Daily Current Affairs – 06-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government awards 2025

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Tamil Nadu government announced the State Awards for 2025.

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M. Padikkaramu has been selected for Ayyan Thiruvalluvar award.

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DMK leader L. Ganesan, who was at the forefront of the anti-Hindi agitation, selected for Anna Award.

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Poet Kabilan selected for Mahakavi Bharathiyar award

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Pon. Selvaganapathy chosen for Bharathidasan award.

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A Medical professional G.R. Ravindranath will get Tamil Thendral Thiru. Vi. Ka. Award.

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Ve. Mu. Pothiyaverpan has been chosen for KAP Viswanatham award.

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Journalist Viduthalai Rajendran, who propagates the ideas of Periyar, will receive the Thanthai Periyar award.

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MP Ravikumar will receive the Annal Ambedkar award.

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Muthu Vavasi will receive the Kalaignar Award that carries ₹10 lakh, a gold medaland a citation.

Excavation in Kodumbalur

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The Tiruchi Circle ASI has taken up an excavation at the habitation mounds at Kodumbalur in Viralimalai taluk of Pudukkottai district.

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Kodumbalur, about 40 km from Tiruchi, has several ASI-maintained monuments.

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It is including the Moovar temple, built by Bhuti Vikramakesari, the Irukkavel chieftain who was believed to have been a political ally of Parantaka II, also known as Sundara Chola (CE 956-973).

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Kodumbalur finds mention in the Sangam literature Silappadikaram.

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It is one of the 32 sites we had identified for taking up excavations in the Tiruchi Circle under the ASI’s Looking Beyond - Vision Statement for Excavations by 2035.

Fifth Police Commission report

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The Fifth Police Commission headed by former Judge of the Madras High Court C.T. Selvam submitted its final report to CM.

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It is covering various aspects of policing from the stage of recruitment into the force till retirement has recommended major reforms in the Tamil Nadu police.

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It contained recommendations to address mutual interests and expectations of the police and public to strengthen their relationship.

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The Tamil Nadu police have a strength of about 1.3 lakh personnel.

100

percent transition rate

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Tamil Nadu school education has achieved a 100% transition rate from primary to upper primary.

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This means that all students who join Class I are completing up to Class VIII in the state.

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The transition rate increased from primary to upper primary from 99% in 2019 to 100% in 2024.

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Among girls, the transition rate increased from 97.5% in 2019 to 100% in 2024.