25.08.21 Daily TPSC Current Affairs
TAMILNADU IoT irrigation project in tea estate near Ooty The Consulate General of Israel to South India in collaboration with United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI), Jain Irrigation Systems and NaanDanJain Irrigation (Israel) launched a smart IoT irrigation project in a tea plantation (a first of its kind in the tea plantation in the … Read more
24.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt plans talks with Kerala on 3 water-sharing projects Tamil Nadu would soon hold talks with Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram to resolve various inter-state water disputes including strengthening of Mullaperiyar dam and implementation of Pamba-Achankoil-Vaippar link, which would help divert 22tmcft of water to Sankarankoil, Kovilpatti, Sivagiri, Srivilliputhur, Rajapalayam, Sathur and Tenkasi taluks in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu … Read more
16.03.21 Daily TPSC Current Affairs
TAMILNADU Chennai airport registers steep decline in profit Passenger traffic may be reviving gradually at Chennai airport, but the facility was not making much money in the pre-Covid-19 days too. The airport made a profit of Rs 22.65crore in 2019-20, which is a severe dip from the Rs 455crore it profit earned in 2017-18. Its … Read more
14-15.03.21 Daily TPSC Current Affairs
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu power bills give inadequate info: Study Last year, amid complaints about hefty electricity bills, some residents moved the Madras high court saying Tangedco’s methodology to calculate power consumption during the Covid-triggered lockdown was arbitrary and unjust. Now, a study by Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG) and CEEW (Council on … Read more
13.03.21 Daily TNPSC Current Affairs.
TAMILNADU Bhel Trichy opens facilities built under its CSR initiative : Bhel Trichy on Monday handed over new facilities worth Rs 8 lakh built under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. A waiting area constructed at a cost of Rs 2 lakh was opened for public use in the Navalpattu primary health centre. T S Murali, … Read more
12.03.21 Daily TNPSC Current Affairs.
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu second in GST evasion frauds in the country It is not any coincidence that GST enforcement wings in and around Chennai have stepped up fraud detection. Data tabled in Lok Sabha by the Union ministry of finance shows that Tamil Nadu has the second highest GST evasion from 2017-18 to 2020-21. Totally, 27,000 … Read more
10.03.21 Daily TNPSC Current Affairs.
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu: Now, app to help report poll code violations anonymously Citizens can capture photos or videos in real-time of the violation and send as evidence while filing a short descriptive report of the incident. The app automatically forwards it to the respective district control room, from where it is flagged to the … Read more
09.03.21 Daily TNPSC Current Affairs.
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu police slip to fifth place in justice delivery Tamil Nadu, which in 2019 ranked second in the overall delivery of justice by police after Maharashtra, slipped to fifth place in 2020. The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), an initiative by the Tata Trust, saw Karnataka topping with a score … Read more