27th FEBRUARY 2024 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Chief Minister Stalin inaugurated the Karunanidhi Memorial and Museum
- A world-class memorial to late DMK leader and former Chief Minister Karunanidhi has been constructed at the Marina beach at a cost of Rs 39 crores, with a 15-feet deep underground museum in its premises.
- The nearby Annadurai Memorial and Museum and the entrance arch have also been renovated and refurbished. Public Works Minister AV Velu had organized the event in a simple manner without even printing an invitation card.
- The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for completed projects worth 8,801 crore 93 lakh rupees and new projects worth 1,615 crore 29 lakh rupees through a video presentation from the Chennai Secretariat.
- Accordingly, on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Power Generation and Distribution Corporation, he inaugurated development projects in 20 new sub-stations which have been installed at a cost of over 7,300 crores.
- Also, irrigation structures worth 111 crore 35 lakhs in Thoothukudi and Sivagangai districts and 414 crores in Trichy Mukkombu Kollidam river was also inaugurated.
- The Chief Minister inaugurated the completed project works at various places including the second underpass constructed at a cost of 9 crore 75 lakh rupees across Evening Bazar Road and Poontamalli Highway near Central in Chennai by the Metro Rail Administration.
- He also laid the foundation stone for the projects of the Department of Water Resources, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Consumer Goods Trading Corporation.
- Prime Minister Modi is on a 2-day tour of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra on Tuesday and Wednesday, participating in various welfare programs and party general meetings.
- On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State in a private flight from Delhi today (February 27) around 10 am.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram and reviewed the progress of the Gaganyaan project with ISRO scientists.
- There, the Rs 1,800 crore Sathish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, 'PSLV'. Integration Facility', 'Semi Cryogenics Integrated Engine and Position Test Facility' at Mahendragiri ISRO campus, and 'Trisonic Wind Tunnel' at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, inaugurated 3 major space infrastructure projects.
- PM Modi visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (February 27) and inaugurated space infrastructure projects including the PSLV Integration Facility (PIF) at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
- At that time, Prime Minister Modi introduced the 4 astronauts who will go into space through the Gaganyaan project to send humans into space.
- Accordingly, Group Captains Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, Ajith Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Subhanshu Shukla will go into space through the Gaganyaan programme.
- They had been training for space travel for the past six months. In this situation, Prime Minister Modi presented the mission logo to these four in today's ceremony.
