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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 No more containment zones, home isolation new norm Even as a central team is set to study containment measures in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ( GHMC) jurisdiction on Monday, the everchanging definition of a containment zone remains cause of concern, specially when Telangana has a large number of Covid-19 patients under home isolation, say experts. … 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
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 Prehistoric rock arts discovered in Tiruvannamalai cavern Prehistoric rock art in red and white ochre have been discovered inside a rock cavern in Neelanthangal, a remote village in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. There are at least 15 images of animals and other figurines inside the cavern, which is facing threat from vandals. Like many rock art sites in the … Read more
TAMILNADU Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu govt creates Rs 2.5crore corpus fund for treatment of its employees, pensioners The Tamil Nadu government created a Rs 2.5crore corpus fund, under a new health insurance scheme, for treatment of its employees and pensioners infected with coronavirus. Treatment under the scheme will be available in empanelled hospitals. The decision to create the corpus fund was taken by a … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu farmers seek water from Karnataka As the quantum of water available in Mettur reservoir would be adequate only for 40 to 45 days to irrigate kuruvai crops in delta districts, Tamil Nadu Farmers Association affiliated to CPI, has demanded the state government to get water from Karnataka, due for the month of June, as per 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 Tamil Nadu: Districts scramble to boost hospital infrastructure With a surge in Covid-19 cases in several districts, authorities are scaling up healthcare infrastructure, particularly the number of beds in government and private hospitals and increasing the number of Covid care centres to respond to emergency situations. The worst affected districts in the northern belt have swung into action … Read more
TAMILNADU Centre gave Rs 6,600 crore in three months to Tamil Nadu for fighting virus, says Union finance minister Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Centre has given Rs 6,600 crore to Tamil Nadu for buying medical equipment and accessories for fighting Covid-19. Her announcement has come as a surprise as chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami … Read more