Over 900 people have died in Nepal flash floods so far CHENNAI: PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday informed the state Assembly that 84 tourists from Tamil Nadu remain incommunicado following devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi river on August 26.He said chief minister C Joseph Vijay had directed officials to coordinate round-the-clock rescue…
Milk procurement increases in Tamil Nadu (Representational image) CHENNAI: The TVK govt on Monday announced a further Rs 3 per litre hike in the procurement price of milk, taking the rate paid to milk producers from Rs 41 to Rs 44. The move is aimed at benefiting more than 3.16 lakh producers supplying milk to…
Making the announcements under Rule 110 in the Assembly, chief minister C Joseph Vijay said the state needed world-class power infrastructure to meet its growing economy and rising electricity demand. CHENNAI: The TVK govt on Monday announced a Rs 20,800-crore project to establish a 1,600MW new supercritical thermal power station in Tuticorin, along with a…
Onion prices in Chennai could touch ₹100 a kg if supplies from Nashik and Bellary do not improve Chennai: Onion prices have surged in the city amid a sharp decline in arrivals at the Koyambedu wholesale market, with traders warning that prices could touch ₹100 a kg if supplies from Nashik and Bellary do not…
CSR should be measured by social impact instead of expenditure, says minister Chennai: Minister for micro, small and medium enterprises P Madhanraja on Sunday called for an impact dashboard to measure the outcomes of corporate social responsibility initiatives of companies. He said CSR should be measured by social impact instead of expenditure.At the CSRNOW TINYLOOP…
Chennai: Flagging problems faced by the public due to continuous increase in the level of roads, anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam has urged govt to make milling (removal of the blacktop) of roads mandatory before laying new ones, monitor road levels and provide relief to affected residents.People in several places have complained of flooding due to…
Chennai: Political leaders from Tamil Nadu paid rich tributes to Congress stalwart and Tamil Maanila Congress founder G K Moopanar on his 25th remembrance day.Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore, MDMK general secretary Vaiko, former BJP state president Tamilisai Sounderarajan, CPM veteran T K Rangarajan, Congress leaders Peter Alphonse and Praveen Chakravarthy were among…
Venkatesh Kap, founder of Ebitaus, a Chennai-based fintech Individual KYC (know your customer) has gone digital in the past decade. Banks and lending institutions can verify an individual borrower’s identity in minutes. Still, corporate KYC remains an untidy business of documents, databases, emails and human checks—even as companies become more important customers of banks, lenders,…
led the country in outstanding gold loans, with borrowers across agriculture, MSMEs and other segments increasingly leveraging their gold holdings All that glitters is not gold, but for Tamil Nadu’s borrowers, the yellow metal proved to be a valuable source of liquidity as gold prices surged over the past year. The state led the country…
Decades of spends on education, health and skills have strengthened employment and growth in Tamil Nadu BY INVITATIONTamil Nadu has built a strong base for its next phase of growth, with rising exports, new investments and deep human capital supporting its economic momentum. The state has recorded double-digit real growth for two consecutive years and…
