Credit to renewable energy has seen a robust growth this year, too Chennai: Bank lending to India’s renewable energy sector has surged over the past two years, growing faster than credit to other priority-sector categories, according to RBI data.Outstanding credit to renewable energy projects under the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) framework rose from Rs 6,825…
Common selection mechanism Shanmughasundaram.JChennai: The Tamil Nadu govt has proposed to empower the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to recruit staff for 25 corporations, 145 municipalities and 479 town panchayats across the state, bringing appointments to urban local bodies under a common selection mechanism.A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (Additional…
Calls for standardised list TNNChennai: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging Union govt to scrap the “open column” method for recording caste details in the upcoming Census and instead provide a pre-loaded, standardised list of officially notified castes.The resolution has been passed days after former chief minister M K Stalin demanded…
CHENNAI: AIADMK deputy general secretary K P Munusamy met state BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran at the BJP headquarters here on Tuesday night to hand over a letter from party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, seeking the party’s support for the upcoming bypolls in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies scheduled for Oct 6.The two constituencies are…
Chennai: Retired judge Justice B Gokuldas commission constituted by the previous DMK govt, has held police, prohibition enforcement and revenue officials responsible for the June 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which claimed 70 lives and left 161 people with partial or permanent disabilities.The 478-page report, tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday, alleged “wilful negligence”, “utter dereliction…
MADURAI: Subash Chandra Kapoor, a convicted mastermind of multiple idol thefts in India, may soon fly back to Germany, from where he was extradited 14 years ago.Madras high court on Tuesday directed Union govt to take custody of Kapoor from the Trichy central prison and proceed in accordance with law for returning him to Germany.Kapoor,…
Chennai: That morning cup of coffee could soon leave behind more than a caffeine buzz — its discarded husk could get a second life in your wardrobe. Scientists at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, have developed a leather-like material from coffee husk, the agricultural residue left after coffee processing. It was then used to…
CHENNAI: In the first major audit of the Union govt’s Smart City Mission projects worth ₹10,000 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) has flagged widespread violations, including diversion of funds, execution of unapproved projects, deviations from approved plans and works outside designated Smart City areas, in Tamil Nadu.The performance audit of seven of Tamil Nadu’s…
Tamil Nadu’s registration department may be collecting more in stamp duty and registration fees, but the CAG compliance audit for the year ended March 2024 has flagged significant leakages caused by undervaluation, misclassification and suppressed transaction details. A test check of 114 of the department’s 647 auditable offices found 967 cases involving ₹95.97 crore, highlighting…
CHENNAI: Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced byelections on Oct 6 for Dharapuram (SC) and Madurantakam (SC) — two of the seven vacant assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Counting of votes will be held on Oct 9. ECI has also announced bypolls for Thattanchavadi assembly segment in Puducherry on Oct 6.The bypolls come more…
