The C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) presented the Annual Best Teacher Award 2019 to G. Thangaraj, a teacher at Chennai Corporation school.
He was awarded for creating awareness among children for over 2 decades.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed that from 2020, all 15 All India AIIMS and JIPMER, Puducherry, will admit students in MBBS/BDS courses through NEET-UG scores.
Since they are Institutes of National Importance they were earlier exempted from NEET and were eligible to conduct their own national-level entrance examination.
Union Government plans to bring non-banking finance companies (NBFC) within the ambit of a modified version of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
In a move that will enable more borrowers to avail loans from microfinance institutions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to raise the lending limit per borrower from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.25 lakh.
India spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked up his 200th Test wicket and became the became the fastest left-arm bowler to reach the milestone. (44th Test Match)
World Dyslexia awareness day is observed every year on October 4. Dyslexia is a learning disorder.
Olympic Champion Dalilah Mohammed of USA broke her own record in the 400 metres hurdles event of the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 held at Khalifa Stadium, Qatar.
She won gold with a record time of 52.16 seconds.
“Tamil Nadu’s Quest For Gold”, a book that provides a comprehensive look into the modern history of sports in Tamilnadu, written by the late historian and chronicler S.Mutiah has been launched.