TNPSC Prelims and Mains Notes-TNPSC Test Series
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 22,960 applications for two-wheeler scheme The Chennai Corporation has received 22,960 applications for the ‘Amma Two-wheeler Scheme’ from working women owing to the popularity of the scheme in areas such as R.K.Nagar. According to a press release, Minister for Local Administration S.P. Velumani has announced that the deadline for the submission of applications … Read more
Velankanni INTRODUCTION A small hamlet in Tamil Nadu on the sandy shore of the Bay of Bengal, Velankanni is 350 km far from Chennai and 14 km south of Nagapattinam. Velankanni is an eminent tourist destination and as a great deluge of pilgrims turn up here, like Lourdes in France, it is nicknamed as … Read more
National and state SC/ST commission National SC commission National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is an Indian constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution. Functions To investigate and … Read more
Tamil Nadu Food security Food Security Index In India, the dimension of food security is important despite attaining self-sufficiency in food production. Though there has been a considerable improvement in productivity and production of rice and wheat, we have not been able to eliminate chronic hunger and poverty. Understanding of the different dimensions of food … Read more
TAMILNADU Number of road accident deaths in TN on the wane For the first time since 2011, Tamil Nadu has seen a reduction in the number of road accidents and deaths. The Council was told that there was a reduction of 5,869 road accidents and 1,061 deaths during the 2017 calendar year. According … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu rules out slashing VAT on fuel Amid mounting concern over the rising cost of fuel and calls to cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed by State governments on petrol and diesel, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday made it clear that it was not in favour of such a move, … Read more
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
TAMILNADU Tiruporur will host State’s first defence expo in April After a long wait, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that the much-awaited Defence Expo 2018 (Defexpo) will be held in the Tiruporur taluk in Kancheepuram district, the outskirts of Chennai, between April 11 and 14. This would be the first time … Read more
TAMILNADU TN at 9th place in world on utilising renewable power A new research by US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows Tamil Nadu in ninth place in the world in terms of its share in wind and solar generation. The report, “power-industry transition, here and now”, includes case studies of markets … Read more