Dec 2018

TAMILNADU   CRZ approved the construction of Pulicat bridge   Expert Appraisal Committee of theMinistry of Environment approved a proposal by the Highways Department for the construction of the bridge for the people of Pasiyavaram island on Pulicat Lake to the mainland. The committee, while granting Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the bridge, with a width of … Read more

TAMILNADU N. has to implement amended organ transplantation Act   Tamil Nadu has to implement the amended Transplantation of Human Organs Act 2014. This is mandatory for having Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centres (NTORC) and to perform swap donations.   As per the Act, hospitals are bound to give the organs to Indian recipients, If there … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu Government launches 24-hour helpline 181 for women   Tamil Nadu Government launched a 24-hour toll-free helpline number 181 for women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment to get assistance ranging from police help, legal aid or medical services including an ambulance. TheService developed at a cost of 62.70 lakh will be available round-the-clock on … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan pink sandstone for Abu Dhabi temple   Pink sandstone from Rajasthan will be used in the construction of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Work for the temple was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in February this year and is expected to be completed by 2020. Spread over 55,000 sqm land, the temple will be hand carved by … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has highest death rate per lakh due to air pollution   Over 90 thousand deaths in 2017 in Rajasthan were linked to air pollution. Rajasthan has reported highest death rate per one lakh population, which is 112.5, attributable to air pollution.   The average life expectancy in Rajasthan would have been 2.5 years higher, which is … Read more

TAMILNADU CPCLs crude oil pipeline is set to be commissioned in December   Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.’s42-inch diameter crude oil pipeline from Chennai Port to its Manali refinery is to be commissioned soon in the month of December. The refinery’s latest lifeline will replace a 46-year-old 17 km-long pipeline that runs beneath many localities in thickly-populated north Chennai. … Read more

RAJASTHAN 41% choose NOTA, number dips since last assembly polls in Rajasthan There were only 1.41 per cent who voted for NOTA this time while in last assembly elections there were 1.93 per cent voters who chose the option. Among 3,12,800 postal ballots received, only 0.8 per cent (2,622) went for NOTA. However,  more than … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan History : Neemuchana Farmer Movement 1924-25 ð   Extensively Writing by Pratap, New Rajasthan ð   This movement was taken during the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar. ð  Reason – Increase in the fine rates ð  Current situation –  Nemuchana is in Alwar district. ð  On 14th May, 1925, farmers of Alwar … Read more

TAMILNADU Children below five years of age can enrol for Aadhaar from home   Now, children below five years of age from across Tamil Nadu can enrol for Aadhaar from home and need not go to an enrolment centre, thanks to the Aadhaar kits scheme launched for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) centres.   Each … Read more

RAJASTHAN Final Rajasthan voter turnout is 74.21   Rajasthan has recorded a turnout of 74.21 per cent in the Assembly election.   The polling percentage of female voters was higher (74.66) as compared to male voters (73.80), according to the final-voter turnout released by the election commission.   The state has a total of 4.74-crore electorate, … Read more