends
on Saddula Bathukamma festival on Durgashtami, two days before Dussehra).
ii. In Navratri, Hindu deity Gauri Devi is worshiped as Batukamma idols, which is made up of flower stack.
iii. The women pray to Batukamma, sing folklore and ask deity a boon of health, prosperity, and happiness for
her family. Bathukamma means a beautiful pile of flowers. Most of the flowers with medicinal properties are
used in Bathukamma.
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurates food park of Telangana

On September 6, 2019, the Union Minister of food processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, inaugurated
the first Mega Food Park of Telangana that is promoted by Smart Agro Food Park at Lakkampally village,
Nizamabad, Telangana.
Key points
i. Profit: A total of Rs 14,000 crore turnover is expected through this food park with 50,000 job generation and
would also benefit 1 lakh farmers. During the inauguration, the farmers were informed about the Pradhan
Mantri KisanSammanNidhi (PMKSN) Yojana that provides Rs 6000 per annum to the farmers.
ii. Food park aim: The aim of the food park is to double farmers income by 2022 and to reduce harvest loss
thus by overall contributing to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the government.
iii. Financial assistance: The food park is financially assisted by the government of up to Rs 50 crore per Mega
Food Park project. The Smart Agro Mega Food Park set up at a cost of Rs 108.95 crores in 78acre land.
iv. Park facilities: 5000 tonne warehouse for each raw material, and other laboratories.
Telangana CM Chandrashekar Rao presents Rs 1.46 lakh crore annual budget for FY 20
On September 9, 2019, the Chief Minister(CM) of Telangana, Shri K Chandrashekar Rao presented the annual
budget for 2019-20 of Rs 1.46 lakh crore. The total expenditure in 2019-20 pegged at Rs 1,82,017 crore
(Revenue expenditure: Rs 1,31,629 crore and Capital expenditure: Rs 32,815 crore) .
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Key points
Budget presentation: Despite the state finance minister T Harish Rao, the CM himself presented the Budget
but it is to be presented in the Legislative Council by Harish Rao.
GSDP: The Gross State Domestic Product(GSDP) of the state has increased to Rs 8.65 lakh crore in 2018-19
from Rs 4.51 lakh crore in 2013-14.
Revenue receipts: The growth rate is expected to be slowed in terms of revenue receipt, due to which budget
is to be pared(reduced) and pegged at about Rs.1.70 lakh crore based on vote-on-account (interim permission
to spend money as against a full Budget). The expected revenue surplus is ₹6,564 crores and the fiscal deficit is
₹27,749 crore.
Budget allocation: Some of the important budget allocated sectors are as follows,
Budget Allocation
Farmers’ welfare Rs. 12,000 crore.
Farmers’ insurance Rs. 1,137 crore.
Crop loan debt Rs. 6,000 crore.
Electricity subsidies Rs. 8,000 crore.
Pensions Rs. 9,402 crore.
Gram panchayats Rs. 2,714 crore.
Municipalities Rs. 1,764 crore.
State government’s welfare programmes will continue like Rythu Bandhu which was allocated Rs 12,000 crore
and Aasara Pensions which was provided Rs 9,402 crore.
Telangana declares 2020 as Artificial Intelligence(AI) year

The Telangana state Government will celebrate 2020 as Year of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by organising
multiple programs and activities related to the new age technology throughout the year. The decision comes in
the backdrop of the emerging talent workforce and renewed focus by industry and other ecosystem players on
this space in the past four to five years.
Key points:
i. Telangana government has signed up with NITI Aayog(National Institution for Transforming India), which
has come out with the ‘National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence’ to organize pilot projects in the
state.Telangana was the 1st State to sign up with NITI Aayog when they prepared ‘AI for All’ document.
ii. During the celebration, a lot of hackathons & meetings will be held and the government organization will
give challenges and make available data sets on which companies can run algorithms.
iii. A Centre of Excellence in Data Sciences and AI will be set up by NASSCOM(National Association of Software
and Services Companies), a trade association of Indian Information Technology and Business Process
Outsourcing industry.
iv. IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology), Kharagpur is also coming up with its regional centre in Hyderabad to
initiate first program in AI in Telangana.
Telugu film comedian Venu madhav passes away in Secunderabad, Telangana

