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Tamil Nadu Government bans Ketoprofen drug to save vultures
Tamil Nadu state government has banned Ketoprofen, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to save critically endangered vulture population in the state. This drug has been banned in the three western districts of state viz in Erode, Coimbatore and Nilgiris where ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Adani Ports inks MoU with L&T for Kattupalli Port Operations
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to oversee operations of Kattupalli Port in Tamil Nadu. The non-binding MoU will empower L&T Shipbuilding to manage and operate the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Dr. Jacob Tsimerman wins 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
Mathematician Dr. Jacob Tsimerman from Canada has been chosen for the prestigious 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. Presently he is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Canada and his mathematics research work is primarily in the field of Number Theory ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Sports Ministry Grants Recognition to Indian Kalarippayattu Federation as RSF
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation (IKF) as Regional Sports Federation (RSF) with an immediate effect. This decision was taken with a view to promote and provide due acknowledgement and importance to sports ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Tamil Nadu’s first Global Investors Summit begins in Chennai
Tamil Nadu’s first Global Investors Summit (TNGIM 2015) has begun in Chennai to woo investors to invest in the state. TNGIM 2015 was officially inaugurated by state Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa at the Chennai Trade Centre. The first of kind investors ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Lenovo to make Smartphones in Chennai with Flextronics under Make in India initiative
Chinese personal computer and smartphone giant Lenovo has roped with electronics contract manufacturer Flextronics to start manufacturing facility in Sriperambudur, near Chennai. Lenovo has forayed in Indian smartphone manufacturing sector after the latest entrant Foxconn who will manufacture the phones in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Tamil Nadu tops in organ donation in India
Tamil Nadu state has topped in organ donation in the country by harvesting organs of 683 persons and donating them to over 3000 beneficiaries. It was announced by State Health Minister C Vijaya Bhaskar after state observed Organ Donation Day ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
South Indian states to constitute Inter-State Coordination Council to resolve forest-related issues
South Indian states have decided to constitute ‘Southern Forest Ministers’ Interstate Coordination Council (ISCC) to improve concerted collective efforts for protection of forests and wildlife of the region. Decision in this regard was taken in a conference of forest ministers ..