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Tamilnadu & Puducherry

Tamil Nadu is one of the 29 states of India.Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the
Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states
of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by
the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, andKerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the
Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by theIndian Ocean on the south. It also
shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.
Capital: Chennai
Governor:
Chief Minister: J Jayalalithaa
Statehood Day: 26th January
Bird: Emerald dove
Song: Invocation to Goddess Tamil
Tree: Palmyra palm
Flower: Kandhal
Animal: Nilgiri tahr
Ch Vidyasagar Rao
Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry .It was formed out of four exclaves of former French
India namely Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe. It is named after the largest district
Puducherry. Puducherry lies in the southern part of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of Puducherry
and Karaikal are bound by the state ofTamil Nadu, Yanam and Mayyazhi (Mahe) are enclosed by
the states of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala respectively. Puducherry is the 29th most populous and
the third most densely populated state/UT in India. It has a GDP of 0.21 lakh crore (US$3.1
billion) and ranks 27th in India
Capital: Puducherry
Governor: Kiran Bedi
Chief Minister: V Narayanasamy
Statehood Day: 7th January
Bird: Asian koel
Tree: Vilva tree
Flower: Cannonball
Animal: Squirrel
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Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - January 2016

SC stays Centres notification lifting ban on Jallikattu
Supreme Court stayed the Centres notification lifting ban on controversial bull taming sport
Jallikattu during the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu.
The Centres notification lifting ban on Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu was challenged in the
Supreme Court by AWBI, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and a
Bangalore-based NGO.
Cabinet approbated 50000 crore rupees for Infrastructure Projects in TN

Centre has consented Rs. 50,000 crore for infrastructure development projects in Tamil Nadu.
The announcement has been made by Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and
Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari during the foundation laying ceremony of 3 four-lane
National Highways projects in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tirupur districts and 2
flyovers in Marthandam and Parvathipuram.
2015 Sangita Kalanidhi Award Bestowed upon Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Veteran South Indian classical vocalists Sanjay Subrahmanyam has been conferred with the
2015 Sangita Kalanidhi award.
It was presented by the mathematician Manjul Bhargava at 89th annual conference of

the Madras Music Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
With this, Subrahmanyam became seventh artist to be conferred with this award before
completing 50 years of age including Ariyakudi Iyengar, Musiri Subramania Iyer,Maharajapuram
Viswanatha Iyer, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, GN Balasubramaniam, ML Vasanthakumari and M
Balamuralikrishna.
Thakkar selected for 2016 S&T achievement Award

An Indian origin person Cottalango Leon hailing from Coimbatore has been selected for the
2016 Technical Achievement Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Leon was conferred with this award to recognize his design, engineering and continuous
development of Sony Pictures Imageworks Itview. It is a tool used only within Sony
Imageworks.
Another Indian origin person, Rahul Thakkar was awarded for the groundbreakingdesign
of DreamWorks Animation Media Review System. He is a computer engineer graduate
from Mumbai University and currently the Vice-President at Brivo Systems.
Jaya launches Amma seeds scheme for farmers

TN Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has launched the scheme Amma Seeds available through Amma
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Service Centres across the state, executing an announcement made in the Tamil Nadu Assembly
in 2014 for farmers welfare.
Aim: To provide quality seeds and to encourage farmers to use certified seeds.
Earlier schemes: Amma Canteens providing subsidised food and Amma mineral water.
Nodal Body: Tamil Nadu State Seeds Development Agency
Fund of Rs 5.37 crore towards expanding a scheme for urban citizens to grow vegetables at
home to Tiruchirappalli and Madurai.
Jayalalithaa launches Amma Call Centre for grievance redressal
Tamil Nadu Chief J Jayalalithaa launched a round-the-clock call centre for ensuring fast
response to grievances.
Aim: Ensuring quick response to peoples grievances wherein they can dial toll-free number
1100 at any point of time in the day.
Puducherry Lt Governor AK Singh launches MITRA app
MITRA (Mobile Initiated Tracking and Rescue application), a mobile application has been
launched by Puducherry Lt Governor AK Singh to ensure safety and security of women,
children and the elderly during emergency.
The MITRA is a smart phone based app that provides the facility to contact the police for
immediate help in emergency.
No internet connectivity is require and presently it is available only in smart phones
MITRA app has been developed by Puducherry Police department in association with
National Informatics Centre.
Sahayog Kaijin 2016: India and Japan joint Coast Guard exercise
The 15th edition of bilateral exercise between India and Japan titled Sahayog-Kaijin
2016has begun off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the Bay of Bengal.
The focus of bilateral training would be Anti-piracy procedures, search and rescue
operations and interoperability between the two forces and other areas of common
professional interest.
Stan Wawrinka wins 2016 Chennai Open title

World No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland has won the 2016 Chennai Open title of
tennis. In the summit clash at Nungambakkam tennis stadium in Chennai, he defeated the Borna
Coric (World No. 33) of Croatia by 6-3, 7-5 score.
This was his third consecutive ATP Chennai Open title for Wawrinka (won in 2014, 2015
and 2016) and overall fourth, first won it in 2011.
With this win, Wawrinka pocketed US $ 75,700 and won 250 ranking points.
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2016
Tamil Nadu to set up 800MW supercritical coal-based power plant
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalitha laying the foundation stone for the states first 800-MW
supercritical coal-based power plant. which will come up at Athipattu in Tiruvallur
district over 250 acres of land.
About the project :
This is the first time in Tamil Nadu that a 800-MW unit is being established under the
supercritical technology.
The project will be completed in August 2019 and 19.2 million units of power a day
will be generated
Indias first fully solar-powered educational institute now in Puducherry

Indias first fully solar-powered educational institute had been launched by Sri Aurobindo
International Centre for Education Puducherry.
The institutes produce three times of the electricity it consumes through solar power
plants.
The institute saves Rs 10,000 every month on the electricity bill.
The solar plant system is installed on the roofs of the dining room, primary school,
library and high school of the campus.
The institute has been self-sufficient in energy since September 2014.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa unveils new projects worth Rs 1,002.02 crore
J Jayalalithaa Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had inaugurated a series of projects worth Rs
1,002.02 crore which are taken up by Highways and Minor Ports Department.
The project includes construction of new bridges, railway over bridges and
buildings.
Foundation stone for construction of five bridges and five railways over bridges had
been laid down.The project will help the local people and the other connected states
Tamilnadu And West Bengal To Invest 150crores In Waste Management

