New Delhi, February 18, 2021: The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on February 15 2021, said that the reports appearing in media about the delisting of Devendra Kula Vellalar community from SC soon are completely misinformed. The Ministry has clarified that the news is misleading and does not reflect the actual position. It has stated […]
Tag: Tamil Nadu
Coronavirus: Cocoon Farmers In Tamil Nadu get a helping hand
When the country was struggling hard with deadly Coronavirus, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), an autonomous body under Ministry of MSME, in collaboration with its Khadi Institutions (KIs) in Tamil Nadu is purchasing cocoons from cocoon farmers. The main objectives of KVIC was to help the cocoon farmers struggling to sell their crop due […]
Foreign Minister of Finland is coming to India, will visit Tamil Nadu
Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, is paying an official visit to India from 04-07 November 2019. He will be accompanied by a high-level Business Delegation. During the visit, Pekka Haavisto will hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar on 06 November 2019. The two Ministers had […]
A summary of what happened during the 2nd India-China Informal Summit
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping held their Second Informal Summit in Chennai, India, on 11-12 October 2019. The Informal Summit was a way for both the nations to connect again on a variety of issues. Here is a lowdown at what happened […]
Income Tax Searches in Tamil Nadu net more than Rs 700 crore
The Income Tax Department conducted a search and seizure operation on 06.08.2019 in the case of one of the major producers of beer and IMFL in Tamil Nadu. The search action was launched in the early hours of Tuesday at 55 premises in various places in Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, etc and also […]
Five varieties of Indian coffee get GI Certification
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee. They are: Coorg Arabica coffee is grown specifically in the region of Kodagu district in Karnataka. Wayanaad Robusta coffee is grown specifically in the region of […]
More than 10,000 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres become operational
The first Health and Wellness Centre (HWC)under Ayushman Bharat was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jangla inBijapur Chhattisgarh on 14th April 2018. Since then 10,252 HWCs have been operationalized. The states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala lead the way with the highest number of HWCs under Ayushman […]
Tamil Nadu: Communal tension after the man who stopped Muslim missionaries killed
A vocal Hindu office bearer named Ramalingam belonging to the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has been tortured to death on Tuesday night near Thirubuvanam, Tamil Nadu. The men who tortured and killed him remain unidentified. Ramalingam, aged 42, was on his way back to his home when the perpetrators followed him and chopped his hands […]
These are the top 10 revenue generating monuments of India!
The top ten revenue generating monuments of India during 2015-18 are Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Sun Temple Konark, Group of monuments Mamallapuram, Ellora Caves, Group of monuments Khajuraho, and Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad. The year wise details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India […]
Ramayana Circuit project details which you should know!
Ramayana Circuit is one of the fifteen thematic circuits identified for development under the Swadesh Darshan scheme of Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry has initially identified fifteen destinations for development under the Ramayana Circuit theme namely Ayodhya, Nandigram, Shringverpur & Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh), Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga (Bihar), Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh), Mahendragiri (Odisha), Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh), […]