05.06.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

  TAMILNADU Plastic ban to kick in from Jan 2019   The Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday announced that it would ban the manufacture, storage and use of plastic products except as packing material for milk, curd, oil and medical products from January 1, 2019. The proposed ban would be imposed under provisions of the … Read more

13.02.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

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

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

20.01.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

TAMILNADU ·        After a gap of six years, Tamil Nadu government hikes bus fares   ð  Weighed down by spiralling fuel prices, fleet operating cost and other expenses including salary to its employees, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced an upward revision in bus fares, after a gap of six years. The revised fare … Read more