Solid waste management is a project under the Swachh Bharat mission. It has been found that
the Indian cities generate about 170 million tonnes of solid waste every year.
The government has allocated 37000 crores of 62,009 crores for solid waste
management. Now according to sources from urban ministry, Tamil Nadu and West
Bengal have used around 150 crores in this regard.
Tamil Nadu - TN government has set up a waste management plant at Venkatamangalam
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West Bengal - West Bengal govt has utilized 92 crores to set up 200 compactors across the
state for waste management
Mahamaham Celebration ends with Theerthavari in Tamilnadu
Mahamaham which is a Hindu religious festival celebrated in Kumbakonam once in twelve
years during the full moon of Tamil month Maasi (Feb-March).It ends on Feb 22 this year with
the last day grand eve being the Holydip.Auspicious time of Holy dip is between 12 noon and 1
PM.
Mahamaham also known as Kumba-mela is a ten day festival celebrated by Hindus

once in 12 years
This year the eve began on Feb 13 and ended on Feb 22 with last day being more
special known as the Theerthavari or Holy dip
Around 10 lakh devotees from various parts of the country were gathered to take a Holy
dip in the tank which contains water from 20 Holy Springs.
Last Kumbamela took place on March 6, 2004
IIT Madras partners with Nokia for enhanced broadband connectivity

IIT Madras had partnered with Nokia to enhance broadband connectivity in rural India by
enabling the government vision Digital India.
Nokia will provide technological expertise and funning for research at IIT-Madras
Center of Excellence for Wireless Technology (CEWiT).
The Aim of the technology solution is to control unlicensed spectrum and to enhance
broadband connectivity in rural India.
Tamilian movie Kanavu Variyam to get Remi Award at WorldFest

Kanavu Variyam, a Tamil movie directed by a Chennai based techie Arun Chidambaram has
been selected for the prestigious Remi Award in the US.
The award will be presented to Arun Chidambaram during the 49th WorldFest Houston
International Film Festival, which will be held from April 8-17, 2016.
The film deals with the power cuts and shortage of electricity in the Indian villages.
The movie is produced by A. Chidambaram and Karthik Chidambaram in the banner of

DCKAP Cinemas.
Jayalalithaa announces Amma Kudineer Thittam

Jayalalithaa the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had announced Amma Kudineer Thittam a
new scheme for supplying drinking water.
Under the Scheme the govt will supply the water to those who cannot afford to
buy purified drinking water from private players.
Under the first phase of the scheme water supplying points will be established.
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The family of poor people is provided with 20 liters of pure water every day.
Smart cards will be issued to beneficiaries
Tamil Nadu announces free bus travel for senior citizens

Tamil Nadu government had announced free bus travel for senior citizens in Chennai
metropolitan areas.
To gain the benefits of the scheme person has to fill an application form and submit it to
transport authorities for the tokens.
Free bus passes will be provided to the senior citizens
Ten tokens are given to the person for a month.
31 species of birds spotted at Otteri Lake

The Department of forest and Animal Keepers at Arignar Anna Zoological Park has carried out
long day census of birds and came to the conclusion that 31 species of birds in Vandalurs Otteri
Lake.
This census will focus on the no of new species of birds had arrived and increase in their
number in comparison to previous year.
The Lake sprawling area of 16 acres and protected by 635m long wall, It has storage
capacity of 8.5 crore liters.
The lake is filled with water and around 31 species of 7256 birds were found during the
survey, and species includes spotbill duck , Spoonbill, dabchick, night heron, Indian Cormorant,
Little egret
Pietro Fittipaldi wins 2015 MRF Challenge Formula 2000
Pietro Fittipaldi Brazil racing driver has won the 2015 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 by
winning two of the four races.
The racing was held in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu at Madras Motor Racing Track.
He wins the game with 244 points by attaining top position among the other
participants.
The 17-year old Pietro Fittipaldi is the grandson of former Formula One World champion
Emerson Fittipaldi.
Famous Tamil Comedy Actor Kumarimuthu Passed Away

Legendary Actor comedian Kumarimuthu died at private hospital in Chennai.He was 77.He is
known for his comic laugh.
He was passed away due to some age related ailments, His debut film was Nandu in 1981,
he acted in nearly 50 films spanning over three decades.
He was also part of the Political Party Drivida MunnetraKazhagam.
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Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - March 2016

Chennai gets first smart self cleaning toilets in India
In a move to ensure public sanitation and to promote the use of public toilets, 183Automatic
self cleaning smart toilets have been installed in Chennai. They are known as e-toilets as they
could be located by people using a smart phone and authorities can control their function using
smartphone.
They are designed by Eram scientific solution who have provided 1600 such e-toilets
in 16 Indian states to various private organizations
Each toilet cleans itself with 5 litres of water after 3 min usage and 4.5 litres if
usage period is longer
43 toilets are specially for women with a sanitary napkin generator and an
incinerator
Each toilet costs around 4,50,000
Germany to develop Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Coimbatore as Smart Cities

Germany will partner with Indias flagship program Smart City Mission to develop
Bhubaneswar, Kochi, and Coimbatore as smart Cities.
The three Cities are among the twenty cities which have been announced by
the Urban Development Ministry.
Germany helped India in the selection process of the cities consists of three delegations
from Germany , Two of them from Urban Development Ministry and One from Ministry
of Housing and Poverty Alleviation.
P.Susheela enters into Guiness book of Records

The famous playback singer P.Susheela enters into the Guiness world book of records for
singing highest number of songs .
Points about achievement
She holds title for the highest number of solo, duet and chorus backed songs in
over
six Indian languages
As per the official records, she has sung 17,695 solo, duet and chorus backed songs
as on January 28, 2016
Susheela has over 30,000 songs to her credit across multiple languages
She has sung 20000 songs in Telugu and around 10000 songs in other languages
She has sung an exceptional 1,336 duets with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam which is a

record of maximum duets by the same duo
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Agasthyamala included among UNESCOs new 20 Biosphere Reserves
Agasthyamala the biosphere reserve shared by Kerala and Tamil Nadu has been placed in
the new 20 Biosphere reserves list released by UNESCO.
Location: Western Ghats, in the south of India
The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and is spread
across the two states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Chennai girl wins at street Child Games in Rio

