TNPSC BITS ..................................................................................................................................... 12 TAMIL NADU .................................................................................................................................... 24 Seed-embedded Vinayaka idols .................................................................... 24 Underwater Archaeological Excavations – TN ............................................... 24 Brick Tank – Keeladi ................................................................................... 25 Tamilnadu-American Investment: Yaadhum Oorey ....................................... 25 Fast track Pocso courts ............................................................................... 25 District Level Monitoring Committee: Biomedical Waste Rules, 2016 ............ 26 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Namakkal, Thiruvallur Districts ............................ 26 Digital Accelerator Scheme ......................................................................... 27 Mukurthi National Park – Rise in Nilgiri Tahrs ............................................. 27 New Coast Guard patrol vessel ..................................................................... 28 Second-best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’: Madurai Meenakshi Amman ................... 28 Madras High Court Chief Justice Tahilramani .............................................. 28 Lowest Consumption of Iodised Salt - TN ..................................................... 29 Algal Bloom in Pamban ............................................................................... 30 Automatic Rain Gauge @ 1300 spots ............................................................ 30 TN Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy .................................................................... 31 Keezhadi Archeological Site, Sivagangai ...................................................... 32 Keeladi Excavations .................................................................................... 33 Tamil Nadu Government Music and Fine Arts University .............................. 35 TN – Kerala Parambikulam Aliyar Project Review ......................................... 36 NATIONAL ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Shagun Portal ............................................................................................. 36 National Laboratory Directory ..................................................................... 36 Second India-China Informal Summit – Mamallapuram ................................. 37 New Governors Appointed ........................................................................... 37 Build for Digital India: MeitY and Google ..................................................... 38 India’s longest electrified rail tunnel ........................................................... 38 4th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies ...................... 39 Electors’ Verification Programme ................................................................ 39 Angikaar campaign ..................................................................................... 40 India-Ghana Foreign Office Consultations .................................................... 41 Central Board of Direct Taxes – Special Cell .............................................. 41 8 Apache AH-64E attack helicopters ............................................................ 42 Global Liveability Index 2019 ...................................................................... 42 South Asian Speaker’s Conference ............................................................... 43 Samudrayaan Project .................................................................................. 43 Sagar Avneshika – Research Ship ................................................................. 43 Japan-India Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue ......................................... 44 20th India—Russia Annual Summit: Chennai- Vladivostok Route ................... 44 Officially Declaration as Individual Terrorists .............................................. 44 TB and Leprosy Screening for Children ........................................................ 44 National Conference on India-Africa Partnership .......................................... 45 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index .................................................. 45 Facial Recognition at Delhi Airport.............................................................. 46 Yudh Abhyas 2019: India and America ......................................................... 46 Vulture Conservation – New Drug Flunixin ................................................... 47 India Declares itself “Avian Influenza Free” ................................................. 47 4th Indian Ocean Conference @ Male ............................................................ 48 Defence Minister Visits S. Korea .................................................................. 48 Conference on Military Medicines: SCO Members ......................................... 49 SLINEX 2019: Sri Lanka and Indian Navy Exercise ....................................... 49 Kargil to Kohima ultra-marathon ................................................................. 50 Western Air Command Commanders’ conference 2019 ................................. 50 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council 2019 .............................. 51 Nehru Yuva Kendras for Disaster Response .................................................. 51 Common High Court: JK and Ladakh ........................................................... 51 Helicopter Summit - 2019 ........................................................................... 52 Restoring Degraded Land: Target Revised .................................................... 52 Sanjay Mitra Committee on J & K Bifurcation .............................................. 53 India-Nepal Petroleum Pipeline .................................................................... 53 Multilingual App to Hire Farm Machinery .................................................... 53 Energy Efficient Buildings– ANGAN Conference ............................................ 54 Indian Skill Development Services ............................................................... 54 Golden Arrows squadron resurrected for Rafale ............................................ 55 Kashmir Apples – Market Intervention Scheme ............................................ 56 Animal Disease Control and Artificial Insemination ...................................... 56 2 New Species of Zingiber ............................................................................ 57 16th AEM-India Consultations: Bangkok ...................................................... 57 Highest Startups – Delhi-NCR Region ........................................................... 58 Revising Huge Fines under Motor Vehicles Act ............................................. 58 National Genomic Grid (Cancer) – India Specific Solutions ............................ 58 Cleanliness is Service 2019 (Swacchta hi Seva) – Plastic Usage ..................... 59 Malaria and India – Rank 4 .......................................................................... 59 Indian Institute of Skills – 3 Cities .............................................................. 60 Bulletproof Jackets – Made in India ............................................................. 60 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana ..................................................... 61 National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self-Employed Persons ................. 61 Ekalavya Model Schools Launched ............................................................... 61 National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) Project ............................................... 62 President Visits Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia ....................................... 62 UN Honour for Indian Women Police Officers ............................................... 63 Central Equipment Identity Register ........................................................... 63 Maritime Communication Services .............................................................. 64 Leads Index 2019 ........................................................................................ 64 HimVijay - war exercise ............................................................................... 65 60 years of DD Channel ............................................................................... 65 Drones to Map the Country ......................................................................... 66 First Private Train: Tejas Delhi-Lucknow ..................................................... 66 1st Women Defence Air Attache @ Moscow .................................................. 67 Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment Bill, 201967 National Centre for Clean Coal Research and Development ........................... 68 SITMEX – 19 ............................................................................................... 68 5th International Ramayan Festival............................................................. 68 Bharat Bill Payment System ........................................................................ 69 Wargaming Software by DRDO ..................................................................... 69 Steel Import