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TAMILNADU TVS Group, Sundaram Med, IIT-M develop low-cost, automated respiratory assists The TVS group, Sundaram Medical Foundation and IIT-Madras have jointly developed a low-cost, automated respiratory assist device called ‘The Sundaram Ventago’. This was done in collaboration with hospitals like Kauvery Hospital and the Madras Medical College and with guidance from global educational institutions like … 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 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 to build housing for 22,000 workers If things go as per plan, 1.5 lakh workers of the five industrial parks on the outskirts of Chennai would have housing facilities under the state government’s industrial housing programme over the next five to ten years. The project is targeted to accommodate blue-collared workers, particularly migrants, in order to retain the skilled workforce to … 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
TAMILNADU Grand Anicut Dam in Tamil Nadu to be opened on June 16 The Grand Anicut Dam (Kallanai), near Trichy in Tamilnadu, will be opened for Kuruvai irrigation in the Cauvery Delta region on June 16th. This will ensure the availability of Cauvery water even in the remotest corners of the delta region like Thanjavur, … 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 Thuthukudi airport in Tamilnadu upgraded to level 3 The Thuthukudi airport in Tamilnadu, near the strategically important Bay of Bengal coast, has been upgraded to level 3 by the Airport Authority of India. This signifies a rise in the operational potentials of the airport and increases the scope of getting more funds … Read more
TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu raises retirement age of government employees to 59 Tamil Nadu government increased the retirement age of its staff from 58 years to 59 years to defer an outgo of Rs 5,000 crore towards retirement benefits for the current fiscal. More than 25,000 government employees were set to superannuate this financial … 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