Hepziba, who won three medals, including a gold, at the Street Child Games in Rio She
sprinted to win in the 100-metre dash at the Street Child Games held in Rio de Janeiro in
Brazil
The tournament is a global movement for street children to receive the protection and
opportunities that all children are entitled to unite street children from across five
continents to play football and unite in a unique international conference.
Ford gets nod for tech, business centre in Tamil Nadu SEZ
Ford Motors gets approval from Central government to set up Global Technology and business
Centre in an IT/ ITES Special Economic Zone in Tamilnadu.
The Centre will be Co-developer of the Automotive Company for Developing IT/ITES
services related to Automotive, Finance and Allied sectors.
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - April 2016

First transgender person in Tamil Nadu to contest in the assembly elections.
Salam hailed Devi is the first transgender person in Tamil Nadu to contest the assembly
elections. She will be contesting on behalf of the Tamil party, NaamTamilarKatchi.
She transgender person all set to face AIADMK chief Jayalalitha in the RK Nagar
constituency in Chennai.
Uber partners with Election Commission in Tamilnadu

Taxi operator Uber has partnered with Election Commission in Tamil Nadu to support the
#TN100percent initiative
Aim: To spread awareness on voting among the electorate for the upcoming election
Uber held discussions with officials on the importance of voting and encouraging people
to cast their vote and would collaborate with ECs Systematic Voters Education and
Electoral Participation programme
Vasu to be new TNCA Academy director

Vasu will be appointed as the new director of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA)
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Rajnath Singh chairs High Level Committee meeting for Central assistance to Karnataka,
Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected by drought and floods
Union Home Minister chairs High Level Committee meeting for Central assistance to Karnataka,
Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected by drought and floods.
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting attended by various portfolio
of Ministers of the High Level Committee (HLC) has granted a Central Assistance of Rs
842.7 crore to Karnataka, Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected
by drought and floods.
The proposals from the Union government is based on the report of the Central Team
which visited Karnataka, affected by drought, and Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh
affected by floods.
The committee approved the assistance Karnataka will get the tune of Rs 723.23crore
while Rs 35.14 crore for Puducherry and Rs 84.33 crore for Arunachal Pradesh.
Vasu to be new TNCA Academy director

Vasu will be appointed as the new director of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA)
Academy for a period of two years.
Vasu has been the chairman of the selection panel in the TNCA at the various age-group
levels from under-13, to u-19 and u-23.
Father of Madras Atomic Power Station M.H.P.Rao passes away

The architect of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), Myneni Hari Prasad Rao aka MHP
Rao passed away due to old age ailments. He was 88..
He was specially appointed by the then Nuclear Power Board to administer the
construction and commissioning of the MAP.
He had also served as a member of Southern, Western and Northern Indian

Regional electricity boards.
In 1984 he was awarded with Padma Shri.
In 1983 he was conferred with the Sanjay Gandhi Award for contribution in Science
and Technology.
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - May 2016

EC to send Meghdoot postcards to 3 lakh voters
i. Election Commission will be sending out Meghdoot postcards to three lakh voters inviting
them to cast their votes in the May 16 Assembly polls in Puducherry.
ii. Joint Chief Electoral Officer Rudra Goud handed the cards to 30 postmen at the Head Post
office of the Union Territory to ensure that voters turn up in overwhelming numbers.
iii. In the drive cards carry a message that visually challenged voters will also have the Braille
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voting system also assistance would also be provided to orthopedically and physically
challenged persons to cast their ballots.
UIDAI launches special enrolment drive in 4 States/UTs
i. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched an initiative to enroll left over
population for Aadhaar enrolments in four States and Union Territories such as Haryana, Goa,
Chandigarh and Puducherry.
ii. In the unique move from UIDAI enrolment saturation can cross 100% when the migrant
population also enrolls in that particular state. As on May 12, over 101.26 crore Aadhaar
numbers have been generated across the country.
Assembly Elections 2016 Results
Tamilnadu
i. AIADMK retains the position
ii. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa headed AIADMK to a second five-year term
iii. No of Constituencies won by AIADMK: 134 out of 232
Puducherry:
i. Congress and DMK alliance succeed over N.R Congress
ii. Congress alliance made 17 successes out of 30 seats
Former TCS CFO Mahalingam is non-executive chairman of City Union Bank
i. Kumbakonam based City Union Bank has appointed S. Mahalingam as a non-executive
chairman of the Bank. He is former chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS).
ii. Prior to his new appointment he is currently an Independent Director on the board of the bank.
He is a well-known name in the field of IT (information technology).
iii. This decision has been taken by the bank in the board meeting with its officials, the bank has
already sought the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for his appointment.
iv. The new appointee will succeed S. Balasubramanian, who is vacating the office of part-time
Non-Executive Chairman of the bank at the close to his retirement.
v. The board of the Bank has also co-opted Narayanan as Additional Director of the Bank.
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry
i. The BJP government has named former IPS officer and BJP leader Kiran Bedi as the
lieutenant-governor of Puducherry for nearly two years.
ii. The countrys first woman to serve as IPS was put under the additional charge of Lt Governor
of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
iii. Chandrawathi was the first woman Lt Governor while Bedi will be the fourth Lt Governor in
womens category.
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iv. The post was lying vacant after the centre sacked UPA nominee Virendra Kataria ba also Lt
Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Island Lt Gen Ajay Singh had been given additional charge of
Puducherry.
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on the row of
Continuous Second Time.
AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a record
of Sixth Time by Governor K. Rosaiah with Twenty Eight ministers
ADMK won 134 seats out of 232 seats
Venue: Madras Universitys Centenary Hall, Chennai
Assembly Election: 15th
Files signed:
Alteration of the business hours of the State-run liquor outlets managed by the Tamil
Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) by two hours daily
Providing for 100 units of free electricity for all households
Waiver of crop loans for farmers
Eight gram gold to women for mangalsutra
Future plans:
50% subsidy for scooters for two-wheelers
Amma Bank card
Amma Venture Capital Fund to help entrepreneurs
Features of New Cabinet:
Two Professional Doctors
Three Lawyers
Six Post Graduates
Four women, including Chief Minister
Delegates: Union Minister Pon. Radhakrishnan, Urban Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Deputy
Speaker Thambidurai
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - June 2016

Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM
i. Former Union Minister and Congress party leader V Narayanasamy was sworn in as
Puducherry Chief Minister Along with Narayanasamy, five Congress legislators will be sworn-in
as ministers.
ii. Newly appointed Lt Governor Kiran Bedi administrated the oath of office and secrecy to the
team of ministers at Puducherry.
iii. The Ministers who took charge as a ministers include A Namassivayam, Malladi Krishna Rao,
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Shah Jahan, M Kandasamy and R Kamalakannan.
iv. Narayanasamy for whom this is the first term and was elected leader of the 15-member
Congress Legislature party.
v. The party also has support of the two-member DMK in the 30-member Assembly. In the
recently concluded Assembly polls Congress had secured 15 seats of the 21 seats.
kiran Bedi launches a mobile app to help senior citizens in distress
i. Newly appointed Lt. Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi has launched a mobile App
named HelpAge SOS App for to provide one-click emergency services to senior citizens at Raj
Nivas in Puducherry.
ii. The app facilitates for an SOS-Save our seniors button to immediately reach to the
counsellor desk of Help Age for interpreting emergency help and assistance, also offers health
related information. It has 247 functionalitythat helping elders in distress.
iii. The app is intended not just for elders but also for society in particular the younger
generation. Which is GPS enabled and picks up the location of the caller and will dial into the
particular State Office.
V.O.Chidambaranar Port Bags National Award For Excellence In Cost Management
i. Tuticorin based V.O. Chidambaranar Port also second-largest port in Tamilnadu has bagged
National Award for Excellence in Cost Management for the year 2015 from The Institute of Cost
Accountants of India under the category of Public Service Sector- Small.
ii. The award has been given for exemplary performance towards optimization of manpower,
savings in electricity, and implementation of Solar Energy Systems, reduction of overall cost
of handling by mechanization and improvising efficiency and logistics support.
iii. The award was presented in 13th National Awards for Excellence in Cost Management-2015
hosted by Institute of Cost Accountants of India. With this the port is bagging the award for
the third time the earlier years being 2008 and 2012.
P Dhanapal re-elected as Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly
i. AIADMK candidates P Dhanapal and V Jayaraman were unanimously re-elected as Speaker
and Deputy Speaker respectively of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Dhanapal is the
first Speaker to be re-elected unanimously for a second successive time.
ii. The new Speaker Dhanapal was re-elected to the Assembly from Avinashi-Reserved
constituency for sixth term, While Jayaraman was re-elected as MLA from Pollachi
constituency for fourth term.
iii. Meantime DMK leader MK Stalin was officially recognized as Leader of the Opposition, he was
as re-elected rom Kolathur in the recent polls.
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Rama Mohana Rao named TN Chief Secretary
i. Senior IAS officer Rama Mohan Rao has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Tamil
Nadu he will fill the shoes of K. Gnanadesikan.
ii. The newly appointed Rao would also hold full additional charge of Vigilance Comissioner and
Commissioner for Administrative Reforms.
iii. Erstwhile chief secretary Gnanadesikan would be appointed as the chairman and managing
director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation.
Vaithilingam elected as Speaker of Puducherry Assembly
i. Congress leader and former Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam was elected unopposed
asthe Speaker of the14th Puducherry legislative Assembly.
ii. The new Speaker announced that Pro-term Speaker Sivakolundhu was elected unanimously
as Deputy Speaker as his was the only nomination filed for the post.
iii. He is the ninteenth Speaker of Puducherry Assembly. He is the son of former chief minister
V. Venkata subbareddiar.
iv. He was chief minister between 1991-96 and 2008-2011.He presently representsKamaraj
Nagar constituency.
Actor-director Balu Anand passes away
i. Famous actor and director, Balu Anand has died due to a massive heart attack in Coimbatore.
He was 61 years old.
ii. The actor has appeared in in some 100 filmslike Pistha, Anbe Sivam, Anna Nagar Mudhal
Theru among others. He has also directed a few Tamil movies.
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - July 2016

