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O Panneerselvam sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam (65) was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following death of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao at a solemn ceremony held in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa passes away
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa passed away at the Apollo Hospitals, Chennai following cardiac arrest. She was 68. Jayalalithaa was one of the country’s most articulate and determined political personalities and a top film actress of the 1960s and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Tamil Nadu gets world's first salt-tolerant plant garden
The world’s first Genetic Garden of Halophytes (naturally occurring salt-tolerant plants) was inaugurated at the coastal town of Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu. The first of its kind garden in the world was inaugurated by Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib Fakim through ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
City Union Bank launches India’s first banking robot Lakshmi in Chennai
India’s first banking robot named Lakshmi was launched by the Kumbakonam-based City Union Bank (CUB) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Lakshmi will be first on-site huamanoid (robot) in India. Currently, CUB has readied only one version of huamanoid banker and but ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India's first Medipark will be set up in Tamil Nadu
India’s first Medipark (Medical Park) will be set up in Tamil Nadu at Chengalpet near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It will boast of the first medical devices manufacturing park in the country. In this regard, the Union Cabinet has allowed HLL ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Tamil Nadu tops list of endemic flowering plants: BSI
According to the recent publication released by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number flowering plants in the country. The publication titled Endemic Vascular Plants of India also revealed that almost one of every ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Tamil film Visaranai selected as India’s official entry to Oscars 2017
The Tamil film “Visaranai” has been selected as the India’s official entry to Oscars 2017 (89th Academy Awards) in the Foreign Language Film category. The film has been directed by Vetrimaran and is produced by actor Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
World’s largest solar power plant commissioned at Kamudhi, Tamil Nadu
The world’s largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 648MW was commissioned at Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. The plant was set up on an area of around 5,000 acres by Adani Group at a total ..