August 2021

TAMILNADU Private vehicle count doubles in Tamil Nadu in 10 years; Chennai roads groan   The automobile population explosion has worsened traffic snarls, reducing the average vehicle speed from 33km/hr to 20km/hr on city roads. City roads have breached saturation point, says Professor Krishna Raj from Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. Roads have exceeded carrying … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu government may seek overhaul of GST council Against the backdrop of continuous shortfalls in GST collections and its reimbursement to the state, coupled with a stand that the One Nation One Tax snatched away state’s autonomy, the Tamil Nadu government hinted at changes after June 2022, when the Centre will stop compensating the state … Read more

TAMILNADU Radio collaring can help jumbos, crops and Hosur farmers Road accident deaths of elephants and crop-raids by herds are common and little has been done to track the movement of the forest giants.   The Hosur forest division and adjoining forests are home to about 300 elephants. Many of these animals regularly move into … Read more

TAMILNADU Hubballi theatre school to give a boost to performing arts Adi Ranga Theatre School (ARTS), which has received financial support to the tune of Rs 95 lakh under CSR funds from Tamil Nadu based NLC India Ltd, a Navratna company, is now ready to mesmerise audiences, and to train enthusiasts in various performing arts. Yashavant Sirdeshpande, president, Guru Institute, … Read more

TAMILNADU Students in Classes I to X to get monthly assignments: Tamil Nadu govt   The Tamil Nadu school education department will give month-wise assignments to students studying from Class I to X to fill the gap in teaching learning process and to achieve uniformity in learning outcomes. The assignments will vary from preparing greeting cards to … Read more

TAMILNADU Century Year of Madras Legislative Council The President of India graced the commemoration of the 100th year of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on August 1, India Act 1919.   The term was 3 years. It consisted of 132 members, out of which 34 were nominated by the state’s governor, the rest were elected. It … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to streamline forest treks, camps to boost eco-tourism he state forest and tourism departments are to work hand-in-hand to promote eco-tourism. While the Tamil Nadu Wilderness Experiences Corporation, functioning under the forest department, has already identified five eco-tourism spots, the tourism department is likely to look at streamlining activities such as treks … Read more

TAMILNADU Stalin launches ‘Makkalai thedi maruthuvam’ scheme in 8 dists Chief minister M K Stalin launched ‘Makkalai thedi maruthuvam’, an initiative to take healthcare services to people’s doorsteps, at Samanapalli village near Shoolagiri. He also handed over medicines to beneficiaries of the scheme. After rolling out the scheme, the chief minister said, “The first of … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to bring fresh legislation to ban online rummy, says law minister S Reghupathy The Tamil Nadu government will bring a fresh legislation to ban online rummy in the state. This follows a directive from chief minister M K Stalin, state law minister S Reghupathy said here on Wednesday. While the development comes in the wake … Read more

TAMILNADU K Thalavaipuram turns model village with 100% vaccination   K Thalavaipuram in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu has become a model village by achieving 100% Covid vaccination. All the 412 people aged above 18 years in the village located in Kannakattai panchayat have been administered with at least one dose of Covishield vaccine.     The district has 1,405 villages in … Read more