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New Year in India
Various Parts of India welcomed the New Year on 6th April. Ugadi, Gudi Padava etc were observed in different parts of the Country. New Year in different Parts of the Country Ugadi/Yugadi Ugadi in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh falls in ..
IUCN lists Hump-backed Mahseer as Critically Endangered
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed Hump-backed Mahseer as Critically Endangered in the Red List of Threatened Species. Hump-backed Mahseer The Hump-backed Mahseer is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish and is referred to as tiger of the water. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
13 fishermen from Tamil Nadu arrested by Srilankan Navy
13 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by Srilankan navy. They have been arrested on charges of invading the international maritime boundary. While fishing near Neduntheevu islet in the sea, they were arrested and taken to Kankesanthurai for inquiry. Their 3 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
AIADMK declares candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu
The ruling AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) has declared its candidates for 20 seats of constituency for the party contesting in the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. Candidates has been named for all 18 Assembly seats that ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Erode Turmeric gets GI tag
Erode Turmeric has finally received GI tag from the Geographical Indication Registry after a long and cumbersome process which lasted for about 8 years. Erode is the city in the state of Tamil Nadu. Features of Erode Turmeric The claim ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Erode turmeric (of Tamil Nadu) gets a Geographical Indication
Erode turmeric (of Tamil Nadu) has finally got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag on 6th March 2019, which will help the farmers and traders from the region to claim sole rights over the famed ‘Erode Manjal’. The Geographical Indication Registry ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Hasmukh Adhia Appointed as Chancellor of Gujarat Central University
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of former finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia as the chancellor of Gujarat Central University. He will hold the post for a period of five years. Hasmukh Adhia was a Gujarat cadre IAS officer and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Loan Agreement signed for Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
The World Bank, Government of India and representatives from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand signed Loan Agreement for additional financing of $137 Million for the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) that will help rehabilitate ..