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Tamil Nadu launched the sale of onions at ₹35 per kg through fair price shops in Chennai to reduce open-market prices. The onions, procured from Nasik, were inaugurated by the state ministers for Food and Civil Supplies and Cooperation.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a proposal to establish a world-class Motor Sports City in the state and an Olympic City in Chennai. The Olympic City is to be developed by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) as an integrated sports complex of Olympic standards.
The Andhra Pradesh police have launched a single-window system to issue permissions for setting up Ganesh pandals across the state without charging a fee. Applications will be routed to multiple departments, and a QR-code-based digital NOC will be issued after scrutiny.
The article refers to Delhi Lakshmi Yojana and says a PIL has challenged the mandatory MP/MLA recommendation for eligible beneficiaries to receive ₹2,500 monthly aid. It is a scheme-related legal issue, but the text does not provide more scheme details.
Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Manoj Joshi, inaugurated Dentic World, a dental technology hub, at the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) in Visakhapatnam. The visit also marked an MoU between AMTZ and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre for collaboration in radiopharmaceuticals, radiochemistry and oncology research.
NITI Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri made the suggestion during a meeting with Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in Bengaluru. The Chief Minister said a proper plan would be prepared and that steps taken by other states would also be considered.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the progress of the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana. The article only states the review of progress and does not provide further details about the scheme in the text shown.
The Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association said the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam could impose heavy security and logistics costs on hospitals. It noted that the G.O. allocated ₹750.83 crore for 4,41,667 deliveries and sanctioned an administrative cost of 0.66% of the total budget.
Tamil Nadu Health Minister K.G. Arunraj said the tender for the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam covered additional charges such as making, packing, transportation, insurance and BIS hallmarking, not the gold price. He said Joyalukkas quoted one paise, Kalyan Jewellers matched it, and the work was split 70:30 between them.
Tamil Nadu’s Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam will provide one-gram gold rings to eligible newborns in government health institutions through 107 high-load CEmONC centres. The Health Secretary has asked the PWD to complete vault-like safety enclosures at these centres before the scheme’s launch on September 15, 2026.
The article states that the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account interest rate for July-September 2026 has been declared at 8.2%. This is a direct scheme-linked financial rate, which is commonly testable in competitive exams.
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) launched the Adoption Awareness 2026 theme. The theme aims to promote legal adoption and say no to illegal adoption.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) celebrated its 9th Foundation Day, also called IPPB Day 2026. On the occasion, it launched the DakPay Sound Box for merchants and new digital platforms for customers.
The Maharashtra cabinet approved a Whole-of-Government Approach policy to eradicate narcotic drugs from the state by 2029 as part of the Drug-Free India Campaign. The policy assigns responsibilities from village level to Mantralaya level and includes school awareness lessons from Class V onwards starting in 2027.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Hub & Spoke International Flight Operations from Ahmedabad. The article text does not provide additional details beyond the launch itself.
Telangana plans sector-specific policies under Industrial Policy 2.0 for areas including aerospace and defence, GCCs, data centres, electronics and life sciences. The next generation of industrial policies is proposed to be unveiled at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2.0 scheduled from December 7 to 9.
Speakers at the 70th Insurance Week celebrations praised the Central government’s Bima Sakhi scheme for creating women entrepreneurs and expanding life insurance coverage. The article says women who have completed SSC and are 18 years old can start as life insurance agents, with a monthly stipend in the first three years.
Union Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said the Construction and Infrastructure Equipment scheme announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 will boost domestic manufacturing, strengthen the local supply chain and reduce import dependence. The article says the scheme’s modalities are yet to be finalised, and that the Budget speech had announced it at an estimated cost of ₹200 crore.
The Chhattisgarh government launched the Tribal Incentives on Natural Resources (TIN) portal to help tribal communities in Bastar get a fair and transparent price for tin ore they collect. The portal links tin prices to the London Metal Exchange and uses Direct Benefit Transfer to pay beneficiaries.
Punjab’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana covered more than 12,000 sepsis cases, with total spending of Rs 51 crore. The article gives this as a health-scheme expenditure figure, which is the kind of fact asked in current-affairs exams.
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