Cabinet approved the setting up of a new major port in Tamil Nadu
i. The Union Cabinet has given its in essence approval to setting up of a major port at Enayam
near Colachal in South Tamilnadu.
ii. Chennai port trust, Kamarajar port trust, V.O.C Chidambaram port trustaltogether
sponsored a Special Purpose Vehicle to develop the port infrastructure including dredging and
construction, reclamation of backwaters, ensuring connectivity etc.
Auto Ingress sets up first assembly unit in Tamil Nadu
i. Auto Ingress, Manufacturing Company of automatic sensor doors has set up its first assembly
unit at Chennai (Maraimalai Nagar) with an investment of about Rs 12 crore.
ii. The unit will assemble sliding, swing, revolving, telescopic, hermetic doors and gate accessories
serving both residential and commercial segments, a company statement read.
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iii. The unit, set up at SIPCOT Industrial Park, is spread across 20,000 square feet and will
produce automatic sensor doors priced between Rs 50,000 and Rs 3 lakh per unit.
Defence Ministry unveils statue of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram
On commemorating the first death anniversary of the former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam,
the Ministry of Defence has unveiled a life-size statue of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at his burial site
in Peikarumbu, Rameswaram Island.
Statue for APJ:In order to remember APJ forever in our minds and hearts and his thoughts continue to be with us
all the time Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Manohar
Parrikar Inaugurated the bronze statue of APJ Abdul Kalam.
Union Railway Minister Flagged off Indias First ever Green Rail Corridor between
Rameshwaram Manamadurai in TN
The nations first Green Rail Corridor, a 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai extent in
Tamil Nadu was inaugurated by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu.
What is a Green Rail Corridor?
In order to improve cleanliness and hygiene, Trains in the green corridor have been fitted
with bio-toilets, which ensure zero discharge of human waste on the rail tracks.
All trains on this route will have bio-toilets to ensure zero discharge of human waste on
the track. These include 14 stations with 10 passenger trains, consisting of 286 coaches.
Indian railways signed a MoU with DRDO (Defence Research & Development
Organization) for the development of this technology.
This green corridor is aimed towards the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Railways have set the target of providing biotoilets in all the coaches by September, 2019 in order to prevent open defaecetation on
the railway tracks.
Tamil Nadu and UP tops the list in Urban and Rural Internet Connectivity Index list
respectively
While analyzing the telecom connectivity spread across the urban areas of the nation, it is found
that Tamil Nadu tops the report with around 21 million urban internet subscribers, which is
about 9% of the total 231 million urban internet subscriber of India.
Urban Internet Subscribers List:As a part of digitalizing India and BharatNet, the internet users increase rapidly both in rural and
urban areas of our country. This increasing rate shows that Indias connectivity is getting
rationalized and modernized under several criteria. The top five list as on March 2016 as follows:Rural Internet Connectivity:-
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On the other hand the rural internet connectivity is also on a gliding face reaching about 112
million rural users in India, which is about one-third of the total Indian internet connectivity of
342 million.The top lists of the rural internet connectivity are: Andhra Pradesh with 9 million users.
Maharashtra with 9.7 million users.
UP with 11.2 million users.
2nd unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant achieves criticality
i. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Chairman and Managing Director S K Sharma announced
that the second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plantattained criticality.
ii. Criticality means a controlled and sustained fission chain reaction to produce a consistent and
steady stream of energy.
iii. This will add 1000 MWe electricity to the southern grid and raise the contribution of
nuclear power in the country to 6780 MWe.
Chennais Advay Ramesh wins Google Community Impact Award from Asia
i. Chennai hailed Advay Ramesh has bagged the prominent Google Community Impact Award
from Asia for creating a device that enhances fishermens safety and productivity.
ii. This award honors a project through that practical variance in the innovators community by
addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge.
iii. The boy Ramesh who is in Class 10 student from Chennais National Public School, whose
project shortlisted among 20 finalists shortlisted to contend for a $50,000 scholarship from
Google.
Centre appoints Thiruppathi Venkatasamy as new Tamil Nadu AG
i. Centre announced the appointment of R Thiruppathi Venkatasamy, as Accountant
General(AG), economic and revenue sector audit, of Tamil Nadu.
ii. Prior to this appointment, Venkatasamy a 2000 batch officer of Indian Audit and Accounts
Service, was serving as the Senior Deputy Accountant General in Agartala, Tripura.
Centre for Propulsion Technology DRDO signs Accord with IITs
i. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Saturday signed an
agreement with IIT-Bombay and Madras to establish a binodal Centre of Propulsion
Technology (CoPT) at the two institutions
ii. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Saturday signed an
agreement with IIT-Bombay and Madras.
iii. The agreement is aimed at achieving synergy between DRDO and IITs for channelizing
research efforts towards developing products and aerospace technologies.
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Reliance Jio will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to all Government Colleges in Puducherry
i. Reliance Jio Company will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to all Government Colleges in
Puducherry under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
ii. It will extend to the tourist hot spot Beach Promenade.
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - August 2016

TN CM Jayalalitha gives cash awards to five sportspersons
i. Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa have granted cash prize of Rs 1.45 crore to
five Sports Persons who has won international Sports honors.
ii. The CM has granted Rs 25 lakh to Jenitha Anto ofTiruchirappalli for winning an international
chess tournament for the fourth time in Serbia.
iii. The other persons who had received the grant of Rs 55 lakh to C Ajith Kumar for winning
three medals in the competition including gold in medley relay.
iv. The list also includes R Naveen of Chennai who received Rs 25 lakh for winning gold in
medley relay while Womens medley relay player L Samayasri of Coimbatore and Triple Jump
player S Priyadarshini of Chennai were given Rs 20 lakh each for winning silver title.
Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy presented budget for the Fiscal year 2016-17

Newly elected Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy, who holds the finance portfolio,
presented a tax-free Rs 6,665 crore budget for the financial year 2016-17.
Budget 2016- 17 :The budget size for the fiscal 2016-2017 has been fixed at Rs.6,665 crore of which Rs. 4,100
crore is for the non-plan head.
Almost 25% of the budget goes for salaries and wages, 10% for pension payments,
17% for purchase of electricity, 12% interest and repayments and 11%
towards grant-in-aid.
Presenting a tax-free budget, CM also announced a slew of measures to revive

industrial growth, promote employment creation and boost the tourism sector.
The Excise Department had been given a target of Rs.775 crores for this fiscal and the
revenue realized by Excise Department last fiscal was Rs. 673.75 crores and based on
thepast performance the department had been given the target of Rs. 775 crores.
It is noted that almost 75% of the total budget is committed expenditure and this leaves
only 25% of the budget for other activities including development works. The Seventh
Central Pay Commission recommendations implementations will require nearly
45% to 50% of the budget for salaries, allowances and pension.
It is noted that Puducherry being a Union territory is neither entitled for devolution of
funds nor assistance under calamity relief fund. However, a major portion of resources
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of Puducherry which faced natural calamities like cyclones and rains, had been
diverted towards relief and reconstruction.
It is also noted that the Centre has approved the additional borrowings and regarding
the additional grant assistance, discussions were held with the governments of
the Centre and the Union Territory.
Resolution for renaming of Madras High Court passed

i. The Tamil Nadu State Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution asking the union
government to rename it as the High Court of Tamil Nadu. The Decision from the state is
against the centre, as it proposed High court of Chennai is been passed by the assembly.
ii. Last month parliament in the Lok Sabha has brought The High Courts (Alteration of
Names) Bill, 2016 to rename the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras High Courts.
Carborundum Universal inaugurates new R&D centre at Hosur
i. Murugappa Group owned Carborundum Universal (CUMI) announced the inauguration of
its Research and Development centre at its industrial ceramics division in Hosur Tamilnadu.
However the Firm was tightlipped about the investment details.
ii. The R&D Centre would further fortify companys capability for sustainable growth & market
leadership of wear-resistant & technical ceramic products in selected segments.
Kudankulam II was connected for southern grid for power supply
i. The second 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil
Nadu was connected to the grid for power supply.
ii. The Russian-designed VVER-1000 reactor was synchronized with the southern grid and is
now generating 245 MWe.
iii. Construction of Kudankulam 2 was completed in July 2015, and it was loaded with its first
fuel in May 2016. Following the completion of safety tests, NPCIL began the process of
approaching criticality on 8 July by diluting neutron-absorbing boric acid in the primary coolant
water. A controlled self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction or criticality was attained on
10 July.
CLRI scientist bags A P J Abdul Kalam award
The Chief Minister gave away Abdul Kalam award, Kalpana Chawla Award, the Chief of the
Good Governance Award, Award for doctors who serve people with disabilities, the award for the
best social worker, young scientist award, the award for the best performing local bodies, that
includes awards from 14 category during the 70th Independence Daycelebrations after
delivering her Special address at Fort St George in Chennai.
APJ Abdul Kalam award
Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa presented APJ Abdul Kalam award to the
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Principal Scientist P Shanmugam, Central Leather Research Institute Chennai, for meritorious
services in the Higher Education Department in the state.
The award comprising a certificate, Rs five lakh cheque and eight gram gold medal.
Kalpana Chawla Award:

