09.06.18 Tamilnadu (TNPSC) Current Affairs

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

06.06.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

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

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

03-04.06.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

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

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

Civil services in India

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

17.02.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

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

15.02.18 Tamilnadu(TNPSC) Current Affairs

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu Wins Senior Women’s National Football Championship For First Time   Tamil Nadu won the Senior Women’s National Football Championshipfor the first time. Tamil Nadu, which was playing its first-ever final, defeated Manipur, 2-1 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. Skipper Indumathi and Indrani found the net for Tamil Nadu, while Ratanbala scored … Read more