April 2021

TAMILNADU Lessons learnt in 2020 help T.N. industries   Lessons learnt during last year’s lockdown are seemingly helping large industries in Tamil Nadu handle production during the second wave of the infection. However, smaller businesses, especially MSMEs who are yet to come out of debts of the first wave, feel any further downturn will create … Read more

TAMILNADU Aquaculture company partners with Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University   South India-based farm diversification integrator Aqgromalin has announced its partnership with TANUVAS, the first veterinary and animal sciences university in Asia (in 1989). As part of the agreement, Aqgromalin will be inducted as a virtual (remote) incubatee into the Veterinary Incubation Foundation established … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   World in 2030 – Public Survey Report   UNESCO released the World 2030: Public Survey Report. The organization released the report based on surveys conducted from May 2020 to September 2020. The survey collected feedback from more than 15,000 people around the world. Highlights:   According to the report, climate change, violence … Read more

TAMILNADU NABARD grant for 133 rural projects in Cuddalore district   The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned funds to the tune of ₹146.64 crore for the implementation of as many as 133 rural infrastructure projects in Cuddalore district.   In a press release, NABARD District Development Manager Vijay Neehar said … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu NGOs see foreign funding dip by 90%   Donations from abroad for NGOs in Tamil Nadu have dropped by 90%, pushing the state to fourth in the country in attracting funding under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). This has adversely impacted activities of many groups largely dependent on such contributions, say activists. TN … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu becomes fourth State to report over a million cases   Tamil Nadu became the fourth State, after Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka, to cross a total of one million COVID-19 cases. The number of people who have so far tested positive account for roughly 1.3% of the total population. With 10,941 cases reported … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu NGOs see foreign funding dip by 90%   Donations from abroad for NGOs in Tamil Nadu have dropped by 90%, pushing the state to fourth in the country in attracting funding under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). This has adversely impacted activities of many groups largely dependent on such contributions, say activists. TN … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu police slip to fifth place in justice delivery   Tamil Nadu, which in 2019 ranked second in the overall delivery of justice by police after Maharashtra, slipped to fifth place in 2020. The second edition of India Justice Report (IJR), an initiative by the Tata Trust, saw Karnataka topping with a score … Read more

TAMILNADU Soon, property registrations may be allowed on 3 auspicious days   In a bid to generate more revenue by cashing in on the sentiments of property buyers, the Tamil Nadu government is planning to allow registration of property documents on at least three days considered auspicious in the Tamil calendar — Thai Poosam, the … Read more

TAMILNADU Aquaculture company partners with Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University   South India-based farm diversification integrator Aqgromalin has announced its partnership with TANUVAS, the first veterinary and animal sciences university in Asia (in 1989). As part of the agreement, Aqgromalin will be inducted as a virtual (remote) incubatee into the Veterinary Incubation Foundation established … Read more