🎯 Keep practicing TNPSC Daily Current Affairs Quizzes to stay updated on important government schemes, legal developments, and current national issues.
📚 These MCQs are based on reliable sources like PIB, The Hindu, and Dinamani – ideal for serious aspirants.
🧠 Organ Donation in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu accorded state honours to brain-dead donors. In 2024, 461 donors were honoured, and 1,500 organs retrieved, with 43 donations via NTORCs (16%).
🔗 Read more – PIB (MoHFW)
🏥 TRANSTAN – Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu
TRANSTAN coordinates organ transplant activities in Tamil Nadu, including retrieval, allocation, and donor appreciation like ‘Honour Walk’.
🔗 Visit TRANSTAN Official Site
🐢 Asian Forest Tortoise – Critically Endangered
Manouria emys is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, found across Southeast Asia including India, and is protected under Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act.
🔗 Read more – PIB (MoEFCC)
🚰 Jal Jeevan Mission – Extended to 2028
The mission, launched in 2019 to supply tap water to rural households, has been extended till 2028 with enhanced funding and focus on long-term sustainability.
🔗 Read PIB Official Release – Ministry of Jal Shakti
📚 Gyan Bharatam Mission – Manuscript Digitization
An initiative to survey, document, and digitize over 1 crore ancient manuscripts to create a National Digital Repository of Indian Knowledge Systems.
🔗 Read PIB Press Release – Ministry of Culture
💃 Promotion of Indian Classical Dance in Schools
NEP 2020 supports integrating classical dance into school education through initiatives like Kala Dharohar and CCRT scholarships.
🔗 Read more – PIB (Ministry of Culture)
🎨 Cultural Talent Search Scholarship (CTSSS)
CCRT offers scholarships of ₹3,600/year and tuition fee reimbursement up to ₹9,000/year for students in traditional arts like dance, music, and painting.
🔗 Read PDF – CCRT & Ministry of Culture
🧾 DGHS & NOTTO – Organ Donation Awareness
The 14th Indian Organ Donation Day highlighted DGHS and NOTTO’s roles in raising awareness and promoting organ donation initiatives nationwide.
🔗 Read more – PIB (MoHFW)
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