AP
Magazine April 2017 Key Points
1. AP Government proposed an iconic
cultural bridge from Vijayawada to Amaravati on river krishna.
2. Chinese handset vendor Xiaomi has
partnered Foxconn to set up its 2nd manufacturing unit in India at Sri City in
AP.
3. AP bagged the State of the year
award announced by CNBC TV 18 under the business leader category.
4. The centre has sanctioned for AP 14
road projects costing Rs 4,500 crore in the current fiscal.
5. The master architect of Amaravati
is UK based architects Fostr& partners.
6. ParakalaPrabhakar committee would
suggest ways to blend various cultures of different ages, carved out by eminent
rulers of historical importance in the designs of Amaravati city.
7. Fintech Spring Conference 2017 held
in Vizag.
8. McNally Bharat Engineering has
bagged Rs 415 crore Solar power project order in AP.
9. AP Tourism department plan to
convert the Harita Resort located at the Berm park on the banks of the river
Krishna in Vijayawada into a grand 5. Star river front resort.
10. Railway minister declared
Vijayawada, Guntur, Kurnool town and Tirupathi railway stations as 100% digital
payment enabled stations.
11. Vijayawada airport is renamed as
NTR Airport.
12. Tirupati airport is named as
Venkateswara airport.
13. Let‟s Vizag is a campaign to
promote Vizag as Summer destination.
14.
A documentary titled „Inside TirumalaTirupathi‟ directed by Rajendra Sirvastha
Kondapalli, premiered on NGC.