Venu Madhav, an Indian Telugu film actor, television presenter, mimicry artist, and comedian has passed
away in a corporate hospital in Secunderabad, Telangana after suffering from liver and renal related ailment.
He was 50.
i. Born on 30 December 1979, Kodad, Telangana, he was best known for his comic roles in over 600 films.
ii. Mimicry artist-turned-comedian, Venu has received the state Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for his
work in Lakshmi in 2006.
iii. He got his credit with movie Sampradayam in 1996 and was last seen in 2016’s film Dr. Paramanandaiah
Students Gang.
iv. He is one of the finest comedians & is remembered for some of his comic roles in Master (1997), and Tholi
Prema (1998).
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5th edition of Aqua Aquaria India for the year 2019 held in Hyderabad
On August 30, 2019, The 5th edition of Aqua Aquaria India 2019 was held at Hitex International
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana with the theme “To take Blue Revolution to
India’s hinterland”. It was inaugurated by the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu. The 3-day
biennial event was organized by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) under the
Commerce Ministry. It is the largest aquaculture exhibition in India.
Key Points:
i. India is the second-largest fish producer in the world with a production of 13.70 million tonnes during 2018-
19. It earns 10% of its total exports from fisheries.
ii. The 2017 edition of the Aqua Aquaria India held at Nehru Maidan, Mangalore, Karnataka.
iii. It is the fourth largest exporter of fish in revenue terms with the export earnings of $7 billion.
About MPEDA:
♦ Established: August 24, 1972
♦ Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala
Telangana governor Tamilisai becomes the youngest governor at 58 years while Andhra governor
Harichandan becomes the oldest at 85
On September 8, 2019 former TamilNadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan who
was sworn in as the first woman governor of Telangana, became the youngest state governor at the age
of 58 among all the current governors. Andhra Pradesh governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan is the oldest at
the age of 85 among the current governors.
Key points
i. Dr. Tamilisai is the only current governor under the age of 60.
ii. The youngest governor of India overall is Swaraj Kaushal who served as the governor of Mizoram at the age
of 37 between 1990 and 1993.
Indian Concrete Institute award 2019 honours MEIL for Kaleshwaram project’s outstanding concrete
structure in Hyderabad
On September 7, 2019 on the occasion of concrete day celebrations, Construction company Megha Engineering
and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) was recognised with Indian Concrete Institute award 2019 (ICI
award)for the outstanding concrete structure of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) in Telangana.
The award was received by N Venkateshwarlu, chief engineer of the project and B. Srinivas Reddy, MEIL
director from ICI president Vinay Gupta in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Key points
i. Best concrete structure: The ICI awarded the best concrete structure award 2019 to Amazon building and
for execution of the Khajaguda to Nanakramguda concrete road.
ii. Lecture: on the concrete day occasion a lecture on “Engineering challenges in the construction of
Kaleshwaram project” was delivered by the project chief engineer.
About (KLIP)
It is a multi-purpose irrigation and also the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project on Godavari
River built across the Kaleshwaram dam of Telangana.
Project worth- Rs 80,000 crore.
It was inaugurated on june 20, 2019 by the chief minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao.
About Telangana:
♦ Capital- Hyderabad.
♦ Governor- Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.
♦ Dams- Srisailam dam, nagarjuna sagar dam(also cover Andhra Pradesh)
ISB Hyderabad ranked 7th globally & 1st in Asia in Forbes “Best International 1-Year Business Schools
2019” rankings; IMD Tops
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The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, Telangana whose another campus is in Mohali (Punjab), was
ranked 7th globally and 1st in Asia in the Forbes’ “Best International 1-Year Business Schools
2019” rankings. The annual Forbes’ list ranked the schools on their 5-year MBA (Master of Business
Administration) gain.
Key Points:
i. ISB had participated in the ranking for the first time .
ii. ISB’s Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is currently ranked 24 worldwide as per the Financial
Times’ “Global MBA Rankings 2019”.
iii. Forbes surveyed more than 100 schools.
Top 5 schools:
Rank School Location

