July 2021

TAMILNADU 461 housing projects registered with TNRERA in seven months A total of 461 housing projects have been registered with the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) so far this year, which is an increase by 22% when compared to the corresponding period of 2020. Data available with the state’s real estate regulatory authority’s portal states … Read more

TAMILNADU   Tamil Nadu govt sets up all-party panel for SC/ST welfare   Concerned about the high number of cases being reported under SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act, the Tamil Nadu government reconstituted a state-level vigilance and monitoring committee with chief minister M K Stalin as chairman. It would include all 45 MLAs of reserved … Read more

TAMILNADU TN govt looks at boosting revenue through property registrations post Covid second wave   Tamil Nadu minister for commercial taxes and registration P Moorthy conducted a review meeting with the registration officials to discuss the avenues to boost revenue through property registrations after the second wave of Covid-19. Land registrations had been affected for four … Read more

TAMILNADU Call to make all future projects in Chennai disabled-friendly   As the deadline — July 2022 — to make all infrastructure and public spaces inclusive is nearing, disability rights groups in the city have called for making all upcoming projects disabled-friendly. This comes at a time when the Greater Chennai corporation plans to lay new roads, … Read more

TAMILNADU IIFPT Thanjavur gets institution of national importance status The prestigious institution of national importance (INI) status has been conferred on the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur. The IIFPT is a national research and educational institute functioning under the Union ministry of food processing industries. Considering the significance of the IIFPT in the development of the food processing … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurates 25 CNG stations   At a time when fuel prices are at an all-time high across the country, chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated through video conferencing 25 CNG (compressed natural gas) stations in Chennai and Tiruvallur and one main station of Gujarat-based Torrent Gas. The company will invest … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt to honour Communist leader N Sankaraiah with ‘Thagaisal Thamizhar’ award   The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday decided to bestow veteran Communist leader N Sankaraiah, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, with the recently constituted ‘Thagaisal Thamizhar’ (Venerable Tamil) award. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by chief minister M K Stalin … Read more

TAMILNADU Govt sets up expert panel for revival of MSMEs in Tamil Nadu   The Tamil Nadu government constituted a 13-member expert committee for revival of MSMEs in the state. It will be headed by N Sundaradevan, former Industries secretary, Tamil Nadu government. The state government had promised to constitute such a committee “to formulate … Read more

TAMILNADU   ASI monuments in Tamil Nadu lack basic amenities; water, toilets at select sites   Tamil Nadu has the third most numerous monuments and heritage sites in the country, all maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) but a majority of them lack even the basic amenities, a reply to the Lok Sabha … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges PM Modi to remove capping of central share in PMFBY Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove capping of the central share of premium subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana scheme (PMFBY), a government-sponsored crop insurance scheme. In a letter to Modi, a … Read more