The Kalpana Chawla Award which is given for Courage and Daring Enterprise was bestowed
To Jayanthi from Namakkal District. The award carries Rs 5 lakh cash, certificate and gold
coated medal.
Other Awards:
The Chief Ministers Best Practices Award Thanjavur District Collector N Subbaiyan
and Superintendent of Police Mayilvahanan.
Best Corporation Award Dindigul Corporation
Best Municipality Pattukottai Municipality (First Prize), Perambalur Municipality

(second prize.)
The State Youth Award which carries a certificate, Rs 50,000 cheque and a medal
given to K Masha Nazeem in the womens category and P Ruban Santhosh took in Mens
category.
Award for solid waste management in rural areas Tamil Nadu Municipal
Administration and Rural Development Minister S P Velumani and Rural Development,
Principal Secretary, Hansraj Verma.
State Revenue Minister R B Udhayakumar, Revenue Department, Prinicipal Secretary, B

Chandramohan For online patta transfer.
America Tamil Sangam awarded A.R. Rahman with Tamil Ratna Award
i. Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has been honoured by the America Tamil
Sangam with its Tamil Ratna Award.
ii. Allah-Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician
and philanthropist. A. R. Rahmans works are noted for integratingEastern classical
music with electronic music,world music and traditional orchestral arrangements.
Indian Actor Kamal Haasan awarded with Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et Lettres
Actor Kamal Haasan has been chosen for the famous French honor of Chevalier Award. Kamal
Haasan has been appointed Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et Lettres (Knight in the National Order
Arts and Letters) by the Minister of Culture and Communication, France.
Sudhansu Mani New General Manager of ICF, Chennai
i. Intergal Coach Factory, Chennai gets it new General Manager Sudhansu Mani. He
belongs to 1979 batch of Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME).
ii. He has a vast experience of 36 years in Indian Railways and worked in areas likeworkshop
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management, railway operations, project management, planning and R&D and alas as a
Chief Mechanical Engineer, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
Fifth Generation signs pact with Anna University
Chennai based Fifth Generation Technologies has entered into an agreement with Anna
University, Chennai, for conducting research to study about the remaining life of critical
equipment that are working in high temperature environments.
Madhya Pradesh & Puducherry joins UDAY scheme
i. Madhya Pradesh and Union territory Puducherry joined Centres Power deft revitalizing power
discoms UDAY scheme that will save the state Rs 17,515 crore and for the UT it is expected to
be around Rs.72 crore.
ii. With this Puducherry is the first union territory to formally join the scheme. Also this marks the
number of states/UT that have joined UDAY goes up to 16.
Vikash Anand wins premier title in National Racing
i. Chennai hailed Vikash Anand won a double to clinch the title in the MRF Formula 1600
category and a ticket for the Mazda Road to Indy shootout as the fifth and final round of the
MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship concluded in Chennai.
ii. This f1600 category was led by triple-header, Vikashwho clocked 16mins, 54.111secs and
Karthik Tharani were locked on 138 points clocking 16:58.677.
The MRF F1600 (Race 2, 10 laps)results:
1.Vikash Anand (Chennai)
2.Raghul Rangasamy (Chennai)
3.Karthik Tharani (Chennai)
Vietnam Veedu Sundaram passes away
Tamil Script writer and director Vietnam Veedu Sundaram died in Chennai. He was 76
i. Sundaram was born in Tiruchi and Vietnam Veedu became part of his name after he wrote the
script, first for the eponymous play and then for the film, starring Sivaji Ganesan.
ii. He had worked with Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan.
Veteran writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam passes away
i. Veteran Tamil writer and filmmaker Panchu Arunachalam has passed away due to age-related
ailments at his residence in Chennai. He was 75 years old.
ii. He is popular for writing over 100 Tamil films that includes blockbuster movies like Murattu
Kaalai, Sakalakala Vallavan and Apoorva Sagodhargal also written song lyrics for more than 200
films.
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Yesteryear Tamil actress Jyothilakshmi passes away
i. Veteran Tamil and Telugu actress Jyothi Lakshmi passed away after had long battle with
blood cancer at a hospital in Chennai. She was 63 year old.
ii. She was famous for playing the bad girl who appeared in 300 movies to her credit, in all the
four South Indian languages.
Lyricist Na Muthukumar passes away
i. Famous Tamil lyricist-poet-columnist Na Muthukumar, who has written songs for more than
1000 films, passed away due Jaundice. He was 41 years old. He was not keeping well for the past
one month who was well known for his Tamil Writings.
ii.He had Written Songs in more than 70 Films.
iii. He is a two-time recipient of the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for his works in
Thanga Meenkal (2013) and Saivam (2014) and received many Filmfare Awards.
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - September

2016
Pondy Lt Guv launches Shramdaan movement in remote village
i. Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi launched Shramdaan movement as part of Swachh
Bharatand Swachh Puducherry initiative at Seliamedu village in Bahoor.
ii. The governor along with Chief Secretary Manoj Parida, District Collector of Puducherry and
collected the garbage and dumped. She also planted saplings outside the hall.
Tamil Nadu CM announces funds for renovation of churches and mosques
i. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced funds for renovation of churches and
mosques under the Waqf board. She has ordered release of Rs. 3 crore for the corpus fund.
ii. State presently disbursed Rs 60 lakh per annum for renovation of mosques and darghas
under Waqf
iii. She has also unveiled welfare measures for members of SC and ST communities,
including quick electricity connections to 1000 SC community farmers.Sunrise, Parched
scripts archived at Oscar library
Cabinet approves provision of submarine optical fiber cable connectivity between
Chennai and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for provision of a direct communication linkthrough a
dedicated submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) between Mainland (Chennai) and Port
Blair & five other islands.
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The approval would equip Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ANI) with appropriate bandwidth
and telecom connectivity for implementation of e-Governance initiatives; establishment
of enterprises & e-commerce facilities.
It will also enable the provision of adequate support to educational institutes for
knowledge sharing, availability of job opportunities and fulfil the vision of
Digital India.
Amma 2-wheeler service training centres to come up in TN

