Important
Events of
January, February & March 2015
Around Tamil Nadu [Jan – Mar, 2015]
TN farm system gets award
Ø AGRISNET
(Agricultural Information Services Network) - Farm Crop Management System
Ø provides
opportunities for farm-specific interventions for reasons such as raising crops
and addressing yield gap
Ø At the national conference on e-governance in Gujarat,
Tamil Nadu was given the gold award under the category of “incremental
innovation.”
Author Perumal Murugan
Ø Novel:
Madhorubhagan
Ø Author:
Perumal Murugan
Ø Perumal
Murugan, in the novel described the women devotees who take part at the 14 day
festival of Sri Arthanareeswarar temple in Thiruchengodu in an abusive manner.
IAS
officer as a religion preacher
Ø Tamil
Nadu government has directed one of its IAS officer (C. Umashankar) not to go
ahead with his "preaching and propagating" activities and warned that
if he failed to do so action would taken against him.
Ø C
Umashankar, a crusader against corruption and an early advocate of the use of
free software in e-governance, was born a Hindu dalit but said he changed his
faith to Christianity during the stressful times he faced during his battles
against politicians.
Ø His open and public
preaching of Christianity has raised the hackles of right-wing groups who are
campaigning against him.
Amma Cement
Ø Launched
on Jan 05, 2015 in Trichy
Ø Priced
at Rs.190 a bag, will be sold through 220 godowns of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies
Corporation (TNCSC)
TN Government Awards – 2015
#
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Award
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Winner
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1
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Perarignar Anna Award
பேரறிஞர் அண்ணா விருது
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Prof. Kasthuri Raja
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2
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Thiruvallur Award
திருவள்ளுவர் விருது
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Thirukural K. Baskaran
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3
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Annal Ambedkar Award
அண்ணல் அம்பேத்கர் விருது
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Mahalingam
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4
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Kamaraj Award
பெருந்தலைவர் காமராசர் விருது
|
Karumuthu D. Kannan
|
5
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Thanthai Periyar Award
தந்தை பெரியார் விருது
|
Dr. Dawooji Gupta
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6
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Bharathiyar Award
மகாகவி பாரதியார் விருது
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Dr. Sundaram
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7
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Bharathidasan Award
பாவேந்தர் பாரதிதாசன் விருது
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Poet. Kanmadiyan
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8
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K. A. P. Viswanathan Award
முத்தமிழ்க்காவலர் கி.ஆ.பெ. விசுவநாதம் விருது
|
Prof. A. M. James
|
9
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Thiru. Vi. Ka. Award
தமிழ்த்தென்றல் திரு.வி.க. விருது
|
Prof. Karu. Nagarasan
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#
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Winners
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Field
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Padma Vibhushan
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1
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M. R.
Srinivasan
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Science
& Engineering
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Padma Bhushan
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1
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N.
Gopalswami
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Civil
Service
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2
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Sudha
Raghunathan
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Art
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Padma Shri
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1
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A
Kanyakumari
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Art
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2
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P V
Rajaraman
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Civil
Service
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3
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R
Vasudevan*
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Civil
Service
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* àposthumous
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TN in 2015 National games
Ø Tamil
Nadu secured 8th position in the 2015 National Games. Tamil Nadu won a total of
52 medals (includes 16 Gold Medals).
Srirangam by-poll
Ø As
expected AIADMK’s Valarmathi won the Srirangam by-poll
Ø The
by-election was held as Ms. Jayalalithaa had to vacate her seat after being
convicted in the disproportionate assets case
Ø The
BJP and the CPI (M) candidates and 22 Independents forfeited their deposits.
Ø The
margin was one of the biggest in the State’s recent by-election history
TN Budget 2015-16
Ø Gross
State Domestic Product (GSDP) in real terms
2012-13:
3.39%
2013-14: 7.29% (higher than the national average growth rate of 4.74%)
2014-15: 7.25%
2015-16: expected to grow over 9%
‘Killer’ Minister Agri Krishnamoorthy
dropped
Ø Faced
with mounting political pressure, Chief Minister Mr. O. Panneerselvam sacked
Agriculture Minister `Agri' S S Krishnamoorthy from the cabinet.
Ø The
move comes in the wake of demands by some political parties that action be
taken against the minister following the suicide of an agriculture department
engineer, who was apparently under pressure from the minister's office with
regard to appointments in the department.
Ø Later,
Krishnamorrthy was arrested by CB-CID officials.
Ø Eight
districts from Tamil Nadu have been selected for ‘Mission Indradhanush – 201’,
the Central Government’s immunization programme
Ø The
districts are Coimbatore, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Thiruvallur, Tiruchirapalli,
Tirunelveli, Vellore and Virudhunagar.
Ø This
mission will cover all un-vaccinated or partially vaccinated children in India
against seven vaccine preventable diseases. The diseases are:
(1)
Tuberculosis
(2)
Diphtheria
(3)
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
(4)
Tetanus
(5)
Poliomyelitis
(6)
Meases
(7)
Hepatits B
Ø Ms. Shanthi
Ranganathan,
Ø Honorary
secretary of TTK Hospital
Ø A
cash prize of Rs. one lakh, a gold medal of eight gram and a citation
Ø The
award was instituted by the government to recognise the services of women in
different fields of activity. It is presented in connection with International
Women's Day (March 8).
Ø Previous
winners:
2012:-
Educationist Mrs YG Parthasarathy
2013:-
Dr. V Shanta
2014:-
Dr. K Mathangi Ramakrishnan
Sahitya Akademi Award 2015 [Tamil]
Ø S.
Devadoss
Ø
For
Ladakhilirundhu Kavizhum Nizhal (லடாக்கிலிருந்து
கவிழும் நிழல்),
the Tamil version of an English novel, Shadow
From Ladakh by Bhabani Bhattacharya.
Ø Recent
winners of Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil language:
சூடிய பூ சூடற்க்க (2010) – நாஞ்சில் நாடன்
காவல் கோட்டம் (2011) – சூ. வெங்கடேசன்
தோள் (2012) - செல்வராஜ்
கொற்கை (2013) – ஜோ டி க்ருஸ்
அஞ்சாடி (2014) - பூமணி
TN Assembly adopts resolution urges
Centre to stop Mekedatu Dam in Karnataka
Ø The
Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to take
urgent steps to check the Karnataka government from building a new dam at
Mekedatu and advise it not to take up any other projects across the Cauvery
without the consent of the Tamil Nadu government and until the formation of the
Cauvery Management Board (CMB).
Ø In a rare
display of political unity, parliamentarians from Tamil Nadu, cutting across party
lines, including arch-rivals DMK and AIADMK, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on the Mekedatu dam row.
Ø An
all-party delegation of 55 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from Tamil Nadu and
Puducherry, led by Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, explained to the
Prime Minister the long struggle in securing the rights of the State on the
Cauvery river dispute and handed over a copy of the resolution unanimously
passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Ø They
urged Mr. Modi to immediately set up the Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery
Water Regulatory Authority and take necessary steps to stop Karnataka from
constructing dams at Mekedatu.
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