Vijayawada Current Affairs, GK & News
Airports to get facial recognition from 2022
The air passengers can use a face scan as their boarding pass from 2022. The first airports to roll out the facility are Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi and Vijayawada. What is the plan? The NEC Corporation Private Limited has been chosen by the Airport Authority of India to implement the project. The details of face recognition ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: airport authorty of india • Airports • Facial recognition • Facial Recognition Technology • Kolkata • Pune • Varanasi • Vijayawada
2nd UDAY Express to run between Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada
Indian Railways’ 2nd UDAY (Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri) Express will run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada to cater to busy route in East Coast Railway zone (ECoR), one of 18 railway zones of Indian Railways. The 1st double-decker UDAY Express started service between Coimbatore and Bangalore in June 2018. Another Uday Express is proposed ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Double Decker Train • East Coast Railway zone • Indian Railways • Second UDAY Express • Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express • Vijayawada • Visakhapatnam
Vice President calls for protecting Ongole Cattle Breed
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu called for protecting and promoting the indigenous Ongole cattle breed. He also released a Compendium on Ongole breed of cattle at the Swarna Bharat Trust in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Key Highlights Vice President Naidu asserted that cattle wealth was national wealth. He pointed out that Brazil which ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Foot-and-mouth disease • M. Venkaiah Naidu • Mad Cow Disease • Musi Rivers • National Kamadhenu Breeding Centre • Nelore cattle • Ongole Cattle Breed • Swarna Bharat Trust • Vice President of India • Vijayawada
Vijaywada railway station receievs Gold Rating by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
Vijayawada Railway Station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for Green Measures. The station boasts of 100% LED lighting, five star rated fans, pumps and motors and solar water heating systems. It is one of the busiest railway junctions in the country. IGBC with the help of Environment Directorate of ..
Topics: Andhra Pradesh Capital Region • Green building in India • IGBC • Krishna district • Vijayawada • Vijayawada Junction railway station
New Railway Zone for Andhra Pradesh
The Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has announced the creation of new railway zone for Andra Pradesh, Southern Coast Railway Zone to be headquartered in Visakhapatnam. Key Facts about the Southern Coast Railway Zone The Southern Coast Railway zone would comprise of existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada divisions that currently fall under the South Central ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • East Coast Railway zone • Guntakal • Guntur • Odisha • Railway Board • South Central Railway zone • Southern Coast Railway Zone • Union Minister for Railways • Vijayawada • Visakhapatnam • Waltair division
India’s first Hyperloop project to come up in Andhra Pradesh
India’s first Hyperloop project will come up in Andhra Pradesh, which will connect the city centres of Vijayawada and Amaravati. It will supposedly cover the distance of over 35 km only in five minutes. The Andhra Pradesh – Economic Development Board (AP-EDB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Topics: Amaravati • Andhra • Andhra Pradesh • Businesspeople • Elon Musk • Emerging technologies • HTT • Hyperloop • Sustainable transport • Transport • Transport systems • Vijayawada