TNPSC Prelims and Mains Notes-TNPSC Test Series
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government scraps minimum education criteria for civic poll candidates Rajasthan will once again have direct elections for mayors and chairpersons in urban municipal bodies. The previous government had discontinued the practice introduced by the Ashok Gehlot government of 2008-2013. The education criteria was introduced by the previous Vasundhra Raje-led government, which stipulated that for contesting … Read more
TAMILNADU NHAI asked to conduct two more studies on expressway project The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been asked by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to carry out at least two more studies — an impact study on the mountain ecosystem and a socio-economic study … Read more
RAJASTHAN Banasthali & BITS, Pilani score big in NIRF ranking For the second year consecutively, Rajasthan University (RU) has failed to secure a position in the top 100 universities of the country. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2019, India Rankings were released by president Ram Nath Kovind recently. RU scored poorly at academics, … 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
TAMILNADU Will launch Rs 7,888 crore schemes to bolster Cauvery irrigation: Tamil Nadu CM After declaring Cauvery delta basin as protected special agricultural zone, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced that he would soon launch schemes worth Rs 7,888 crore to strengthen the irrigation of the basin. This includes a massive extension, renovation and modernisation … Read more