As vehicles and devices get smarter, and electric powertrains come to dominate the market, key electronics components and sub-systems become crucial Tamil Nadu’s electronics story is stepping into its next phase, with newer manufacturing units, vendors and favourable global winds set to create an ecosystem of advanced electronics systems for automotive and other industrial applications….
TN’s SEZs employed 6.27 lakh people in FY26, second only to Maharashtra’s 6.52 lakh Tamil Nadu continues to be a major hub for special economic zones (SEZs), with the highest number of operational zones in India and the second-largest SEZ employment base. However, its lead in exports is narrowing as Gujarat and Karnataka pull further…
Mahesh Babu, MD, Olectra Greentech Ltd Chennai: India’s electric bus market is poised for strong growth, with tenders for procuring 7,000-10,000 electric buses from central and state governments currently under discussion. However, delays in major procurement programmes are slowing near-term deployment.“Overall, there is a clear trend of new tenders and EV adoption coming up. The…
Chennai: ‘Do-it-yourself’ experiments, greater emphasis on practical lessons and classroom projects form a major chunk of the state board syllabi for science, social science and maths for Classes VI-X in the upcoming academic years.The draft curriculum for these classes, released by SCERT in line with the state education policy launched in Aug last year, also…
Chennai: The state information panel has warned state human rights commission (SHRC) for not complying with the provisions of the Right To Information Act to furnish reply to RTI queries within the stipulated time.Chief information commissioner Atulya Misra, while disposing of a plea filed in 2024, censured SHRC’s public information officer and said public authorities…
Chennai: At Chennai Beach railway station, lakhs of suburban passengers squeeze through narrow entry points every day, navigating piles of mud, construction equipment and debris, due to the redevelopment work underway. The city’s busiest suburban transit hub, which handles at least 240 services, remains in disrepair despite recording the highest daily footfall (around 2 lakh)…
Chennai: Students from the Govt Arts and Science College at R K Nagar are unable to use the toilets at the institution as the taps do not have running water. Many colleges, including Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts College in Vyasarpadi, Rajeswari Vedachalam Govt Arts College at Chengalpet and Govt Arts and Science College in Perumbakkam,…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday demanded that TVK govt provide compensation to farmers whose paddy crops were damaged by rain in delta districts. “Around 2,000 acres of kuruvai paddy crops, ready for harvest, in Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and other delta districts were inundated by heavy rain over the past two days. Govt…
Puducherry: Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA A K Sai Saravanakumar and his supporters were booked on charges of trespassing into an industrial unit under the guise of undertaking an inspection on Friday.They were also accused of assaulting a worker at the unit in Thirubuvanai in Puducherry and were booked under five counts, including trespass, assault…
Puducherry: Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA A K Sai Saravanakumar and his four supporters were booked on charges of trespassing into an industrial unit under the guise of undertaking an inspection and ending up assaulting a worker at Thirubuvanai in Puducherry. They were booked after the factory managers (human resources) lodged a complaint with the…
