❖ The State government of Tamilnadu has declared heatwave as a disaster.
❖ The States including Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka have already declared heat waves as a state-specific disaster.
❖ The States are not eligible to get financial assistance from the Union government
under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 since heatwaves are not currently classified as a national disaster in India.
❖ With the declaration, families of heat wave victims would get Rs 4 lakh relief.
❖ The government will use the State Disaster Response Fund to support these efforts.
❖ Tamil Nadu has a long coastline where the humidity goes up during the summer months.
❖ Cities like Madurai, Tiruchy, Vellore, Namakkal, Dindigul and Krishnagiri have barren rocky hillocks which absorb and reflect heat even at nights.
❖ In April and May 2024, Erode and Karur recorded a temperature of above 40-
degree Celsius on 31 and 26 days respectively.
❖ Vellore and Tirupattur recorded high temperatures on 23 and 21 days each.
❖ The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) green hydrogen/green ammonia manufacturing is planned in the coastal areas of Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat,
❖ The Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras High Court that the forests of the state would be made free of one of the
❖ The Tamilnadu State government has issued G.O to start the Paadham Paadhukappom Thittam for diabetes patients.❖ This scheme aims to facilitate early identification of
❖ The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Chennai Circle has planned to undertake excavation at Amoor.❖ It is a protected site located on the banks
❖ While investigating the mysterious deaths of 10 elephants within 72 hours in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh forest department officials have come across R.C.
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