1. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said
that a new headquarters will be set up for the Tamil Nadu Scout Movement with
modern training facilities at a cost of Rs. 10 crore.
2. US President Donald Trump signed
an order imposing a 10 percent tax on goods imported from China and a 25
percent tax on goods imported from Canada and Mexico.
3. The value of the central budget
for the financial year 2025-26 is Rs. 50 lakh 65 thousand 345 crore. This is
7.4 percent more than the revised budget value of Rs. 47.16 lakh crore for the
current financial year.
4. ‘The powerful UN Security
Council needs to be reformed in line with the changing times,’ said UN General
Assembly President Philemon Yang.
5. The caste census conducted in
Telangana revealed that 46.25 percent of the 3.70 crore population of Telangana
belongs to non-Muslim backward communities.
6. Two fish species, gampusia
affinis (mosquito fish) and Poecilia reticulata (guppy), are being released in
water bodies in various states to control mosquitoes.
7. Due to a technical glitch, the
ISRO has failed to lift the NVS-02 satellite, launched on its 100th rocket,
from one orbit to another, the organization said.
8. India defeated South Africa by 9
wickets in the final of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia to win
the tournament.
9. World Wetlands Day is observed
on February 2 every year.
10. The number of Ramsar sites in
Tamil Nadu has increased to 20, the highest in India, with the declaration of
Chakrakottai and Therthangal bird sanctuaries in Ramanathapuram district as new
Ramsar sites.
11. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin
inspected the three-man manimandapam of Emperor Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar, A.D.
Panneerselvam and M.K. Thiagaraja Bhagavathar in Trichy.
12. Deputy Chief Minister
Udhayanidhi Stalin said that the construction work for a sea water sports
stadium at a cost of Rs. 42 crore will begin on the 5th at Prabhanwalasai beach
near the mandapam in Ramanathapuram district.