New development schemes for the information technology (IT) sector will be brought to Coimbatore soon, industries minister T R B Rajaa said.
The minister inspected Tidel Park Coimbatore and later inaugurated theLuLuHypermarket nearLakshmiMills Junction.
LuLu Group International launched operations in Coimbatore after it signed an MoU with theTamil Nadugovernment during chief minister M K Stalin’s visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Days after chief ministerM K Stalinwrote to Prime MinisterNarendra Modiurging the Union Government not to allow oil and gas exploration in Cauvery delta districts,ONGChas approached the state environmental impact assessment authority (SEIAA) seeking clearance to drill 10 exploration wells in Ariyalur district. The Ongc letter circulated widely on Wednesday attracted sharp criticisms from andfarmerswho have been up againstoil explorationin the agrarian region which had been designated a protected special Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture zone by the previous government.
Already Ariyalur district is facing the bad consequences of excessive limestone quarrying and cement industries. The groundwater level is depleting and oil exploration will make our livelihood worse.
The 1.5 lakh strongfisherfolkcommunity inNellore districtis going to play a key role in theTirupatiLok Sabhaby-election.
Initially, representatives of the parties were stumped by such demands as these would require large sums of . Unable to convince the fisherfolk with promises to spare a few thousands for the development of the village, party leaders have now agreed to procure additional funds for the purchase of new fishing boats.
Meanwhile, local fisherfolk are upset by the aggressive Attitude of fisherfolk from Tamil Nadu. While fisherfolk from the Nellore coast are forced to use 10HP motors for trawling activities, the fisherfolk fromTamil Naduare using China-made motors of 100HP and netting a huge catch. As per rules, fisherfolk should not use motors more than 10 HP.
After squirreling away the state’s and earnings for two years,Tamil Nadufinance ministerPalanivel Thiaga Rajanon Monday presented a budget that reflected fiscal discipline, measured populism and a promise to balance the two.
By reducing Revenue Deficit by around 16,062 crore,PTRmanaged to restrict Fiscal Deficit – as a Percentage of GSDP – at 3% this year (2022-23) at 30,476 crore (46,538 crore in 2021-22, at 3.4%).
Yet he managed to set aside 7,000 crore to offer 1,000 a month for Women household-heads from September this year to fulfil a prominent poll promise of theDMKin 2021. Termed the “largest direct cash payout” by any state, the announcement comes at a time when the state faces an annual loss of 20,000 crore as GST compensation from the Centre from 2023-24. The finance minister announced higher allocations for Education, urban development, highways and Health for the year ahead.
The state’s own tax revenue is estimated to grow by almost 20% at 1.81 lakh crore during 2023-24, as against 1.52 lakh crore in the revised estimates of 2022-23. The state’s own non-tax revenue is expected to register a 32% Growth at 20,223.51 crore during 2023-24 compared to 15,309.4 in the revised estimates for 2022-23.
The share of central taxes is set to increase to 41,664 crore in 2023-24 (38,731 crore in the 2022-23 revised estimates). Despite an increase, it continues to be far less than what should be devolved to states but for the indiscriminate levy of cesses and surcharges by the Union Government, PTR pointed out. Grants-in-aid from the Union government will be lower at 27,444 crore, including 4,572 crore in GST compensation arrears for 2023-24 compared to 39,748 crore, including 16,215 crore as GST compensation arrears in the revised estimates of 2022-23.
Naduchief ministerM K Stalin announced that amega book parkwould be established in the state. The government will identify land for the same and extend necessary support to create the park.
Presenting the State Government Awards to Tamil scholars at a programme in Kalaivanar Arangam, the CM recalled late chief ministerM Karunanidhis wish to establish such a park to provide a platform for the publishers, printers and buyers and to ensure availability of all the books.
The CM expressed his happiness to honour Tamil scholars. He presented awards to 21 people, including JusticeK Chandru.
The state is on the fifth place in the country after Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Karnataka for registering drones.This hints that the private and the government agencies have started to use more drones
There has been an increase in the number of drones that were registered with unique identification numbers.In Nadu, 10 drones were only registered in 2021, this increased to 328 in 2022, as per a written reply presented in the .
There is a tremendous increase in the number of registrations after the Union Government brought out a drone policy and also specified a map for different cities demarcating the areas where drones could be operated with or without permission.
The interest was quite low in 2021 with only less than 30-40 registrations across the country, but this has shot up in 2022.
Delhi tops the states with 1,263 drones registered in the last two years.The written reply said that 5,335 drones were registered in the country as of December 14 this year.
Naduchief minister M K Stalin on Friday inaugurated the eight phase of excavation atKeeladiin Sivaganga district, the third phase atSivagalaiin Tuticorin district and the first phase at Vembakottai in Virudhunagar district and Thulukkarpatti in Tirunelveli. Excavations are being taken up in these four places and three others at a cost of Rs 5 crore this year.
The Tamil Nadu state archaeology department is conducting the excavations.
The eighth phase of the excavation at Keeladi and its cluster villages of Konthagai, Manalur and Agaram would work towards identifying the continuations of brick structures found in the earlier excavations at the site. It would focus on finding evidence of the trade connections that Keeladi had with different parts of India and other nations and also more evidence of this urban civilization which had flourished on the banks of the river Vaigai.
Keeladi disproved a theory that Tamil Nadu did not have a riverbed civilization like theGangescivilization. In addition, it has been proven that the people who lived there were literate as early as in the 6th century BCE.
A statue of British engineer Col JohnPennycuick, who built Mullaperiyar dam for the water-starved districts of south Nadu, will be installed by the State Government in a park inCamberleyin the UK, chief minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. The over century old dam located in Idukki district of Kerala is owned, operated and maintained by theTamil Nadugovernment.
In a statement, the chief minister said that he was immensely happy to make the announcement on January 15, the birthday of Pennycuick. The Tamil diaspora in London had made efforts to install the statue in Pennycuicks hometown and got permission from St Peters Church as per British laws.
The state government had been making persistent efforts to raise the water storage level of the dam to 152 feet in Madras High Court, Supreme Court, Central Water Commission and other high-level bodies.
he state forest and tourism departments are to work hand-in-hand to promote eco-tourism. While the Nadu Wilderness Experiences Corporation, functioning under the forest department, has already identified five eco-tourism spots, the tourism department is likely to look at streamlining activities such as treks and camping in forest areas.
Though eco-tourism began in the state a decade ago, its potential remained untapped. Treks and camps are being organised on a small scale informally in hill stations. The tourism department is looking at cashing in on demand by streamlining things. A tourism department official said the idea is to generate revenue for the forest and tourism departments by promoting eco-tourism.
In a bid to ensure that guest workers continue to work inTamil Nadu, the labour department has decided to establish control rooms in eight districts across the state to extend relief measures during the pandemic.
According to a notice released by the , the control rooms will operate in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet, Salem, Coimbatore,Tirupur, Krishnagiri andTirunelveli.
The department will work in coordination with other departments to extend relief measures to the guest workers.