Daily Current Affairs – 05-02-2025
Tamil Nadu
Pongal Bird Count
(PBC) 2025:
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Coordinated by Tamil Birders Network and Bird Count India.
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Annual bird monitoring programme for Tamil Nadu, initiated in 2015.
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2025 marks the 10th edition of the Bird Count.
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Aims to assess the distribution and abundance of bird species in the state.
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This year, 332 bird species recorded lower compared to 345 species in the previous year.
Kalaignarin Kanavu
Illam 2025:
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The Tamil Nadu government has allocated an additional ₹500 crore for constructing new houses under the ‘Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam’ programme for 2024-25.
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Aim: The programme to build 1 lakh houses at a total cost of ₹3,100 crore, with each house having a unit cost of ₹3.10 lakh with in the year of 2030.
Tamil Nadu’s Birth
Rate in 2024
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The number of live births in Tamil Nadu dropped to 8,42,412 in 2024.
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This marks a significant decline from the previous years, where the number remained above 9 lakh.
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A 6.6% decrease in live births from 9,02,306 in 2023 to 8,42,412 in 2024.
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The birth rate in Tamil Nadu fell to 10.9 in 2024, compared to 11.7 in 2023.
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The decline in birth rates may lead to a shrinking productive workforce and an increasing dependent population.
Enforcement of
Fisheries Regulations in Tamil Nadu (2025)
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A task force to review Olive Ridley turtle deaths and recommend stricter fisheries regulations.
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Ban on trawl fishing.
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Use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in fishing nets.
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Restrictions on the horsepower of boat engines.
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Tamil Nadu Marine Fisheries Regulation Act (1983) bans mechanised fishing vessels within five nautical miles of specific nesting and breeding areas during the nesting season.
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Authorities are urged to strictly enforce the use of TEDs in fishing nets to reduce turtle mortality.
Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas
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Day-January 9
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Theme-Diaspora’s contribution to a Viksit Bharat
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Commemorating – The day in 1915 when Mahatma Gandhi, returned to India from South Africa to lead the country’s freedom struggle
Earth’s Rotation
Day
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Day-January 8
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Commemorating – The anniversary of scientific demonstration in 1851 by French physicist Léon Foucault
World Day of War
Orphans
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Day- January 6
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Established by – SOSEED, a French organization
World Braille Day
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Day- January 4
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Observed by – UN
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Observed since – 2019
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Commemorating – Birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille script