Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the US-based Parley for the Oceans to clean the shores of the state and make Andhra Pradesh plastic free by 2027.
The wholesale price index- (WPI-) based inflation rate for August decelerated for the third consecutive month to an 11-month low of 12.41 per cent as pricing pressure from manufactured and fuel items eased despite an increase in food inflation.
The Rajasthan government has launched an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas along the lines of the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA.