TNPSC TITBITS (02.02.2025)

1. Income tax exemption up to Rs.
12 lakh






































REVISED
INCOME TAX RATES


(For
those earning an annual income of more than Rs. 12 lakh)



Annual
Income



Tax
Rate



upto Rs.
4 lakhs



No tax



Rs. 4-8
lakhs



5%



Rs. 8-12
lakhs



10%



Rs. 12-16
lakhs



15%



Rs.16-20
lakhs



20%



Rs. 20-24
lakhs



25%



Above Rs.
24 lakhs 30%



30%


 

2. The central budget for the
financial year 2025-26 is Rs. 50,65,345 crore.

 

3. The central government announced
that cancer care centers will be set up in all districts in the next 3 years,
and 200 of these centers will be set up in the year 2025-26 itself.

 

4. The Economic Survey of the
Central Government has praised the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ scheme for increasing
the learning capacity of students in Tamil Nadu.

 

5. Nirmala Sitharaman wore a pink
Mangalagiri silk saree (2019), a yellow green border saree that celebrates
Hindu culture (2020), a Pochampally silk saree (2021), a maroon gold lace saree
of the Pomkai variety that reflects the craftsmanship of Odisha (2022), a red
embroidered saree that originated from the craftsmanship of the Dharwad region
of Karnataka (2023), a blue saree that reflects the Kantha embroidery of West
Bengal (2024), a purple and white Bahi Khatta hand-woven saree when she came to
present the full budget of the same year, and a Madhubani saree from Bihar in
2025-26.

 

6. The test flight of the
short-range air defence missile at Chandidur on the Odisha coast was
successful.

 

7. Former Chief Election
Commissioner Naveen Chawla passed away at a private hospital in Delhi.

 

8. Legendary cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar was given the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

9. The Temple Entry Act, the
Separate Department for the Welfare of Adi Dravidars, the Zamindar Abolition
Act, the Inam Abolition Act, the Devadasi Abolition Act, and the Hindu
Religious Endowments Act were enacted by Omandur Ramasamy, the first Chief Minister
of the Madras Province was praised by CM, for living an honest life in public
life.

 







































10. During the 3rd excavation near
Vembakottai, 13 circular plates were found on Saturday.