May 2021

TAMILNADU   Governing Board of the Kalakshetra Foundation The Central Government has appointed 12 eminent artists and musicians to the Kalakshetra Foundation’s governing board. Highlights: ♦ The Kalakshetra Foundation is a cultural and arts academy. ♦ It is dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, particularly in the fields of … Read more

TAMILNADU Pulayar Community and Anamalai Tiger Reserve   Inside the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, two Pulayar tribal settlements (Kattupatti and Kuzhipatti) are preparing for their annual festival of local deity Vairapattan.   The Pulayar, also known as Pulaya, Holeya, or Cheramar, are a major ethnic community in Kerala, Karnataka, and historical Tamil Nadu … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt allocates Rs 42.99 lakh for Covid relief to new ration cardholders   The Tamil Nadu government has extended Covid-19 relief to 2.14 lakh new ration cardholders.   The government has allocated Rs 42.99 lakh to disburse Rs 2,000 to each of the new cardholders. The government had already allocated Rs 4,153 crore to disburse Rs 2,000 … Read more

TAMILNADU CII Tamil Nadu maps more than 10 lakh workers for vax drive   The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tamil Nadu chapter has mapped more than 10 lakh employees and workers of the CII member companies in the state to prepare them for vaccination. The employees and workers belong to 1,397 member companies of CII in … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt will protect 69% quota, law minister says   The Tamil Nadu government will take all efforts to protect its 69% reservation in employment and education, law minister S Reghupathy said.   In Tamil Nadu, there is a legal cover for our reservation since it has been included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. The … Read more

TAMILNADU M Appavu elected Tamil Nadu assembly speaker   The veteran leader, now with DMK, M Appavu who won the same seat for the fourth time, in the just concluded assembly election, was led to the speaker’s chair in the Tamil Nadu assembly. The ornate chair was presented by Lord Willingdon, the governor of Madras Presidency to the President … Read more

TAMILNADU Covid-19: Tamil Nadu govt sets up committee to coordinate with NGOs   The Tamil Nadu government has set up a four-member state-level committee to coordinate with the non-government organisations for Covid-19 management.   The committee will receive corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds from the industries and coordinate the measures with the support of voluntary organisations. INTERNATIONAL Google Cloud … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu’s borrowing cost rises marginally   Tamil Nadu’s borrowing cost went up marginally by 4-6 basis points in this week’s bond auction, when compared to last week.   The State raised ₹3,000 crore through the issue of long tenure bonds of 30 years and 25 years respectively with an interest of 7.03% each. … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu will never allow Karnataka’s move to build dam across Cauvery at Mekedatu: Duraimurugan   The Tamil Nadu government reiterated that it would never allow the Karnataka government’s Mekedatu dam plan across the river Cauvery near the inter-state border.   The minister’s remarks came in the wake of the National Green Tribunal taking suo motu cognizance of a report published on April 15, … Read more

TAMILNADU Subdoluseps nilgiriensis is Discovered in Coimbatore Subdoluseps nilgiriensis is a new species of an Asian gracile skink that has been discovered at Anaikatti hills, Coimbatore. Highlights: This species is only the third skink species discovered from the Indian continent in the past thousand years. The body of the reptile is slender, only about 7 … Read more