Civils Monthly

# “Plastic Free Tamil Nadu policy” under which plastic banned from January 2019. # Tamil Nadu’s 1st Antyodaya Express –(Thambaram to Tirunelveli). # India and Netherlands launched Clean Air India Initiative - to curb air pollution in Indian cities. # India’s First Advanced Forensic Lab is India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated to crimes related to women for timely deliver justice - Central Forensic Science Lab, Chandigarh. # The Madhya Pradesh approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018, outstanding power bill waiver scheme for labourers and poor families. # The Union Ministry launched the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). # The first ever National Disaster Risk Index was released - Maharashtra is the most disaster vulnerable state. # The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched a national media campaign to en...

# The 29th Road Safety Week was observed with a Road Safety awareness rally across Tamilnadu from April 23 to 30. # The first-ever International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to focus on Rail Coaches and train sets. # India’s next generation defense aircraft -Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. # The first-ever India-South Africa Business Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. # Thank You India - mark the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in India. # Atal New India Challenge - to developing innovations and technologies relevant to the people and bringing them in usage. # India’s first-ever national conference on the archaeology, anthropology, and sociology of food was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. # The first meeting of the national committee for commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019, held in Delhi. # Vijay Prahar Exercise - The South Western Command of the Indian Army. # ‘Study in India...

1) Tamil Nadu Treepedia -  தமிழக மரக்களஞ்சியம்      Developed by Tamil Nadu Forest Department under the Tamil Nadu Innovative Initiatives Scheme(TANII). This application focuses on making the choice of tree species for plantation more easier. It provides a variety of options to farmers, home gardeners, industries and individuals to choose the right tree species for their requirement. The main objective of this application is to guide them with the plantation technique and post plantation care. 2) Vandalur Zoo Online ticket booking, Zoo Map, Animals Info, 4D animals ,etc.. 3) AAZP 4D 4D animals 4) Save Dugong Pilot project by TN forest Dept to protect dugong, the endangered marine mammal Dugong- a critically endangered species and the only existing herbivorous mammal feeding on sea grass that lives exclusively in the sea in India. The dugong has ...

# The Tamil Nadu government has launched Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in five cities of the state. # Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application to use technology for benefit of farmers. # According to the Mercer's 20th Quality of Living Ranking 2018, Hyderabad and Pune have been jointly ranked at 142, making the best Indian cities to live in among the list of 450 cities around the world. # Government is going to launch Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI) 2018 aimed at engaging college youth with Swachhata work in villages in coming Summer vacation. # The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to relax the protected area permit (PAP) regime to enable foreign tourists to access border areas. However, citizens from Pakistan and China are unlikely to be given these relaxations. # The NITI Aayog launched the baseline ranking for 101 aspirational districts based on 49 indicators across several sectors. # The first National Conclave on...

# Phirangi puram is all set to become Andhra Pradesh’s first all-women rail station. # Bhoodan Board – Reconstituted. # Insect museum inaugurated in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) . # 21st National Conference on e-Governance was held in Hyderabad. # The world's largest solar park Shakti Sthala was inaugurated in Karnataka. # India hosted the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit in New Delhi. # The Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers has launched ‘ suvitha ’, a 100% Oxo biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). # Diu has become the first and only Union Territory in the country to be fully run on solar energy. # India for the first time has started process of importing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from United States. # Prime Minister inaugurated 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Manipur Central University in Imphal. # The National Cultural Audio-Visual Archi...

# Tamilnadu State government has decided to observe the birth anniversary of Omandur P. Ramaswami Reddiar as a government function for the first time. # Cauvery water dispute verdict - reduced the allocation of water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu. # Satyabrata Sahoo has been named the next Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu. # Tamizhaga Marakkalanjiyam - a mobile phone application to provide information about tress and silviculture. # Indian Navy has launched its third Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj . # The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched third version of the Government e-Marketplace ( GeM 3.0 ). # India ranked at 42nd among 165 independent states on annual 2017 Global Democracy Index. # The 7th edition of India Energy Congress (IEC) 2018 was held in New Delhi. # The First ever International Kala Mela Festival is held at New Delhi. # 5th South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference held at New Delhi Recently. # The Union Government has announc...

# E - Governance policy – 2017 - enable public, government and commercial establishments get all it’s government services through digital mode. # 171st Araadhanai Music Festival begins in Tamil Nadu. # Two TN police stations in country's top 5 list - K4 Anna Nagar Police Station in Chennai has been ranked the fifth-best in the whole of India. # The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned Charlie-435 - patrol vessel at Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry. # Masha Nazeem from nagercoil receives the prestigious National Youth Award for her contributions to science and technology. # For the first time, Tamil Nadu will host Defence Expo 2018 , an international exhibition on Defence, in April. # Udangudi Power Project - Thoothukudi district of southern Tamil Nadu. # Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched an online portal NARI for women empowerment. # e-Samvad is an online portal to provide a platform for NGOs and Civil Societies to interact wi...

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