Daily Current Affairs – 03-01-2025
Tamil Nadu
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committee for vice chancellor
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TN Governor had asked the state government to recall its notification over a search committee constituted for the post of vice chancellor for Annamalai University.
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He said that it does not include a nominee from UGC and it violates directions of the Supreme Court.
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As per the acts of universities of Tamil Nadu, the search committees will consist of three members — the nominee of the chancellor-governor, govt nominee, and syndicate or senate nominee.
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Six of 13 state universities have been functioning without vice-chancellors.
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The extended tenure V-Cs of Bharathidasan University and Periyar University will also end in Feb and May.
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The Supreme Court also said in ‘Jagadish Prasad Sharma Vs Bihar govt’ that states need not follow all the guidelines of UGC and they can follow whatever they want to accept.
LPG
and petrol-diesel dealership – Tamilnadu
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The State Consumer Co-operative Wholesale Stores are operating 26 LPG supply units.
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The Nilgiris Co-operative Marketing Society (NCMS) is running a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) agency business.
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In addition, 58 outlets are being operated by the different types of cooperative societies, including PACCS for petrol/diesel dealership.
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During 2023-24, it sold about 9,135 KL worth ₹91.09 crore of petrol and diesel in the year 2023-24.
Road accidents in 2022
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In Tamil Nadu, a total of 18,074 persons died in 66,841 road accidents that were reported in 2023.
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In 2022, 17,884 fatalities were reported from 64,105 accidents.
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A total of 18,129 fatalities were reported from 62,685 accidents in 2019 while 18,392 deaths from 67,279 accidents were recorded in 2018.
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In Tamil Nadu, a fatality is reported in every fourth accident and 25% of accidents are turning into fatal accidents.
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Chennai and Coimbatore cities stand at top positions with 3,642 accidents and contribute to 5.45% each of accidents.
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In the next level, Chengalpattu has 3,387 accidents (5.07%), Tiruppur has 3,292 (4.93%) and Salem 3,174 (4.75%).
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In terms of fatalities, Coimbatore stands first with 1,040 persons killed last year - 5.75% out of the total 18,074 fatalities.
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Chengalpattu district witnessed 912 persons killed in road accidents (5.05% of total fatalities), Madurai recorded 864 (4.80%), Tiruppur, 861 (4.76%) and Salem 787 (4.35%).
Shoreline analysis of Tamil Nadu
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An analysis was done as part of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP), mandated by the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011.
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The Shoreline analysis, conducted by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), has identified 69 erosional stretches along the Tamil Nadu coast, and flagged 20 sites that require reformation
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Nearly 13.5% of Tamil Nadu’s coastline is occupied by artificial structures.
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Kanniyakumari and Tiruvallur stand out for having the highest concentration of coastal structures.