TAMILNADU

Drawing a parallel between Varanasi and Nadu, Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath said thatIndian culturehas been equally preserved in the ancient city and Tamil Nadu.

Speaking at the inauguration of theKashi Tamil Sangamamwhich was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi on Saturday, the CM said that through the Sangamam, people would get to witness the centuries-old bond of knowledge and ancient civilizational connect between the North and South.
The CM said that among the two languages that are believed to have emerged from the mouth ofLord Shiva, Tamil and Sanskrit are equally known for their rich literature.

Linking Varanasi with the South, the CM said that there is an ancient temple of Lord Vishwanath in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu. Tenkasi means Kashi of the South, he said and added that due to the religious importance of Kashi, people from all parts of the country have been visiting the city for millennia.

Diabetologists have highlighted that cases ofdiabetesare increasing every year and with the impact of Covid-19, the disease burden can increase especially among the young Population.
As per the data from thethe National Family Health Survey, two decades back the prevalence of diabetes in adult population was around 3 per cent in rural areas and 5-6 per cent in urban areas inTamil Nadu. However, it has now risen to 8 per cent in rural areas and 12-14 per cent in urban areas. The numbers are expected to increase further, especially as obesity is now on the rise among adolescent children.

At the same time, SARS nCoV-2 virus can damage pancreatic cells as well which can lead to diabetes but it is reported in only around 1 per cent of cases.

The Nadugovernment has made linking ofAadhaarwith electricity consumer number mandatory to avail subsidy, including 100 free units for all domestic consumers.

Those who do not have an Aadhaar number and still want to avail the subsidy should apply for Aadhaar enrolment in any Aadhaar enrolment centre or permanent enrolment centre.

Till the Aadhaar is assigned to an individual, he or she can still avail the subsidy by submitting their Aadhaar enrolment identity slip or a copy of his or her request made for Aadhaar enrolment along with any of the authorised identify documents such as bank passbook, voter ID, ration card, PAN card, passport and driving licence.

The State Government has passed the order under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act since the subsidy schemes are implemented from the state consolidated fund.

The Directorate of Elementary Education has directed primary and middle schools to encourage reading, writing activities and story telling and drawing when schools reopen for Classes I to VIII.

The has allowed schools to start physical classes for Class I to VIII from November 1.

City roads have breached saturation point, says ProfessorKrishna Rajfrom Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. Roads have exceeded carrying capacity and further entry of new vehicles will lead to gridlocks, which will have an adverse impact on the economy and Environment, he says. In a recent study, we found out that commuters lost 5% of their earnings due to additional fuel costs and traffic delays. Besides this, there was productivity loss and Health cost too, he explained.

His teams study on people who travelled on urban Indian roads for more than an hour a day suggested that 45% suffered from breathlessness or giddiness regularly and many developed psychological problems too.

G Sundarrajan ofPoovulagin Nanbargal, an environmental organisation, said the carbon emissions of so many vehicles would worsen https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change. To accommodate new vehicles, we need to build more roads and bridges, for which we need to destroy more Resources“>Natural Resources. Its a vicious circle.

Tamil Nadus road length has increased by roughly 60,000km in the past decade and half a dozen new bridges have come up in the city, but this hasnt helped ease traffic.

As many as 400 farmers fromTamil NaduandKarnatakawill learn how to fly drones, maintain and repair them, in the next few months. They will undergo two weeks of training at the Centre for Aerospace Research Remote Pilot Training Organisation at Madras Institute of Technology in Chromepet, one of the four campuses ofAnna University.

The drones will be used to spray pesticide, organic fertilizer in the fields.
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) will give the certified farmers a drone, a three-wheeler and other equipment for free.

IFFCO has placed an order to purchase 2,500 drones for use in Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture. It would be one of the worlds biggest drone purchases till date. We will give these drones to farmers and rural entrepreneurs for free. Adding small, medium category drones to agriculture is important as it would give better results to Fertilizers.

Nadus allocation under the Union governments flagshipJal Jeevan Mission aimed at providing tap water to all households has increased by more than 300%, from Rs 922 crore last year to Rs 3691.2 crore this financial year.

TheCentrehas also released the first instalment of Rs 614.3 crore to Tamil Nadu.
The mission, launched by Prime MinisterNarendra Modiin 2019, aims at providing tap water to every household by 2024.

When Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in 2019, Tamil Nadu had 21.6 lakh rural households with tap water connection. It was expected to increase by 40.4 lakh households in 22 months.

The Nilgiris is one of the 15 districts where more than 75% households do not have tap water connection.

Tamil Nadu has an assured availability of Rs 4,068.7 crore Central grant, including Rs 3,691.2 crore of Central allocation and Rs 377.5 crore unspent balance left at the end of the last financial year. The corresponding matching share is Rs 4,359.5 crore, including shortfall of Rs 290.8 crore in the states matching share during last fiscal. The total assured fund availability for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Tamil Nadu for this year is Rs 8,428.2 crore.

NaduIndustrial Investment Corporation (TIIC) will soon be entering the DEFENCE sector by extending support for MSMEs to start maintenance and repairs of armoured vehicles in association with the Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited.

This is a newest step on its path of Growth of the corporation which has, since its founding in 1949, grown from a loan disbursing agency to an institution that aids the overall economic growth of the state.
TIIC will soon enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL) based on which the corporation will explore the possibilities to facilitate and equip the MSMEs and also the enterprises it is working with to carry out the maintenance, repairs and overhaul of armoured vehicles.

The tie-up with Coddisia will ensure financial assistance to start-ups while the association with CII will help TIIC to extend guidance and loans to MSME to improve the administrative and technological skills to meet the requirement of the defence sector.