The TVK govt’s White Paper on state finances triggered political debate. A similar assessment of the state’s power sector attracted far less attention as its findings were hardly surprising. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has been losing money for years, with little meaningful intervention, though some corrective efforts were made in recent years.A financially weak…
J Radhakrishnan, CMD of TNPDCL and additional chief secretary to Tamil Nadu govt Following the release of the TVK govt’s White Paper on the power sector, the administration has identified key priorities and an investment programme to put the sector on a sustainable path. In an interview,J Radhakrishnan, CMD of TNPDCL and additional chief secretary…
Ravikumar Ramanujam is a Chennai-based former business journalist with about 25 years of experience covering industry and the TN economy BY INVITATIONRavikumar RamanujamTwenty years ago, Sriperumbudur was little more than a fast-growing industrial township on the outskirts of Chennai, known primarily for its automobile and component factories. Today, the corridor has emerged as one of…
Chennai: After inspecting and reviewing a playground and gym at Vyasarpadi Sharma Nagar in Perambur constituency on Sunday, Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G S Sameeran instructed officials to upgrade both. According to a release from GCC, the upgrades will include setting up a boxing training centre, a gym for women, cricket nets and adequate drinking…
Chennai: Coordinators of Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) shelter project conducted an awareness programme on the civic body’s shelter scheme in the city.More than 800 people benefitted from the programme that was recently held at the Central Railway station on the instructions of the commissioner and the joint commissioner (works). According to a release, the coordinators…
A day after the tragedy, relatives gathered at Babu’s home in Kottaikkarai village in Gummudipoondi, recalling memories of him. Chennai: In Gummidipoondi and Madhavaram, nearly 40km apart, two families spent Sunday waiting for loved ones who would never walk through the door again. Babu Kuppusamy, 52, and Santhosh Kumar, 47, were among the 15 Indian…
An empty vice-chancellor office at a state university in India symbolizes the ongoing governance impasse between the governor and state government over UGC nominees and plans to amend State University Acts to expand vice-chancellor search panels, delaying academic reforms, research, and faculty hiring. Chennai: Following the decision to include University Grants Commission’s (UGC) nominee in…
Elephant corridor | File photo Chennai: The southern bench of National Green Tribunal has ordered forests department and the Nilgiris collector to ensure that resort buildings within the Segur elephant plateau that have been sealed following court orders, continue to remain so. They should not used for commercial or residential purposes, the bench ordered.Stressing the…
Students practice English language skills in a newly established Comprehensive English Language Laboratory (CELL) at a Tambaram City Municipal Corporation school Chennai: The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation will set up comprehensive English language laboratories (CELL) at corporation schools at a cost of ₹1.2 crore to improve grammar, pronunciation, writing, communication and presentation skills using Computer…
VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan Chennai: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday blamed DMK’s handling of its allies for the debacle and the subsequent disintegration of the alliance.“If DMK had promised a share in power, allotted more seats to alliance parties and accommodated their seat preferences, it would not have suffered such a setback in the…
