One country single ration scheme Rs. Central government approves Rs 8,000 crore loan
- Of the 23 crore 63 lakh ration card holders across the country, 21 crore 92 lakh, or 92.8%, have linked their Aadhaar number with their ration card.
- He said that the states have been given permission to avail additional loans to implement the Central Government's "One Country One Ration" scheme between 2020 - 2021 and accordingly Tamil Nadu has been approved to obtain additional loans to the tune of Rs. 8,843 crore through external markets.
- He said a total of 17 states have been approved by the central government to borrow Rs 37,600 crore in the open market for the project.
- In our neighboring China, the electromagnetically powered McLean high-speed train was manufactured by CRRC, JoJo Electric Corporation Limited. That high-speed train was introduced.
- The train service is located in Qingdao, a coastal city in Shandong Province. The train is designed to travel at a speed of 600 km per hour. The McLean train boasts of being the fastest landline vehicle in the world.
- The high-velocity S500 missile, capable of striking and destroying long-range air targets from the ground, was tested on Tuesday. In which the missile accurately struck and destroyed the planned target.
- The S-500 system, known as the Prometheus, is capable of destroying ship missiles, aircraft and helicopters. It is also worth noting that about 600 km (373 miles) of the target is intercepted.
- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India's largest oil company, is setting up the country's first 'green hydrogen' plant at its Mathura refinery. Hydrogen fuel, which is generated using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels, is called 'green hydrogen'.
- In the academic year 2020-21, 7.5 per cent of medical student enrollment was allocated to students in government schools.
- Similarly, according to the enrollment profile of previous years in vocational courses such as engineering, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, law, government colleges, universities and leading private colleges have the lowest number of students enrolled in government schools.
- Referring to this, the government received requests from various quarters to change this situation. Following this, Chief Minister Stalin set up a committee headed by retired Judge Murugesan. Following a month-long investigation, Justice Murugesan submitted a report to Chief Minister MK Stalin.
- Statistics show that violence against women has been on the rise in Kerala since the onset of the corona curfew. Following this, Chief Minister Binarayi Vijayan has launched a program called "Pink Protection" to protect the protection, rights and freedom of women in the state.
- The Chief Minister allotted 10 cars, 40 two-wheelers and 20 bicycles to the police. The Special Forces will patrol these vehicles. Women can boldly report their plight to the Pink Production Patrol. This group will protect women from dowry complaints and the danger of spreading through the internet.
- Today (20.7.2021), a special event titled "Investors' First Address - Tamil Nadu" was held on behalf of the industry under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Stalin.
- Highlights of the program include the signing of MoUs for 35 business investments to create employment for 55,054 people at an investment of Rs 17,141 crore, laying the foundation for 9 business projects with an investment of Rs 4,250 crore for 21,630 people and creating jobs for 6,798 people at an investment of Rs 7,117 crore. Launches were also held.
- With an investment of Rs 28,508 crore through 49 projects, 83,482 jobs have been created. During the event, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu launched the enhanced Single Window Website 2.0 of the Tamil Nadu Career Guide.
- In order to help not only the existing investors but also the new investors, the website has been made available to provide hundreds of services required for business understanding.
- The Tamil Nadu Career Guidance Agreement has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the American Tamil Entrepreneurs Association to encourage businesses to invest and operate in Tamil Nadu. Through this Digital Accelerator project, grants are provided to new companies to promote innovation, research and development in Tamil Nadu.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu has allocated Rs. 5 crore for this. Approximately 75 businesses applied for the grant. In the first phase, 5 companies were selected and the approval orders were issued by Chief Minister Stalin to five companies
- In addition, General Electric plans to set up an efficient center to enhance the production of aircraft and aircraft engine components for industries in the aerospace and defense sectors, using high-quality manufacturing technologies. A memorandum of understanding was signed with Ditco in the presence of Stalin.
- Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for 35 business projects were signed in the presence of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu to create employment opportunities for 55,054 persons with an investment of Rs. 17,141 crore.
- These investments have been made in various sectors including power plants, electronics, motor vehicle parts, industrial parks, IT / IT services, general manufacturing, food processing, footwear, medical products and textiles.