Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 30 Sept 2026

• On 30 September 2026 the Election Commission of India extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh (final publication 16 October 2026) and Meghalaya (final publication 26 October 2026).

Tue, 29 Sept 2026

• On 29 September 2026 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav handed over the first PRAMAAN certificates under IFWCS to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (33,000 ha of plantations) and Govind Mohapatra, a farmer linked to the Odisha Bamboo Development Agency.

Mon, 28 Sept 2026

• On 28 September 2026 Indian Railways approved a new tri-weekly train between Machilipatnam and Kurnool City via Vijayawada on South Coast Railway, covering 499 km in Andhra Pradesh.

Sat, 26 Sept 2026

• On 26 September 2026 the foundation stone was laid for a four-lane Road Over Bridge between Guntur and Nambur railway stations in Andhra Pradesh, costing ₹108 crore.

Fri, 25 Sept 2026

• On 25 September 2026 the Government approved a one-time, interest-free loan of ₹50,000 per barn for Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh under the Interest-Free Working Capital Assistance Scheme.

Mon, 21 Sept 2026

• On 21 September 2026, the 13th edition of the India–Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26 concluded at Visakhapatnam after running from 17 to 21 September.

Sat, 19 Sept 2026

• On 19 September 2026, Indian Railways approved ₹142 crore to upgrade the electric traction system from 1x25 kV to 2x25 kV on the 73 route km Savalyapuram–Guntur section of South Coast Railway in Andhra Pradesh.

Sat, 12 Sept 2026

• On 12 September 2026, Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories in Andhra Pradesh, in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, a three-day Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) table-top exercise on a coordinated response to illicit maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region concluded at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.

Thu, 10 Sept 2026

• On 10 September 2026, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs held the first Regional Review Conference on implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in Bengaluru with the five southern States.

Wed, 09 Sept 2026

• On 9 September 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved five railway multitracking projects costing about ₹10,021 crore that will add about 540 km to the Indian Railways network across 17 districts in four southern States.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, the National Highways Authority of India announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 for plantation and landscaping along National Highways.

Tue, 01 Sept 2026

• On 1 September 2026, the National Land Monetization Corporation announced the e-auction of 459 land parcels of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited in Visakhapatnam, covering 93,572.21 square yards.

Mon, 31 Aug 2026

• On 31 August 2026, the Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun, the second Diving Support Vessel of the Nistar class built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026

• Andhra Pradesh and Telangana observed Telugu Language Day on 29 August 2026, the 163rd birth anniversary of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, pioneer of spoken (Vyavaharika) Telugu.
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the Sanjeevani digital-health pilot at Gannela in Araku Valley mandal on 29 August 2026, linking 21 PHCs and demonstrating drone transport of samples.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026

• On 28 August 2026, the Union Health Ministry reviewed progress towards malaria elimination by 2030, noting a nearly 80% fall in cases and deaths since 2015 and a drop in high-burden districts from 155 to 33.

Mon, 24 Aug 2026

• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched India's first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed at Musunuru in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district on 24 August 2026.

Sun, 23 Aug 2026

• The BRICS Sports Ministers' Meeting 2026 ended in Visakhapatnam on 23 August 2026 with the adoption by consensus of the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration under India's chairship.

Sat, 22 Aug 2026

• The BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting 2026 concluded in Visakhapatnam on 22 August 2026 with the adoption of a joint statement on youth cooperation.

Thu, 20 Aug 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, on 20 August 2026, urging southern states to settle pending water disputes through dialogue.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 19 August 2026 approved four railway multitracking projects worth about ₹9,450 crore, adding about 410 km across West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 16 August 2026 it had dismantled a network that imported South-East Asian areca nuts as Bangladeshi-origin to claim SAFTA duty exemption, causing a revenue loss of over ₹2,500 crore.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026

• The national celebrations of World Elephant Day 2026 were held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, where MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh conferred the Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026 and released a regional plan on human–elephant conflict in southern India, the Environment Ministry said on 13 August 2026.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026

• The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways approved a ₹334.89 crore, 3.584-km internal flyover at Visakhapatnam Port Authority to separate road and rail traffic, it said on 11 August 2026.
• Green hydrogen production capacity of 30 kilo tonnes per annum has been awarded for four public sector refineries under SIGHT Mode-2B of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government told the Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2026.

Mon, 10 Aug 2026

• The Technology Development Board signed an agreement on 10 August 2026 to support Griva Healthcare, Visakhapatnam, in manufacturing 'GrivaVision', an indigenous portable AI-assisted digital colposcope for cervical cancer screening.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

• PM Narendra Modi launched projects worth over ₹17,900 crore at Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram, on 1 August 2026, including a new airport to be named after freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

• On 30 July 2026 'Nipun', the second Diving Support Vessel built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam with nearly 75% indigenous content.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• On 29 July 2026 Machilipatnam (BY 529), the seventh of eight Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy, was launched.