TAMILNADU CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY 2026

SCHEMES - 

TAMILNADU ASSURED PENSION SCHEME (TAPS) - 

* * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE A GUARANTEED PENSION EQUAL TO 50% OF THE LAST DRAWN MONTHLY SALARY.

* EMPLOYEES WILL CONTRIBUTE 10% OF THEIR SALARY, WHILE THEIR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE ASSURED PENSION WILL BE BORNE BY THE TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT.

* PENSIONER'S WILL ELIGIBLE FOR DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) INCREASE EVERY 6 MONTHS, 

* IN CASE OF PENSIONER'S DEATH 60% OF THE LAST DRAWN PENSION WILL BE PAID AS A FAMILY PENSION TO THE NOMINATED FAMILY MEMBERS.

* GRATUITY UPTO RS 25 LAKH WILL BE PAID ON RETIREMENT OR IN THE EVENT OF DEATH DURING SERVICE, ( BASED ON THE LENGTH OF SERVICE) 

* AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SCHEME, A MINIMUM PENSION WILL BE ENSURED FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ( WHO RETIRES WITHOUT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION) 

* EMPLOYEE WHO JOINED SERVICE UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) AND RETIRED WITHOUT A PENSION BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAPS WILL BE PROVIDED A SPECIAL COMPASSIONATE PENSION.

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UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME - 

* * TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K STALLIN HAS LAUNCHED THE UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME IN CHENNAI ON 9TH JANUARY 2026:

* SHARE YOUR ASPIRATIONS SCHEME 

* OBJECTIVE - 

- TO ENGAGE CITIZEN DIRECTLY, UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND DREAMS FOR A DEVELOPED TAMILNADU BY 2030 

* THE SCHEME AIMS TO COVER AROUND 1.91 CRORES HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN TAMILNADU.

* APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY MEMBERS OF WOMEN'S SHG GROUPS ARE CONDUCTING DOOR TO DOOR VISITS.

* EACH PARTICIPATING FAMILY RECEIVED A DREAM CARD 

WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT - 

* Tamilnadu Has Registered A Historic Milestone With The Notification Of 100 New Reserve Forests, Nearly 13,500 Hectares 

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PORTAL - 

* Tamilnadu Government In Collaboration With Meta Launched a Unified WhatsApp CHATBOT NAMMA ARASU ( For Digital Public Service) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY  - 

* G Rajkumar, An Eminent ENVIRONMENTALIST Of Kerala Passed Away.

( KNOWN AS KURINJI RAJKUMAR) 

* WHO Led The Role In The Estsblishment Of Kurinjimala Sanctuary 2006) 

( to protect The Rare Neelakurinji Flower In Western Ghat) 

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INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 342.60 Crores Maamallan Water Project In State. ( AT KOVALAM RIVER BASIN) 

* TO CAPTURE FLLOD WATER PRESERVING 

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Announced The Institution Of The Semmozhi Literary Award, Replacing Sahitya Academy Award 

LAUNCHED - 

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The HPV Vaccination Programme To Prevent Cervical Cancer Among Girls 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Inaugurated The Global Women's Summit in Chennai

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

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STATUE UNVEILED - 

*  Tamilnadu Governor R N Ravi Unveiled The Statue Of Poet Saint KAVICHAKRAVARTHI At Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Tamilnadu Knowledge City ( TNKC).