i.Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa announced the Amma Two-Wheeler Service Training
Centre across the state.
ii.The government will also set up a Centre of Excellence and 5 skill development institutes under
Public Private Partnership mode with Siemens and Designtech at an estimated cost of Rs 546.84
crore.
Outlay : Rs 1.65 crore
Puducherry & Rajasthan Assembly ratifies GST Bill
i. Rajasthan and Puducherry governments unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment
Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) passed by Parliament. Meanwhile these states became 17
th and 18 th to ratify the legislation.
ii. On the other hand in the Puducherry Assembly the bill was ratified during a walkout by AIADMK
members and continuing boycott by opposition AINRC.
Kiran Bedi Launches Coastal Clean Up Drive In Puducherry
i. Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi launched Coastal Clean Up as part of the 31nd International
Coastal Clean Up Day. The drive was being carried out in all coastal pockets in Puducherry
ii. The programme was organised by the Indian Coast Guard in association with the
LocalAdministration Department.
iii. Earlier, Bedi and Local Administration MinisterA Namassivayam administered a pledge for
garbage free beaches to volunteers of NSS, NCC, NGOs, members of Indian Coast Guard and
others.
India International Tea Convention held at Ooty
i. Tea Board of India and The United Planters Association of Southern India (Upasi) were
jointly conducted the India international Tea convention at Ooty in Nilgiris.
ii. The convention is aimed at reinforcing the salient and unique features of Indian teas to the tea
fraternity across the world. The theme for the convention is Lets Team up for Sustainability.
iii. The inaugural session was chaired by Rita Teaotia, Union Commerce Secretary. The
valedictory function was chaired by MusdhalifahMachmud, Deputy Minister for Food and
Agriculture, and Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Indonesia.
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iv. N Dharmaraj, Upasi President announced that the credibility of the tea industry was being
questioned despite its huge commitment to employment, rural infrastructure and product safety
issues
Adani Group dedicates 648 MW solar plant in Tamil Nadu to the country
i. Adani Green Energy Ltd is connected the 648 mega watt (MW) solar power plant to 400 KW
substation of Tantransco at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
ii. The plant is part of the Tamilnadu governments target of generating 3,000 MW energy,
according to its new solar energy policy which was unveiled in 2012.
Outlay: Rs 4,550 crore.
It was the worlds largest solar power plant at single location.
The plant was setup in a record time of 8 months
Chairman of Adani Group Gautam Adani
Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush appointed as UN Womens Advocate for Gender
Equality and Womens Empowerment in India.
i. Aishwaryaa, the eldest daughter of Tamil star Rajnikanth and wife of Acotr Dhanush joined
the UN Family of Women, when she was appointed as UN Womens Advocate for Gender
Equality and Womens Empowerment in India.
ii. Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanushs appointment was announced by Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant
Secretary General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director.
Tamil film Visaranai Indias official entry to Oscars 2017
i. The Tamil movie Visaranai written by M. Chandrakumar was chosen as Indias official entry
for Best Foreign Language film at the 89th Academy Awards to be held in 2017.
ii.Part of the film is based on true events recorded in the novel Lock Up.This film directed
by Vetrimaran and produced by actor Dhanushs Wunderbar Films
Maharashtra and Gujarat governors get additional charge of TN and MP
i. The governors of Maharashtra and Gujarat will hold the additional charge of the states Tamil
Nadu and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
ii. Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao will hold additional charge of the state Tamil
Nadu
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Director R S Sundar was elevated to the post of
Distinguished Scientist
i. Noted Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Director R S Sundar was elevated to the post of
Distinguished Scientist, in honour for his meritorious service.
ii. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project 1 and 2 Station Director H N Sahu and Chief
Superintendent S V Jinna were also elevated as Outstanding Scientists.
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R Subramania Kumar Appointed ED Of Indian Overseas Bank
i. R Subramania Kumar was appointed as the Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank till
January 21, 2019 by the Finance Ministry
ii. Currently he was working as the Executive Director of Indian Bank.
TN Govt allotted Rs 204 crore for Thaaliku Thangam scheme
i. Tamil Nadu government had allotted Rs.204 crore towards the implementation of
enhanced gold scheme under a marriage assistance programme.
ii. Thaaliku Thangam (Gold for Mangalsutra) scheme for the year 2016-17 would
benefit12,500 women.This scheme involves providing marriage assistance and gold for
daughters of poor parents and widows among others to make thaali.
iii. While 12,500 women who had applied for the scheme would be provided with 8 gm of gold
this year, about 1.4 lakh others who had applied earlier will be provided with 4 gm.
TN govt to launch 50 Amma Free Wi-Fi zones
i. Jayalalitha lead government issued orders to set up Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in 50 places
across the Tamil Nadu on September 23, 2016.
ii.I n the first phase, 50 schools will be covered at a cost of Rs 10 crore.
Thangavelu Strikes Gold, Bhati Gets Bronze In Paralympics
Mariyappan Thangavelu became only the third Indian ever to clinch a Paralympic gold, while
Varun Bhati secured a bronze as the duo scripted history for the country in the mens T42 high
jump event of the Rio Games.
The 21-year-old Thangavelu, who was merely five-years-old when his right leg was
crushed by a speeding bus while he was on his way to school, joined Murlikant Petkar
(1972, swimming) and Devendra Jhajharia (2004, javelin throw) in the Indian
Paralympics gold club.
Thangavelu won the yellow metal with his best jump of 1.89 metres, while Bhatis best
effort of 1.86m fetched him the bronze.
The silver medal in this event went to USAs Sam Grewe who also registered the same
mark of 1.86 metres.
In the later stages with the contest being reduced to only three competitors, Bhati set
the tone with a jump of 1.83m mark along with Thagavelu.However, just when it looked
like India would fetch an gold and a silver, the American cleared 1.86m to grab the top
spot but the Indians also equalled the height to make it even.
Following Paralympian athlete T Mariyappans spectacular performance at the Rio

