Tamil Nadu

State Taxation

Reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF):
- The Tamil Nadu government reduced the VAT rate on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) for scheduled airlines fuelling at Chennai Airport from 29% to 16%.
- Reduced VAT on ATF for scheduled airlines at all other airports in Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem, Tuticorin) from 29% to 1%.

Line of Actual Control (LAC) Status:
- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officially acknowledged that peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh faces periodic disruption due to Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deviations from established patrolling norms.
TNPSC.Academy’s Bits:
- LAC – Line of Actual Control – de facto military border between India and China
- LOC – Line of Control – between India and Pakistan (Kashmir Region)
- Radcliffe Line: Separates India from Pakistan and formerly East Pakistan (Bangladesh), drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe during the 1947 partition.
- McMohan Line: Forms the eastern sector boundary between India and Tibet/China, proposed by Sir Henry McMahon at the 1914 Simla Convention.
- Durand Line: Marks the short border touching the Afghan Wakhan Corridor.

Bay of Bengal Cyclone Preparedness:
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued severe cyclone alerts for a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal expected to make landfall between Gopalpur (Odisha) and Kakinada/Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
- State authorities deployed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) units.