1 International Institute for Management Lausanne, Switzerland
Development (IMD)
2 Insead Fontainebleau (France) & Singapore
3 Judge Business School Cambridge, United Kingdom
4 SDA Bocconi School of Management Milan, Italy
5 Said Business School Oxford, United Kingdom
About Forbes:
♦ It is an American business magazine published bi-weekly.
♦ First published: September 15, 1917
♦ Editor in Chief: Steve Forbes
IR’s Secunderabad station becomes 1st station to get IGBC green platinum rating
On September 18, 2019, the Secunderabad railway station of Indian Railways (IR) became the first station
awarded with green ‘Platinum rating’ by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) under the Confederation of
Indian Industries (CII) for its energy conservation initiatives and modern passenger amenities inclusion. C
Shekar Reddy, Chairman, IGBC Hyderabad, presented the IGBC plaque and certificate to Vinod Kumar Yadav,
General Manager at Secunderabad railway station in presence of PiyushGoyal, Union Minister for Railways.
Key points
i. The station has been awarded the Indian Standard Organisation (ISO) 14001-2015 Certificate-
Environmental Management system. It received the National Tourism Award 2016-2017. The station comes
under Secunderabad division of the South Central Railways (SCR) zone.
ii. Major initiatives of this railway station are Air-conditioned waiting halls equipped with CO2(carbon dioxide)
sensors, solar panel installations, station beautification, and waste management etc.
Venkaiah Naidu conferred Telugu poet K Siva Reddy with 28th Saraswati Samman award 2018
On September 28, 2019, The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has honored the Telugu litterateur Dr. K
Siva Reddy with the 28th Saraswati Samman 2018 for the creation of his famous poetry collection ‘Pakkaki
Ottigilite’ (Turning aside while lying down) in 2016 during an award-giving ceremony organized by the KK
Birla Foundation in New Delhi.
Key points:
i. The selection council of KK Birla Samman, jury (Chayan Parishad), or selection committee, which includes
renowned scholars and writers and was headed by constitutionalist Subhash Kashyap, selected Dr. Reddy, who
has enriched Telugu literature through compositions of 23 poems.
About Saraswati Samman:
The prestigious Saraswati Samman instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation, is awarded every year for
significant contribution in the field of literature related to any of the 22 languages of India included in the
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 15lakh, a citation and a plaque.
About Pakkaki Ottigilite:
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It is an anthology of 104 poems in blank verse (a poetry written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines)
published in 2016.
About KK Birla Foundation :
It was established in 1991 by Krishna Kumar (K K) Birla in Delhi. It has instituted three awards in the field of
literature to honour writers. Besides the Saraswati Samman, these are the Vyas Samman (for Hindi) and Bihari
Puraskar (for Hindi and Rajasthani writers of Rajasthan).
President appoints 5 new Governors

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind on August 31st, 2019 has appointed 5 new governors namely
Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Kalraj Mishra, Arif Mohammed Khan and Bandaru
Dattatreya for Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh respectively.
Key points
i. Tamilisai Soundararajan: She is appointed as the governor of Telangana. She is the former Tamilnadu chief
of the BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) and its National secretary. The governor post was preceded by ESL
Narasimhan who was the Governor of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (AP) after its Bifurcation since
2014. He is also recently replaced by Biswabhusan Harichandan as AP governor.
ii. Bhagat Singh Koshyari: He was the former Chief Minister(CM) of Uttarakhand (2nd CM), who also served as
National Vice President of BJP and party’s 1st State president in the state. He is now appointed as the governor
of Maharashtra succeeding VidyaSagar Rao whose 5-year term comes to an end.
iii. Kalraj Mishra: He is appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan replacing Kalyan Singh. He served as former
union minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) under Prime Minister Modi’s first government.
Prior to his appointment he served as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
iv. Arif Mohammed Khan: He is appointed as the Governor of Kerala replacing P Sadhasivam (former chief
justice of india) whose 5-year term comes to an end. He served as Former civil aviation minister.
v. Bandaru Dattatreya: He is appointed as the governor of Himachal Pradesh replacing Kalraj Mishra. He
previously served as the national vice-president of the BJP, labour&employment minister, and also as a
Member of Parliament
State New governor Preceded by
Telangana Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan E S L Narasimhan
Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari Vidya Sagar Rao
Rajasthan Kalraj Mishra Kalyan Singh
Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan P Sathasivam
Himachal Pradesh Bandaru Dattatreya Kalraj Mishra
Former bureaucrat BN Yugandhar, father of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, passes away in Hyderabad,
Telangana
Microsoft’s chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadela’s father and former bureaucrat BN Yugandhar has
passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana after a brief illness. He was 82.
i. Yugandhar, a 1962 batch Indian Administration Service (IAS) officer, worked as Secretary in the Union Rural
Development Ministry.
ii. As a member of the Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog(National Institute for Transforming India)) from
2004 – 2009, he played an important role in including the entire chapter on matters related to disability issues
included in the Plan.
iii. Yugandhar acted as the director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at
Mussoorie in Uttarakhand. Apart from this, he has also worked in Prime Minister’s Office during the tenure of
the late PV Narsimha Rao.
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