Daily Current Affairs – 07-02-2025
Tamil Nadu
NABARD’s State
Focus Paper 2025-26
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Released By: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the Event of State Credit Seminar
Key Highlights:
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Preparation of district-wise Potential Linked Credit Plans (PLPs), aggregated as the State Focus Paper.
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Tamil Nadu’s Growth: Demonstrates strong resilience with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11-12% over the last decade.
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Projected Credit Potential for 2025-26:
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Total ₹10 lakh crore for priority sector credit.
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₹4,34,583 crore allocated specifically for agriculture and allied activities.
Committee on Old
Pension Scheme - Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu government constituted a three-member committee to study the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), and the Unified Pension Scheme.
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The committee comprises Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Additional Chief Secretary (Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department) K R Shanmugam, former Director of the Madras School of Economics; and Pratik Tayal, Deputy Secretary (Budget) in the Finance Department, who will serve as the committee’s member-secretary.
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The committee is tasked with submitting a detailed report with recommendations within nine months.
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The CPS was introduced for Tamil Nadu State government employees who joined after April 1, 2003.
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The NPS was introduced for Union government employees from January 1, 2004.
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The Union government introduced the Unified Pension Scheme on January 24, 2025.
Dam Rehabilitation
under DRIP II – Tamil Nadu
Project:
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Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) II
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Assistance from World Bank
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Rehabilitation of 5 major dams in Tamil Nadu, aged over 50 years.
Objectives:
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Ensure dam safety
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Improve operation and efficiency of the dams.
Dams Under Renovation:
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Anaikuttam Dam (Virudhunagar)
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Mirugandanadhi Dam (Tiruvannamalai)
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Amaravathy Dam
Upcoming Proposals:
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Willington Dam (Cuddalore)
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Catchment Area Treatment at Mettur Dam
Completed Renovations:
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Kelavarapalli Dam
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Upper Nirar Dam
T.N. Climate Summit
3.0
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Held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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Chief Minister launched a voluntary rating website for industries to reduce environmental impact by adopting eco-friendly production technologies.
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Unveiled a certification programme to encourage industries in Tamil Nadu to implement sustainable practices.
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The Global Nature Foundation of Thuraiyur bagged the ‘Sutrusoozhal Sudaroli’award (second prize, organisation category) at the Tamil Nadu Climate Summit 3.0.
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Introduced a specific action plan for transforming Rajapalayam (Virudhunagar district) into a model for low-carbon growth in the industrial sector.
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Announced the creation of eco-clubs in all schools across Tamil Nadu to raise awareness about climate change and its impact from an early age.
Pranav wins chess
golds
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Pranav Venkatesh , an Indian grandmaster (GM), has won gold in the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Youth under (U)-18 Open Rapid and Blitz events held in Brezice, Slovenia .
Ashwin retires from
International cricket
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Ravichandran Ashwin , an Indian cricketer, has announced retirement from international cricket after a 14-year career.
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He is the second highest wicket taker for India in Test cricket with 537 wickets in 106 matches.
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He also played 116 ODIs (156 wickets) and 65 T20Is (72 wickets).
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He is the fastest Indian to reach 50 Test wickets .
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He is the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC).
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He holds the record for being the fastest to reach 250 , 300 , and 350 Test wickets.
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He has won 11
Player of the Series awards in Test cricket, the most by any Indian player.
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He has won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year awards
in 2016 .
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He is a recipient of the Arjuna Award ( 2015 ) and the Polly Umrigar Award ( 2012-13 ).
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He was named in the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Decade ( 2011-2020 ).
38th National Games
details
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Union Minister of State Raksha Khadse unveiled the Mascot, Logo, Anthem, Jersey, Torch, and Tagline of the 38th National Games.
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The games will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Dehradun , Uttarakhand.
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Over 10,000 athletes will participate in 38 sports .
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The mascot, named ‘ Mauli’ , is inspired by the Himalayan Monal , the state bird of Uttarakhand.
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The logo featuring ‘ the Monal’ , symbolizes the state’s rich natural beauty and diversity.
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The official tagline is ‘Sankalp Se Shikhar Tak’ (From Resolve to Zenith).
Youngest woman to
scale seven summits
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Kaamya Karthikeyan , a 17 -year-old student of Navy Children School (NCS) in Mumbai, has become the youngest female in the world to scale the seven highest peaks across seven continents .
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She was conferred the PM Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar in 2021 .