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Cauvery River originates at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Kodagu district, Karnataka.

Kabini River is a major right-bank tributary of Cauvery, originating in the Wayanad district of Kerala.

Biligundlu in Dharmapuri district serves as the official inter-state water gauging station between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Mettur Dam, officially named Stanley Reservoir, was constructed in 1934 across the Cauvery River in Salem district.

The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMACWMA / CWRCThe two-tier statutory body implementing the Supreme Court's Cauvery award.💡 Click to open Syllabus Focus) was constituted in June 2018 to implement the Cauvery tribunal award.

Major left-bank tributaries of Cauvery include Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, and Arkavathi.

Major right-bank tributaries of Cauvery include Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Suvarnavati, Bhavani, Noyyal, and Amaravathi.

Article 82 of the Constitution mandates the reallocation of Lok Sabha seats after every decennial census.

Article 170 governs the composition and constituency readjustment for State Legislative Assemblies.

The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976 froze constituency delimitation based on the 1971 Census until the year 2000.

The 84th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002 extended the seat allocation freeze until the first census post-2026.

The 87th Constitutional Amendment Act 2003 permitted internal constituency readjustment based on the 2001 Census without changing total seat numbers.

Four Delimitation Commissions have been constituted in India so far: in 1952, 1963, 1973, and 2002.

Orders issued by the Delimitation Commission have the force of law and cannot be challenged in any court of law.

Article 262 of the Constitution empowers Parliament to enact laws for the adjudication of inter-state river water disputes.

Parliament enacted the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act in 1956 under Article 262 of the Indian Constitution.

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal was constituted by the Union Government in June 1990 under the chairmanship of V. Chittatosh Mookerjee.

The Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the Cauvery dispute on February 16, 2018, allocating 177.25 TMC water annually to Tamil Nadu.

The Cauvery Water Management Authority was officially constituted by the Union Ministry of Water Resources on June 1, 2018.

River Cauvery originates at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills of Western Ghats in Kodagu district of Karnataka.

Major tributaries of Cauvery include Bhavani, Noyyal, Amaravathi, Kabini, Hemavati, and Arkavathi.

Unit 9 of TNPSC syllabus covers Tamil Nadu Development Administration, focusing on social welfare schemes and human development.

Self-Help Groups in Tamil Nadu are promoted by the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW), established in 1983.

The Mahalir Thittam scheme for women empowerment and SHG strengthening was introduced in Tamil Nadu in 1989.

Article 43B of the Constitution, added by the 97th Amendment Act of 2011, provides for the promotion of cooperative societies.

The Pudhumai Penn Scheme offers ₹1,000 monthly aid to girl students from government schools pursuing higher education.

The Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam provides ₹1,000 monthly rights grant to eligible women heads of families.

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed a bill in September 2021 seeking exemption for the State from the NEET examination.

High Level Committee headed by retired High Court Judge A.K. Rajan was constituted by the TN government in June 2021 to study NEET impact.

Under Article 254(2) of the Constitution, a State law on a Concurrent List subject requires the President's assent if conflicting with a Central law.

NEET was introduced across India by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, replacing the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.

Education was transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.

Article 21A of the Constitution guarantees the fundamental right to free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years.

Medical education in India is regulated centrally by the National Medical Commission (NMC), established in September 2020.