TNPSC Prelims and Mains Notes-TNPSC Test Series
TAMILNADU ‘Internet Saathi’ launched Google and Tata Trusts launched the “Internet Saathi” scheme in the State covering 4,000 villages. As part of the scheme, women will be trained to use the internet. Initially, the programme will cover villages: Pooriyampakkam, Sankarapuram, Chinnasalem, T. Kallupatti, Iyyanapuram and Kannarapettai. “Through the expansion in Tamil Nadu, we … Read more
TAMILNADU India and World Bank sign $100 Million Project for Tamil Nadu The Government of India and the World Bank have signed a $100 million Loan Agreement that is expected to promote rural enterprises, facilitate their access to finance, and create employment opportunities for youth, particularly women, in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu across 26 … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu’s 40,000 crore plan to replace thermal units Tangedco is set to replace all old thermal units in the state with new super critical units at an estimated 40,000 crore. The new thermal units, which will have a combined capacity of 5,700MW, will come up in the next five years. Several state-owned thermal … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu among nine global market leaders in renewable A new research by US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) showed that nine major global power markets, including India’s Tamil Nadu, have achieved an outsize share of wind and solar generation. The report, ‘Power-Industry Transition, Here and Now’, includes case … Read more