Natural disasters and safeguard measures

Disaster Management History shows that India is exposed to national disasters. Cyclones, floods, earthquakes, droughts and floods are major threats. About 60 percent of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities, over 40 million hectares is prone to floods and 68 percent of the area is susceptible to drought. This not only results … Read more

11-12.02.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

TAMILNADU Three Tamil Nadu varsities enter elite UGC category   Three TN universities have been granted Category-I status by the UGC, giving them powers to launch new departments, courses, programmes, schools, centres, off-campus facilities and distance education programmes without the regulator’s approval, as per a notification by the Union ministry of human resource development.   With … Read more

06.02.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

TAMILNADU Bharatmala phase 1 to cover 800km in state   With the Centre approving its ambitious Bharatmala Pariyojana’s phase I recently, as indicated by finance minister Arun Jaitley, to develop about 35,000km in the country, the National Highways Authority of India is all set to implement the high-cost project in five corridors in the state. The … Read more

1.02.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

TAMILNADU A digital atlas to map the mentally ill in the offing   The state health department may soon launch a digital atlas that will map the number of people with mental illness in an attempt to collect data to plan the programmes, allocate necessary budget and provideinclusive care for those afflicted with the illness. … Read more

27.01.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

TAMILNADU 1,435 km of panchayat roads set to be upgraded soon   The Highways Department will soon begin work to improve and upgrade 1,435 km of panchayat roads that it took over from the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the State. According to official sources, though the roads have been officially handed … Read more

INDUSTRY IN TAMIL NADU

  INDUSTRY IN TAMIL NADU    Introduction: The industrial sector is a driver of economic growth. Industrial sector is important in terms of its contribution to Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and employment. This sector which is vital in stimulating growth of the economy is closely interconnected with primary and tertiary sectors through its forward … Read more

Tamilnadu census

Tamilnadu census Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the most important states in the country and is the 11th largest in terms of area. The state is the seventh most populous state in the country and its main language Tamil has origins that date back to 500 BC. Chennai is the capital of Tamil … Read more

Hydropower in Tamilnadu

  Hydropower in Tamilnadu Tamil Nadu (the Lands of Tamils or Tamil Country) is the southernmost part of Indian Peninsula. It is bordered by union territory of Pondicherry and States of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by Eastern Ghats on north; by Nilgiri Hills, Anamalai Hills and Kerala on west; by Bay … Read more