Oct 2019

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu CM orders release of water from Mullaperiyar dam   Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami has ordered release of water from the Mullaperiyar dam on October 18 for the benefit of single crops cultivated in areas irrigated by the extension channels of Thanthai Periyar and PTR channels in Cumbum valley region. … Read more

TAMILNADU N. presses Centre to sanction ₹6,300 cr. in dues The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Centre to release funds to the tune of over ₹6,300 crore, which the State is supposed to receive as per the recommendations of the 14th Central Finance Commission. An amount of ₹2,029.22 crore was due towards the performance … Read more

TAMILNADU ●      TN signed MoU with 15 investors for Rs.5,574 crore   The Tamil Nadu State government signed MoU for Rs.5,574 crore project with 15 investors. Also, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami laid the foundation for the projects of the Tata Consultancy Services, with an outlay of Rs.1,480.70 crore, Schwing Stetter India, Niswin Foods, JS Autocast Ltd and ITW India. Some of new … Read more

TAMILNADU ● Chenani Nashari Tunnel renamed after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari and Shri Jitendra Singh, MoS (I/C) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space renaming of Chenani Nashri Tunnel on NH 44 in Jammu … Read more

TAMILNADU ●      Mamallapuram’s ancient ties with China to give fillip to Modi-Xi summit Mamallapuram’s ties with the dragon land are ancient and it is set to give a historic fillip to the summit. The mighty Pallavas flourishing sea port was Mamallapuram for a long time a relationship with China and had even sent envoys there during … Read more

TAMILNADU Biometric attendance in tribal schools to help Tamil Nadu check errant staff, dropouts   Attendance registers are no longer in use in many of the government tribal residential schools across Tamil Nadu. To bring in accountability, the department of tribal Wewfare in the state has introduced portable biometric devices in 175 government tribal residential … Read more

TAMILNADU IIT Madras students developed Eye in the Sky for disaster management service   A team of engineering students from Centre For Innovation (CFI)Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developedEye in the Sky, an Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Computer vision-based technology. It is used for disaster management and aid services. The technology utilizes drones with swarm intelligence … Read more