Tamil Nadu Current Affairs

Haryana topped the Public Affairs Index 2022 in big states

Haryana topped the Public Affairs Index 2022 in big states: According to the Public Affairs Index 2022, Haryana has emerged as the best-governed among 18 big states of the country, followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz This report was prepared by a Bengaluru-based think tank. The states have been divided […]

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India’s first slender loris sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

India’s first slender loris sanctuary in Tamil Nadu: The TN govt will set up the first Indian sanctuary for Slender Loris in Karur and Dindigul districts. The forest areas (11,806 hectares) of these two districts will be merged to create the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz They will be protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection)

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Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram beats Taj Mahal in number of foreign visitors

Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram beats Taj Mahal in number of foreign visitors: As per the report, Indian Tourism Statistics 2022, the Mamallapuram (Unesco world heritage site), a Tamil Nadu town has beaten the Taj Mahal in the number of foreign visitors. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz As per the report, 1, 44,984 foreign visitors came to Mamallapuram in 2021-22. While the Taj Mahal

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Govt grants ST status to several communities in 5 states

Govt grants ST status to several communities in 5 states: The Cabinet has cleared the proposal to notify several tribal communities under the ST category in Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran community of Tamil Nadu. Betta-Kuruba community as a synonym of Kadu Kuruba of Karnataka.

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Ramsar sites: 11 more Indian wetlands have got Ramsar recognition

India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13,26,677 ha in the country in the 75th year of Independence. 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence India. The 11 new sites designated as Ramsar sites included: four sites in Tamil Nadu, three in

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Tamil Nadu tops in Smart City Fund utilisation

Tamil Nadu tops the list of states so far as utilisation of funds under the government’s flagship Smart City Mission is concerned. While Tamil Nadu has spent over Rs 3932 crore out of the Rs 4333 crore released by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh is at second position with utilisation of Rs 2699 cr out of

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Tamil Nadu launched Ennum Ezhuthum scheme to bridge learning gap

Tamil Nadu launched Ennum Ezhuthum scheme to bridge learning gap – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Ennum Ezhuthum scheme to bridge the learning gap that was caused due to the COVID pandemic among students aged below eight and was launched at an event in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union middle school, Tiruvallur. Under the programme:

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Tamil Nadu CM launches logo and mascot of 44th Chess Olympiad

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has launched the official logo and mascot of the 44th Chess Olympiad. The mascot is names as ‘Thambi’ and is a knight dressed in the traditional Tamil attire Veshti (Dhoti) with a shirt and is seen with folded hands, apparently extending the Tamil greeting ‘Vanakkam’. Chess Believe is written on its shirt. It is

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Tamil Nadu CM flags off luxury cruise “Empress”

Tamil Nadu CM, MK Stalin has flagged off the luxury cruise liner “Empress” from Chennai port. This is the eleven-storey tourist vessel which can accommodate up to two thousand passengers and about 800 crew members. The vessel has a swimming pool, children’s play area, gym, theatre and a multi-cuisine restaurant. This is considered the first luxury cruise liner to

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Tamil Nadu Govt signed MoU with IPPB for pensioner’s digital life certificate

The Tamil Nadu government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for obtaining life certificate from pensioners through doorstep services of the Postal Department. IPPB would transfer it to the doorstep services at a cost of Rs 70 per digital life certificate. Almost most than 7.15 lakh State government pensioners/ family pensioners submit

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