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TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu skips online meeting called by Union education minister on NEP Tamil Nadu school education department officials did not attend a meeting called by Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to discuss the National Education Policy 2020. A couple of days ago, the Tamil Nadu school education department received an email from the Union … 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 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
TAMILNADU First 3D Printed House of India at IIT The Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman inaugurated the first 3D printed HouseHouse at IIT Madras. The HouseHouse was once constructed using indigenous 3D printing technology. It used to be built in just five days. It was constructed via TVASTA Manufacturing options based on a thought … 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 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 461 housing projects registered with TNRERA in seven months A total of 461 housing projects have been registered with the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) so far this year, which is an increase by 22% when compared to the corresponding period of 2020. Data available with the state’s real estate regulatory authority’s portal states … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt sets up all-party panel for SC/ST welfare Concerned about the high number of cases being reported under SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act, the Tamil Nadu government reconstituted a state-level vigilance and monitoring committee with chief minister M K Stalin as chairman. It would include all 45 MLAs of reserved … Read more
TAMILNADU TN govt looks at boosting revenue through property registrations post Covid second wave Tamil Nadu minister for commercial taxes and registration P Moorthy conducted a review meeting with the registration officials to discuss the avenues to boost revenue through property registrations after the second wave of Covid-19. Land registrations had been affected for four … Read more
TAMILNADU Call to make all future projects in Chennai disabled-friendly As the deadline — July 2022 — to make all infrastructure and public spaces inclusive is nearing, disability rights groups in the city have called for making all upcoming projects disabled-friendly. This comes at a time when the Greater Chennai corporation plans to lay new roads, … Read more