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TAMILNADU New launch pad in Tamil Nadu to help Isro save fuel The geographic location of the country’s second spaceport to be set up at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu has a strategic advantage over launch pads in Sriharikota — small satellite launch vehicles (SSLV) can fly straight to the south pole without burning fuel to swerve around … Read more
TAMILNADU HRD Minister releases NIRF ranking; IIT Madras tops the overall list Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is the best higher education institution in the country, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework released by Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has bagged the second position and … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu approves ordinance to give Neet quota for govt school students The CM Edappadi K Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu cabinet granted approval to promulgate an ordinance to give horizontal reservation – which is likely to be between 7.5% and 10% — to government school students who clear Neet for admission to medical courses from this academic year. The … Read more
TAMILNADU GoI, World Bank signed agreements to increase access to affordable Housing for Urban Poor in TN Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed an agreement to help low-income groups in Tamil Nadu State to get access to affordable housing. Highlights: The agreement was signed for two projects: First Tamil Nadu … Read more
TAMILNADU Tangedco to buy 500MW solar power for 25 years to meet clean energy quota Tangedco is all set to purchase 500MW of solar power at 2.78 per unit from Solar Energy Corporation of India for the next 25 years for the discom to fulfil its renewable (solar) purchase obligation (RPO). According to the ministry of new and … Read more
International Google announces $10 billion India Digitization Fund Google will invest $10 billion (₹75,000 crore) in India over the next five-seven years with a focus on digitising the economy and building India-first products and services Investment will focus on four areas important to digitization including enabling affordable access and information for every Indian … Read more
TAMILNADU 16 sub-stations commissioned in Tamil Nadu Quality of power in 15 districts of Tamil Nadu will improve following the commissioning of 16 sub-stations built at a total cost of Rs 235.20 crore. In many areas, new sub-stations with a higher capacity has been commissioned while in other areas, the existing sub-stations’ capacity has been … Read more
TAMILNADU IIT-M researchers develop high performance magnesium alloy, could replace steel, aluminium in auto, aerospace industry The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) researchers in association with the University of North Texas and US Army Research Laboratory have developed an engineered magnesium alloy with significantly improved properties. It could replace steel and aluminium alloys in … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu records 90% strike rate for GIM II MoUs Tamil Nadu industries department has said the state has achieved a conversion rate of almost 90% of MoUs signed in the second edition of Global Investors’ Meet (GIM), turning them into actual investments on the ground. These include projects, which have already commenced commercial production … Read more
TAMILNADU Affordable housing for low-income groups: TN signs accord with Centre, World Bank The Centre, the Tamil Nadu government and the World Bank on Monday signed legal agreements to help low-income groups in the state get access to affordable housing. The legal agreements were signed for two projects namely, a loan of $200 million for the first Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Programme … Read more