Initiatives/ Schemes Tamil Nadu Launches Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Scheme and Major Development Initiatives Context: Chief Minister has launched the Tamil Nadu Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Scheme (TWEES), designed by the MSME Department, which aims to encourage one lakh women to take up entrepreneurship in five years. Tamil Nadu Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Scheme Scheme for women/Transgender entrepreneurs, especially from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Applicants must be of age between 18-55 years. No minimum educational qualifications required Manufacturing / Trading / Service projects with maximum Project costs Rs.10.00 lakh. Individual Based Capital Subsidy @ 25% of the Project cost (Maximum Rs.2.00 lakh) Must be a Domicile of Tamil Nadu. No Ceiling on Income Limit Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam women beneficiary intended to avail loan for expansion can top up under this scheme. Current Facts Union Home Minister unveiled two mascots, Pragati and Vikas, for the upcoming Population Census 2027. This will be the first Census that will be digital, and the first to allow self-enumeration and enumeration of caste. The Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, spread over nearly 4.5 square kilometres in Ariyalur district, is an important wetland that attracts thousands of migratory and resident birds each year. The freshwater lake is fed by the Pullambadi and Kattalai Canals. It was declared a bird sanctuary in 1999, and made a Ramsar site in 2024. Welfare, Conservation and Cultural Initiatives in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister virtually inaugurated welfare centres for construction workers and elderly citizens, set up by the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. Chief Minister released the Tiruchirappalli Master Plan 2045 and the Thoothukudi Master Plan 2045. Chief Minister laid the foundation for the construction of a Mangrove Conservation Centre at Pichavaram in Cuddalore district, an International Migratory Bird Centre at Marakkanam in Villupuram district under the Tamil Nadu Sustainably Harnessing Ocean Resources and…
