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Government approves continuation of urea production from Naptha
The Union Government has given nod to continuation of production of urea from three plants using Naptha as raw material for duration of three months ending on September 30, 2014. This decision will enable these units to continue urea production ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Maharashtra government gives nod to setting up Transgender Welfare Board
Maharashtra has become the second state of the country to announce the formation of Transgender Welfare Board after State Cabinet approved the formation of the same. The first state of the country to take the same step is Tamil Nadu. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for 2012 declared
Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2012 were declared by Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan. The awards are awarded by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BEST OF ALL AWARD Rail ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Justice Banumathi: Frist woman to become Supreme Court judge from TN
Justice R Banumathi has become the first woman judge from Tamil Nadu to be elevated to the Supreme Court. Justice Banumathi is only the 6th woman judge of the SC since India’s Independence. Now, the 30-judge SC will now have ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
TN Bill makes ban on entry of people wearing dhoti in public places a punishable offence
It will now be a punishable offence to ban entry of a person clad in Dhoti from entering public places in Tamil Nadu. The state Assembly unanimously passed a bill making enforcing dress code and banning entry of persons wearing ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Amma pharmacies to be launched across Tamil Nadu
The AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu has decided to open 100 Amma Marunthagam (pharmacies) across the state. The move is likely to win more goodwill for chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The state already have some other welfare schemes like Amma ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Government appoints Shaktikanta Das as Revenue Secretary
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Shaktikanta Das, a 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, as the new Revenue Secretary, replacing Rajiv Takru. Mr. Das, who is at present Fertilizers ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Russia gives in-principle nod on India’s nuclear liability law
Russia has in principle agreed on Civil Liability Nuclear Damage Act 2010 with India. This paves the way for signing a contract for unit 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in July, 2014. In April, 2014, a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs