September 2019

TAMILNADU TN’s Kandangi sari gets GI tag   Tamil Nadu’s Kandangi sari, a premier Chettinad weave, was recently granted the Geographical Status by the Geographical Indications Registry.   The story behind the humble cotton sari goes hundreds of years back in the past. The Kandangi sari was first woven with silk.   The sari is known for its … Read more

TAMILNADU ·       Tamil Nadu plans sub-quota for 25% free RTE seats in schools ð  Amid allegations by CBSE schools that 25% of the free seats under the RTE quota were being misused, school education minister K A Sengottaiyan said the state planned to introduce a ‘sub-quota’ for the category and cross-check income certificates submitted by beneficiaries. ð … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         Tamil Nadu wins Krishi Karman award for oilseed production ð   The Tamil Nadu government has won the Centre’s Krishi Karman award for the best performing state in oilseed production. ð  The state has received Krishi Karman award four times since 2011 under various categories. The persistent efforts in the agriculture sector had the state producing 101.52 tonne of food production in … Read more

TAMILNADU Centre introduced Assistance for Deep Sea Fishing for the fishermen in Tamil Nadu   The Centre has introduced a new scheme namedAssistance for Deep Sea Fishing for Tamil Nadu fishermen. The announcement was made by the Union Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Giriraj Singh. For the scheme, the Centre has allocated 300 croreto the Tamil Nadu government. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rs 600 crore loans sanctioned to over 5 lakh Rajasthan farmers   The state government has sanctioned Rs 600 crore for Kharif crop loans to over five lakh farmers.   Under the cooperative online registration and distribution scheme, over 20 lakh farmers had registered for loans. Out of this, around 15 lakh farmers have already been issued … Read more

RAJASTHAN Second highest number of Hindi speakers in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has the second highest number of Hindi speakers in the country making the desert state the ‘heart’ of the Hindi belt. Leading the pack is Uttar Pradesh where 94% of the population has registered Hindi as their first language while Rajasthan’s 89% populace speaks the same language, as … Read more

RAJASTHAN 2 films based on Raj get National Award   Two films based on the state have won National Award.   In Best Environmental Film category ‘Machli’ – the world’s famous tiger was declared as a winner. Another movie ‘Turtle’ based on the water crisis in Rajasthan won award.   INTERNATIONAL ·         India announces contribution of 22 … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu, Kerala to set up panels to settle water disputes   After a gap of three decades, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have agreed to review the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) after Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting.   The states entered into an agreement for sharing mutual … Read more

TAMILNADU TN govt to construct all-weather road in rural areas   The Tamil Nadugovernment will construct all-weather roads for a stretch of 300km to connect unlinked villages to the existing road The project, set to cost Rs 94.98 crore, will be executed in the current fiscal year.   The directorate of panchayat raj and rural development would … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu: Fast track Pocso courts mooted in three districts   The department of social welfare has mooted the setting up of three special fast track courts that will exclusively handle cases booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Currently, there are over 2,000 cases pending under the Act … Read more