June 2019

TAMILNADU Tamil yeoman declared Tamil Nadu’s state butterfly   Tamil yeoman(Cirrochroa thais) butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats has been declared the state butterfly of Tamil Nadu. Uniformly orange in colour with a dark brown outer ring, Tamil Yeoman is among the 32 butterfly species found in the Western Ghats. This butterfly species moves in groups in large … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu seeks special package of ₹1,000 crore to address acute water scarcity Panneerselvam requested the Centre to release funds under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana scheme. The special package assistance would be used to augment irrigation structures in drought-prone areas to address the agrarian distress and drinking water scarcity, similar to the … Read more