Oct 2020

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu CM launches commercial production at seven industrial units Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami  launched commercial production at seven industrial units, which have invested a combined Rs 1,298.2 crore to generate employment for more than 7,800 people in the state. Palaniswami also laid the foundation stone to mark the commencement of construction work on nine new … Read more

TAMILNADU Cauvery-Gundar link: Central agency readies draft report Tamil Nadu government’s efforts to implement the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar river interlinking project got a push with the National Water Development Agency of the Union Jal Shakti ministry submitting the draft detailed project report. The project envisages diverting 8.5tmcft of surplus water from Cauvery near Mayanur barrage in Karur to … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt asks religious board to stop using state emblem The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the state Waqf board, which governs Muslim religious properties and is headed by a bureaucrat, and few other undertakings to stop using the official emblem of the government. The government sought adherence to an earlier order which listed out the institutions allowed to use … Read more

TAMILNADU CM invites Tamil diaspora to invest in emerging sectors in TN   Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami invited the members of the global Tamil diaspora, settled around the world, to invest in emerging sectors like aviation and defence equipment, electric vehicles, lithium cell manufacturing, renewable energy and others in the state.   The three-day … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to provide legal sanctity to MSP The Tamil Nadu government is planning to provide legal sanctity to minimum support price (MSP) in the farming sector and would make MSP mandatory for contract farming too, which the Centre seeks to encourage. A provision to this effect will be made under Section 23 (1) of the … Read more

TAMILNADU Industry hopes Tamil Nadu will act on Rangarajan panel suggestions Industry representatives on Tuesday expressed hope that the Tamil Nadu government will take forward some of the key measures suggested by the panel headed by former RBI Governor C Rangarajan in a report submitted to the state recently. The urban employment guarantee is a suggestion that we offered. … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu: Air quality monitoring system to be inaugurated Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will inaugurate the air quality monitoring system installed at St Joseph’s College (SJC) and Bharathidasan University (BDU) campus  through video conferencing. The facility, each built at a cost of Rs 2.3 crore, will provide real-time information of particulate matter (PM 2.5, 10) and other pollutants like … Read more

TAMILNADU Railway service suspended on Pampan bridge Railway service across the historic Pampan bridge, connecting Pampan Island with Rameswaram on mainland Tamil Nadu has been suspended till further notice. The Madurai railway division has informed that rail traffic on the two kilometre long bridge has been suspended for conducting maintenance work. The bridge, with a … Read more

TAMILNADU Govt offers free online courses to unemployed youth The Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) has entered into a partnership with a US-based firm to provide free courses to unemployed people in the state. The government seeks to offer free short-term online courses for 50,000 unemployed people. More than 4,000 courses will be offered … Read more

TAMILNADU Soon, book 108 ambulance on an app and track it live across Tamil Nadu   In a few months, people across Tamil Nadu will be able to book a 108 ambulance through a mobile app and track it live, just like cabs and food orders. While this will keep callers informed about the position of the … Read more