Paralympics in Brazil, which fetched him the gold medal at the High Jump event, TN CM
Jayalalithaa has announced a cash reward of Rs. 2 crore for the athlete.
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Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - October 2016

Velrampet lake of Puducherry declared Open Defecation Free
i. Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi in the presence of Chief Minister V
Narayansamy declared Velrampet lake and surrounding area as open defecation free.
ii. According to an official statement, the lake was, tar roads laid in the area and fenced by the
PWD(irrigation wing) earlier and was declared open defecation free under the Swatch Bharath
programme
Cabinet approved setting up of countrys first Medipark in TN
i. The Union Cabinet here approved mini Ratna public sector undertaking HLL Lifecare to sublease its land for setting up the countrys first medical devices manufacturing park.
ii. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval to M/s HLL
Lifecare Ltd, to sublease 330.10acres of government land at Chengalpattu,Tamil Nadu, to
setup a medical devices manufacturing park (Medipark) through a Special Purpose Vehicle.
Mashelkar honoured with V Krishnamurthy award
i. The prestigious V Krishnamurthy Award for Excellencewas presented to eminent scientist
and former Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, RA Mashelkar.
ii. Former Governor of Tamil Nadu K Rosaiah presented the award to Mashelkar at the
Centre for Organisation Development (COD) in the presence of Habil F Khorakiwala, Founder
Chairman, Wockhardt Group and Chairman of the Board of Governors, COD among other
dignitaries.
Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaas portfolios allocated to FM O. Panneerselvam
i. Chief Minister portfolios held by ailing Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa have been allocated to
Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam.The portfolios re-allocated include the Home and Public
Departments and General Administration among others.
ii. The decision was taken by Governor Vidyasagar Rao has been taken on the advice of Ms
Jayalalithaa who is undergoing treatment at a Chennai hospital since the 22nd of last month.
Roopa Ganguly, Ganeshan take oath as Rajya Sabha MPs
i. Roopa Ganguly and Ganeshan two newly elected and nominated Members of Rajya
Sabha have taken oath in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman Md. Hamid Ansari in the
Parliament House.
ii. Senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu, L. Ganesan, who will now represent the state ofMadhya
Pradesh and nominated member Roopa Ganguly of West Bengal, took oath and affirmation.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Puducherry and Airports Authority of India
signed MoU to Promote Regional Connectivity Scheme
i.Civil Aviation Ministry, along with Airports Authority of India (AAI), today entered into a
pact with the Puducherry government for the proposed regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
ii.The MoU was signed by Shri Manoj Parida, Chief Secretary, Puducherry, Smt. Usha Padhee,
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Shri A.K. Dutta, Member, Airports Authority of
India.
iii. The ministry had already signed MoUs with various states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh for implementation of RCS.
T.N. tops list of endemic flowering plan
Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number of species with 410, followed by Kerala with 357
and Maharashtra with 278 in a recent Publication by the Botanical Survey of India
(BSI).Scientists of the BSI have listed at least 37 species of Black plum Syzyguim (Jamun), 10
varieties of Musa (banana), along with 274 species of orchids, which are found only in the
country. Four different varieties of roses, two herbs and two climbers and 12 species of jasmines
are exclusively found in India.
Of the 18,259 flowering plants reported in the country, 4,303 (over 23 per cent) are found only
in India, as per scientific data in the book title Endemic Vascular Plants of India
. Around 53 per cent of all endemic flowering plants are herbs, 20 per cent are shrubs and 15
per cent are trees.
Tamilnadu & Puducherry Current Affairs - November

2016
SC refuses to remove ban on Jallikattu
i. The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Tamil Nadu government to review the
judgment of the Apex Court that banned Jallikattu in 2014.
ii. Jallikattu is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu on Mattu Pongal day as a part of Pongal
celebrations i.e. harvest festival.
Tamil Nadu Government Enhanced Maternity Leave From 6 to 9 Months
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced increasing motherhood leave period for women
government employees from six to nine months, the state government issued an order to
implement it.
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Ennore Thermal Power Station Deceased
TANGEDCO has decided that the 45-year-old Ennore Thermal Power Station in Tamil
Nadu will shut down forever when the coal stock is exhausted on November 16, 2016.
5 Day National Conference on Tropical Parasitology held in Puducherry
i. Around 200 representatives from India and abroad will attend a five day national meet
on tropical parasitology began on November 2, 2016 in Puducherry and evolve strategies to
improve the perspective on the drug resistance scenario in parasitic diseases
ii. It is hosted by the Department of Microbiology of centrally sponsored JIPMER (Jawaharlal
Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research) and organised by the Indian Academy
of Tropical Parasitology
City Union Bank unveils artificial intelligence powered robot-Lakshmi
i. Kumbakonam based City Union Bank has introduced a robot on pilot basis to improve customer
service. The robot is named CUB-LAKSHMI. The robot has been introduced in Thyagaraya
Nagar branch of Chennai.
ii. Lakshmi designed and developed by a French Company, has been programmed to answer
about 120 general banking questions/query in English language. However in near future it will
be programmed to speak in Tamil and Malayalam languages also.
iii. A single robot cost around Rs 7-8 Lakhs and can perform work of 3-4 persons. The bank has
a plan to deploy 25 robots by the end of the year 2016, if the trail run succeeds.
Delhi boy Tejaswin sets national senior record in junior meet
i. Delhi boy Tejaswin Shankar smashed the 12-year-old national senior record in high jump with
an effort of 2.26m while winning the gold on the opening day of the 32nd National Junior
Athletics Championships at Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu
ii. The 17-year-old Tejaswin achieved the rare feat of a junior athlete breaking the national senior
record.
Veteran Carnatic music exponent M Balamurali Krishna passed away at 86
i. Veteran Veteran vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee M Murali Krishna passed away in
Chennai on November 22 2016. He was 86.
ii. Balamuralikrishna has given his first live concert, at the age of 8. The title Bala, was given by
distinguished Harikatha performer Musunuri Suryanarayana Murty Bhagavatar.
iii. He featured in the popular national integration song Miley Sur Mera Tumhara in which he
rendered Tamil lyrics and starred in a number of films in Tamil and Telugu.
iv. He is an innovator of the tala system in Carnatic music and also played other instruments like
Mridangam ,Viola and Kanjira.
v. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 1991 and also he received many state awar
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