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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 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 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
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 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 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 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 CBIC launches its flagship programme ‘Turant Customs’ at Bengaluru & Chennai Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, CBIC launched its flagship programme Turant Customs, at Bengaluru and Chennai. This is a giant leap forward to leverage technology for faster Customs clearance of imported goods. Importers will now get their goods cleared from Customs … 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 Tamil Nadu Govt starts implementation of Rs. 300-crore Rural Rejuvenation Scheme In Tamil Nadu, the State Government has started implementing a Rs. 300-crore Rural Rejuvenation Scheme to ensure sustained economic growth in rural areas. The scheme had been announced taking into consideration the continued stoppage of various economic activities because of COVID-19 lockdown. Each … Read more