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Tamil Nadu Government

TN to develop alternatives to single use plastic

The state government, according to officials of the Department of Environment, is planning to introduce modern school bags made of jute and other alternative materials and to popularise them among children and youth.

Reservation politics

Against the ceiling of 50 per cent reservation fixed by the Supreme Court of India, Tamil Nadu has managed to raise the reservation to 69 per cent: 30 per cent for Backward Classes, 20 per cent for the Most Backward Classes, 18 per cent for the Scheduled Castes and one per cent for the Scheduled Tribes.