MARCH 1ST WEEK CURRENT AFFAIRS TAMILNADU CII TN State
MARCH 1ST WEEK CURRENT AFFAIRS TAMILNADU CII TN State Council CII TN State Council has elected S Chandra Mohan, president & group CFO, TAFE Ltd, as Chairman of for the year 2019-20. Amma Community Radio Chief minister Edappadi K Palani swami - launched Amma community radio on March 6 - to propagate government welfare schemes for members of women self-help groups. CM also launched e-Mathi, a mobile app, which would broadcast the video content to more than one crore members on a daily basis. RAILWAY Prime Minister Narendra Modi - announced that Chennai Central railway station would be named after Dr M G Ramachandran on March 6 in Chennai. Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Tamil Nadu, with 57 letters, missed the honour of having the longest railway station name by just an alphabet. ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ in Wales, with 58 letters, still continues to be on record for having the longest railway station name. OTHERS MANJAL Erode ‘Manjal’ (Turmeric) – granted GI tag by the Geographical Indication Registry of India on March 6. Geographical Indication is a sign used on Products that have a specific geographic origin and possess qualities specific to the place of origin. LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION PRODUCTS IN TAMILNADU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION Salem Fabric Kancheepuram Silk Bhavani Jamakkalam Madurai Sungudi Coimbatore Wet Grinder Thanjavur Paintings Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil Thanjavur Art Plate E. I. Leather Salem Venpattu Kovai Cora Cotton Arani Silk Swamimalai Bronze Icons Eathomozhy Tall Coconut Thanjavur Doll Nilgiri(Orthodox) Logo Sirumalai Hill Banana Madurai Malli Pattamadai Pai (‘Pattamadai Mat’) “Nachiarkoil Kuthuvilakku (‘Nachiarkoil Lamp’)” Chettinad Kottan Toda Embroidery Thanjavur Veenai Thanjavur Art Plate Swamimalai Bronze Icons Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES Gram Samridhi Yojana Scheme Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the World Bank and the Government of India, is being worked upon by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
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