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Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Current Affairs 2016 (Jan-Nov) by AffairsCloud
Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Current Affairs 2016 (Jan-Nov) by AffairsCloud
Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry .It was formed out of four exclaves of former French
India namely Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe. It is named after the largest district
Puducherry. Puducherry lies in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of Puducherry
and Karaikal are bound by the state ofTamil Nadu, Yanam and Mayyazhi (Mahe) are enclosed by
the states of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala respectively. Puducherry is the 29th most populous and
the third most densely populated state/UT in India. It has a GDP of 0.21 lakh crore (US$3.1
billion) and ranks 27th in India
Capital: Puducherry
Governor: Kiran Bedi
Chief Minister: V Narayanasamy
Statehood Day: 7th January
Bird: Asian koel
Tree: Vilva tree
Flower: Cannonball
Animal: Squirrel
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Service Centres across the state, executing an announcement made in the Tamil Nadu Assembly
in 2014 for farmers welfare.
Aim: To provide quality seeds and to encourage farmers to use certified seeds.
Earlier schemes: Amma Canteens providing subsidised food and Amma mineral water.
Nodal Body: Tamil Nadu State Seeds Development Agency
Fund of Rs 5.37 crore towards expanding a scheme for urban citizens to grow vegetables at
home to Tiruchirappalli and Madurai.
Sahayog Kaijin 2016: India and Japan joint Coast Guard exercise
The 15th edition of bilateral exercise between India and Japan titled Sahayog-Kaijin
2016has begun off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the Bay of Bengal.
The focus of bilateral training would be Anti-piracy procedures, search and rescue
operations and interoperability between the two forces and other areas of common
professional interest.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa unveils new projects worth Rs 1,002.02 crore
J Jayalalithaa Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had inaugurated a series of projects worth Rs
1,002.02 crore which are taken up by Highways and Minor Ports Department.
The project includes construction of new bridges, railway over bridges and
buildings.
Foundation stone for construction of five bridges and five railways over bridges had
been laid down.The project will help the local people and the other connected states
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West Bengal - West Bengal govt has utilized 92 crores to set up 200 compactors across the
state for waste management
The family of poor people is provided with 20 liters of pure water every day.
Smart cards will be issued to beneficiaries
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Ford gets nod for tech, business centre in Tamil Nadu SEZ
Ford Motors gets approval from Central government to set up Global Technology and business
Centre in an IT/ ITES Special Economic Zone in Tamilnadu.
The Centre will be Co-developer of the Automotive Company for Developing IT/ITES
services related to Automotive, Finance and Allied sectors.
Rajnath Singh chairs High Level Committee meeting for Central assistance to Karnataka,
Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected by drought and floods
Union Home Minister chairs High Level Committee meeting for Central assistance to Karnataka,
Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected by drought and floods.
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting attended by various portfolio
of Ministers of the High Level Committee (HLC) has granted a Central Assistance of Rs
842.7 crore to Karnataka, Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected
by drought and floods.
The proposals from the Union government is based on the report of the Central Team
which visited Karnataka, affected by drought, and Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh
affected by floods.
The committee approved the assistance Karnataka will get the tune of Rs 723.23crore
while Rs 35.14 crore for Puducherry and Rs 84.33 crore for Arunachal Pradesh.
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voting system also assistance would also be provided to orthopedically and physically
challenged persons to cast their ballots.
iv. The post was lying vacant after the centre sacked UPA nominee Virendra Kataria ba also Lt
Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Island Lt Gen Ajay Singh had been given additional charge of
Puducherry.
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on the row of
Continuous Second Time.
AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a record
of Sixth Time by Governor K. Rosaiah with Twenty Eight ministers
ADMK won 134 seats out of 232 seats
Venue: Madras Universitys Centenary Hall, Chennai
Assembly Election: 15th
Files signed:
Alteration of the business hours of the State-run liquor outlets managed by the Tamil
Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) by two hours daily
Providing for 100 units of free electricity for all households
Waiver of crop loans for farmers
Eight gram gold to women for mangalsutra
Future plans:
50% subsidy for scooters for two-wheelers
Amma Bank card
Amma Venture Capital Fund to help entrepreneurs
Features of New Cabinet:
Two Professional Doctors
Three Lawyers
Six Post Graduates
Four women, including Chief Minister
Delegates: Union Minister Pon. Radhakrishnan, Urban Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Deputy
Speaker Thambidurai
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iii. The unit, set up at SIPCOT Industrial Park, is spread across 20,000 square feet and will
produce automatic sensor doors priced between Rs 50,000 and Rs 3 lakh per unit.
Union Railway Minister Flagged off Indias First ever Green Rail Corridor between
Rameshwaram Manamadurai in TN
The nations first Green Rail Corridor, a 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai extent in
Tamil Nadu was inaugurated by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu.
What is a Green Rail Corridor?
In order to improve cleanliness and hygiene, Trains in the green corridor have been fitted
with bio-toilets, which ensure zero discharge of human waste on the rail tracks.
All trains on this route will have bio-toilets to ensure zero discharge of human waste on
the track. These include 14 stations with 10 passenger trains, consisting of 286 coaches.
Indian railways signed a MoU with DRDO (Defence Research & Development
Organization) for the development of this technology.
This green corridor is aimed towards the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Railways have set the target of providing bio-
toilets in all the coaches by September, 2019 in order to prevent open defaecetation on
the railway tracks.
Tamil Nadu and UP tops the list in Urban and Rural Internet Connectivity Index list
respectively
While analyzing the telecom connectivity spread across the urban areas of the nation, it is found
that Tamil Nadu tops the report with around 21 million urban internet subscribers, which is
about 9% of the total 231 million urban internet subscriber of India.
Urban Internet Subscribers List:-
As a part of digitalizing India and BharatNet, the internet users increase rapidly both in rural and
urban areas of our country. This increasing rate shows that Indias connectivity is getting
rationalized and modernized under several criteria. The top five list as on March 2016 as follows:-
Rural Internet Connectivity:-
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On the other hand the rural internet connectivity is also on a gliding face reaching about 112
million rural users in India, which is about one-third of the total Indian internet connectivity of
342 million.The top lists of the rural internet connectivity are:-
Andhra Pradesh with 9 million users.
Maharashtra with 9.7 million users.
UP with 11.2 million users.
Chennais Advay Ramesh wins Google Community Impact Award from Asia
i. Chennai hailed Advay Ramesh has bagged the prominent Google Community Impact Award
from Asia for creating a device that enhances fishermens safety and productivity.
ii. This award honors a project through that practical variance in the innovators community by
addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge.
iii. The boy Ramesh who is in Class 10 student from Chennais National Public School, whose
project shortlisted among 20 finalists shortlisted to contend for a $50,000 scholarship from
Google.
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Reliance Jio will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to all Government Colleges in Puducherry
i. Reliance Jio Company will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to all Government Colleges in
Puducherry under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
ii. It will extend to the tourist hot spot Beach Promenade.
of Puducherry which faced natural calamities like cyclones and rains, had been
diverted towards relief and reconstruction.
It is also noted that the Centre has approved the additional borrowings and regarding
the additional grant assistance, discussions were held with the governments of
the Centre and the Union Territory.
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Principal Scientist P Shanmugam, Central Leather Research Institute Chennai, for meritorious
services in the Higher Education Department in the state.
The award comprising a certificate, Rs five lakh cheque and eight gram gold medal.
Kalpana Chawla Award:
The Kalpana Chawla Award which is given for Courage and Daring Enterprise was bestowed
To Jayanthi from Namakkal District. The award carries Rs 5 lakh cash, certificate and gold
coated medal.
Other Awards:
The Chief Ministers Best Practices Award Thanjavur District Collector N Subbaiyan
and Superintendent of Police Mayilvahanan.
Best Corporation Award Dindigul Corporation
Best Municipality Pattukottai Municipality (First Prize), Perambalur Municipality
(second prize.)
The State Youth Award which carries a certificate, Rs 50,000 cheque and a medal
given to K Masha Nazeem in the womens category and P Ruban Santhosh took in Mens
category.
Award for solid waste management in rural areas Tamil Nadu Municipal
Administration and Rural Development Minister S P Velumani and Rural Development,
Principal Secretary, Hansraj Verma.
State Revenue Minister R B Udhayakumar, Revenue Department, Prinicipal Secretary, B
Chandramohan For online patta transfer.
America Tamil Sangam awarded A.R. Rahman with Tamil Ratna Award
i. Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has been honoured by the America Tamil
Sangam with its Tamil Ratna Award.
ii. Allah-Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician
and philanthropist. A. R. Rahmans works are noted for integratingEastern classical
music with electronic music,world music and traditional orchestral arrangements.
Indian Actor Kamal Haasan awarded with Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et Lettres
Actor Kamal Haasan has been chosen for the famous French honor of Chevalier Award. Kamal
Haasan has been appointed Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et Lettres (Knight in the National Order
Arts and Letters) by the Minister of Culture and Communication, France.
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management, railway operations, project management, planning and R&D and alas as a
Chief Mechanical Engineer, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
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The approval would equip Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ANI) with appropriate bandwidth
and telecom connectivity for implementation of e-Governance initiatives; establishment
of enterprises & e-commerce facilities.
It will also enable the provision of adequate support to educational institutes for
knowledge sharing, availability of job opportunities and fulfil the vision of
Digital India.
iv. N Dharmaraj, Upasi President announced that the credibility of the tea industry was being
questioned despite its huge commitment to employment, rural infrastructure and product safety
issues
Adani Group dedicates 648 MW solar plant in Tamil Nadu to the country
i. Adani Green Energy Ltd is connected the 648 mega watt (MW) solar power plant to 400 KW
substation of Tantransco at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
ii. The plant is part of the Tamilnadu governments target of generating 3,000 MW energy,
according to its new solar energy policy which was unveiled in 2012.
Outlay: Rs 4,550 crore.
It was the worlds largest solar power plant at single location.
The plant was setup in a record time of 8 months
Chairman of Adani Group Gautam Adani
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Director R S Sundar was elevated to the post of
Distinguished Scientist
i. Noted Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Director R S Sundar was elevated to the post of
Distinguished Scientist, in honour for his meritorious service.
ii. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project 1 and 2 Station Director H N Sahu and Chief
Superintendent S V Jinna were also elevated as Outstanding Scientists.
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