Oct 2020

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 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 Government to set up special centre for betel vine in Kumbakonam   For the purpose of research and train farmers to explore the market and to make traders aware of the local markets, the state government has announced to set up a special centre for betel vine at Maruthanallur near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district at an … 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 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 TN private company gets India organic logo   The Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD) has given the licence to use India organic logo to a private label. It was awarded to Pollachi-based Regal Foods and Beverages, well-known its chocolates called Soklet.   This was the first time that they were issuing this logo to a company in … Read more