TNPSC Prelims and Mains Notes-TNPSC Test Series
TAMILNADU Centre’s health scheme to cover 78 lakh T.N. families Approximately 78 lakh families in Tamil Nadu are likely to be covered under the proposed National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) of the Ayushman Bharat programme, being implemented by the Union government. They are now being covered under the State government’s Chief Minister’s Comprehensive … Read more
TAMILNADU State govt. announces ₹115 cr. kuruvai package Making it clear that water cannot be released from the Mettur dam on the customary date of June 12 owing to poor storage, the State government unveiled in the Assembly on Friday, a ₹115 crore kuruvai croppackage for the benefit of farmers. The government reiterated that it … 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
TAMILNADU N. to hike subsidy for transgenders The Tamil Nadu government has increased the subsidy being provided to transgenders to run their own small-scale businesses from ₹20,000 to ₹50,000. The government has been providing subsidy of ₹20,000 to people belonging to the third gender to help [them] run businesses like grocery shops and … Read more
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
TAMILNADU Mobile app to integrate dairy services In a move that is expected to benefit milk producers and veterinarians, the government has announced plans to create an android-based mobile application with the objective of integrating the services of the 17 District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Unions in the State. The project is expected to cost … Read more
Fertilizers All plants need certain mineral nutrients to survive. These minerals occur naturally in the soil and are taken up from the soil by the roots of the plants. Most soils usually have enough of these minerals to keep plants healthy. However, some nutrients are gradually used up by the plants, or are washed out … Read more
Ore An ore is a special type of rock that contains a large enough amount of a particular mineral (usually a metal) to make it economically practical to extract that mineral from the surrounding rock. Not all minerals are found in a large enough amount in one location to make it worth it to remove the ore … 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
The Design of the Civil Service at Independence While designing a successor civil service, the Indian political leaders chose to retain elements of the British structure of a unified administrative system such as an open-entry system based on academic achievements, elaborate training arrangements, permanency of tenure, important posts at Union, State and district levels reserved … Read more