Sources said it was announced in 2013 that a textile park would come up in Thamaraikulam but the plan was changed to the establishment of cluster-dyeing units. Six months before, the Union government announced a textile park in Sattur," they added. Stating that the dyeing unit will affect eight villages and farmlands in the region, CPI State Secretary R Mutharasan …
Two winters ago, while driving into Delhi at the crack of dawn, I found myself staring at looming soft mountains of candy pink foam rising from the grey surface of the river Yamuna. Unsurprisingly, alarms have been raised about India’s water scarcity around the world, including in a report by the US-based World Resources Institute that ranks it 13th among …
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is throwing a tough fight in a bid to play spoilsport and prevent the hat-trick victory dream of Minister for Electricity P. Thangamani from the Kumarapalayam Assembly segment. Mr. Thangamani claims that the present government has made the State power surplus and power cut-free in stark contrast to the previous DMK regime during which there was …
The Cauvery, flowing through the districts of Salem, Erode, Karur and Namakkal, is considered sacred by the locals. Read the introduction to this project here, followed by: Chapter I — The sorrow of the Western Ghats Chapter II & III — Examining plight of Mandya’s farmers, and of TN’s fluorosis belt residents *** *** *** CHAPTER IV [imgcenter> [/imgcenter> The …
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