Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

• On 30 July 2025 at 17:40 IST, ISRO's GSLV-F16 launched NISAR, the first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, in GSLV's first mission to a Sun-synchronous polar orbit.

Fri, 25 Jul 2025

• On 25 July 2025, DRDO announced successful flight-trials of the UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile ULPGM-V3 at the National Open Area Range, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

Fri, 18 Jul 2025

• On 18 July 2025 at Visakhapatnam, INS Nistar, the first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.

Wed, 16 Jul 2025

• On 16 July 2025 in New Delhi, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil met Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy on water issues between the two states.

Sun, 13 Jul 2025

• On 13 July 2025, veteran Telugu actor and former BJP MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao died at his residence in Hyderabad, aged 83.

Thu, 10 Jul 2025

• On 10 July 2025 (Guru Purnima), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched in Bengaluru the first Regional Process Lab of the Aadi Karmayogi mission, which aims at a cadre of 20 lakh tribal change leaders.
• On 10 July 2025 at Puttaparthi, Sri Sathya Sai district, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed drought-affected districts of southern Andhra Pradesh with state ministers and officials.

Wed, 09 Jul 2025

• On 9 July 2025, the keel of the Indian Navy's third Fleet Support Ship was laid at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu.

Tue, 08 Jul 2025

• On 8 July 2025 at Visakhapatnam, Hindustan Shipyard Limited delivered 'Nistar', the first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel, to the Indian Navy.

Fri, 27 Jun 2025

• On 27 June 2025, the Indian Navy inducted 'Ojas', the fifth 25-tonne Bollard Pull tug, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

Wed, 28 May 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 28 May 2025 approved the 108.134 km four-lane Badvel–Nellore corridor on NH-67 in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of ₹3,653.10 crore in DBFOT mode.

Sun, 25 May 2025

• In Mann Ki Baat on 25 May 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for mass participation in the 11th International Day of Yoga, said he would take part in the Yoga Day programme in Visakhapatnam, and praised Andhra Pradesh's YogAndhra Abhiyan.

Fri, 23 May 2025

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on 23 May 2025 and proposed a national supercomputing facility at Tirupati and a CSIR laboratory in the State.

Sun, 11 May 2025

• On National Technology Day, 11 May 2025, the Department of Science and Technology announced five Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) testbeds in the cement sector, set up in academia–industry partnership under a PPP model.

Wed, 07 May 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025 approved Phase-B expansion of five IITs set up after 2014, at a cost of ₹11,828.79 crore over 2025-26 to 2028-29, raising their student capacity from 7,111 to 13,687.

Fri, 02 May 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated projects worth over ₹58,000 crore in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, on 2 May 2025.

Tue, 22 Apr 2025

• The Government amended the Tobacco Board Rules, 1976, to make Virginia tobacco grower registrations and barn licences valid for 3 years instead of 1, effective from the 2025-26 crop season in Andhra Pradesh, the Commerce Ministry said on 22 April 2025.

Fri, 18 Apr 2025

• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi visited the Greenko-built Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project at Pinnapuram near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, described as the world's first and largest of its kind, on 18 April 2025.

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

• Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar met Union Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on 31 March 2025 to seek more central collaboration in biotechnology.

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

• National Highways Infra Trust, the InvIT set up by NHAI, completed its fourth round of fund-raising at an enterprise value of about ₹18,380 crore, the largest monetisation in India's road sector, the Road Transport Ministry said on 26 March 2025.
• The Indian Navy inducted Yuvan, the fourth of six 25-tonne bollard pull tugs built by Titagarh Rail Systems, at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on 26 March 2025.

Sun, 23 Mar 2025

• Pasala Krishna Bharathi, a Gandhian and daughter of freedom fighters from Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, died at her home in Hyderabad on 23 March 2025, aged 92.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

• IndiaAI and the Geological Survey of India launched the IndiaAI Hackathon on Mineral Targeting on 18 March 2025, asking participants to use AI/ML to find new exploration areas for critical minerals in a 39,000 sq km area of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

• The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) inaugurated its tenth Regional Centre in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on 12 March 2025, in collaboration with the National Sanskrit University.

Sun, 09 Mar 2025

• Carnatic vocalist and composer Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, former Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams known for setting more than 1,000 Annamacharya sankeertanas to music, died at his home in Tirupati on 9 March 2025, aged 76.

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

• The Indian Navy inducted LSAM 11 (Yard 79), the eighth Missile cum Ammunition Barge, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 7 March 2025, completing the delivery of all eight barges by MSME shipyard SECON Engineering Projects.

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the new Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs, based on scoring their digital footprints, at a post-Budget interaction in Visakhapatnam on 6 March 2025.

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the second edition of 'Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav', showcasing the culture of South India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 March 2025.

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 3 March 2025 that it has sanctioned five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission for 37 hydrogen buses and trucks and 9 refuelling stations.
• The Indian Navy's Motor Car Rally Expedition on the East Coast was flagged off from INS Netaji, Kolkata, on 3 March 2025 and will end in Chennai on 21 March.