Marine products worth about $620mn were exported through Chennai Port in FY26, as per latest data from Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Union ministry of commerce and industry. While the port accounted for more than 7% of India’s seafood exports, handling 1,10,967 tonnes and ranking fifth among major ports, industry representatives believe…
Brushing aside concerns about AI’s impact, LatentView Analytics’ senior leadership believes generative AI is actually increasing demand for data analytics by cutting the time and effort each task takes. The company builds statistical and machine learning models and data systems that help large enterprises forecast demand and target customer segments. In an interview, CEO Rajan…
Chennai: Political parties in Tamil Nadu have criticised the Union govt for NEET suicides in Tamil Nadu. DMK has said the party’s students wing would hold a protest on Tuesday.“Ever since NEET was introduced, there were forgery incidents every year due to which there were suicides. This year, after the cancellation of NEET exam till…
Earlier sighted only in the plains, of late there have been reports of elephants wandering into Ooty villages An elephant wandered into a private hospital in Ooty last fortnight. Wildlife experts say that, more than unusual, it is concerning. What was an elephant doing on the upper plateau of the Nilgiris, an area not usually…
A three-member committee comprising the director of industrial safety and health, the member-secretary of the Pollution Control Board, and the additional director of public health has been constituted to submit a preliminary report within 24 hours and a detailed report within three days on the ammonia leak at a seafood export firm on Sunday.Chief minister…
Fishing ban comes to an end Chennai: The first Sunday after the seasonal fishing ban was lifted brought large crowds to Chennai’s Kasimedu harbour. However, celebrations were short-lived as a dramatically thin catch drove fish prices to punishing highs.Species such as sankara, aiyla, vanjiram, nethili, paarai, soorai, crab, and squid arrived in meagre quantities, triggering…
For much of Sunday, govt hospitals in Chennai were dealing with the fallout of the ammonia leak near Periyapalayam, as workers suffering from exposure were brought in for treatment and their families scrambled for information.The leak claimed two lives and both were reported at a private hospital in Tiruvallur district. As news of the incident…
Pulled up for non-compliance of orders Chennai: Tamil Nadu State Information Commission pulled up the revenue officers of Sholinganallur taluk and South Chennai revenue divisional office for non-compliance of the commission’s orders even after a year in connection with different second appeals and complaint petitions.Information commissioner P Thamarai Kannan (since retired), in his orders dated…
Chennai: A 30-year-old cab driver had a narrow escape after his car plunged into a construction pit near Nandanam metro station on Saturday night.Police said Ibrahim of Tiruvottiyur was driving near a construction site for a road overbridge above the metro tunnel stretch connecting Nandanam with Saidapet, when another car approached him at high speed.In…
Earlier sighted only in the plains, of late there have been reports of elephants wandering into Ooty villages An elephant wandered into a private hospital in Ooty last fortnight. Wildlife experts say that, more than unusual, it is concerning. What was an elephant doing on the upper plateau of the Nilgiris, an area not usually…
