[ad_1] As summer intensifies and the holiday season approaches, travel firms are seeing a significant surge in demand from the fast-growing Tamil Nadu market. What stands out in this trend is that the majority of this increase is being driven by Gen Z travelers. With a growing appetite for adventure, cultural tours, and personalised travel…
[ad_1] Risk transfer instruments can offer cost-effective alternatives to measures aimed at mitigating significant long-term climate threats to the economy, said Amit Prothi, director general of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). CDRI, a multilateral organization based in New Delhi, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2019 United Nations (UN) Climate…
[ad_1] Early in 2024, Jayalakshmi got to know of a shoe factory coming up at Eraiyur, 10km away. The factory was looking for women workers. She applied, unsure if she could be recruitedâJayalakshmi had studied till the 9th standard and had no work experience. But the shoe factory welcomed her, giving her a vocational pathway…
[ad_1] However, accountability remains elusive, given the countryâs lack of good-quality and timely data on the actual subsidy expenditure of states. This makes it difficult to distinguish between justifiable welfare measures and politically motivated giveaways. The Comptroller and Auditor General has consistently underscored the need for such differentiation, but this requires a fundamental improvement in…
[ad_1] Whatâs in a symbol? A lot, if one goes by last weekâs political storm over Tamil Naduâs substitution of Indiaâs rupee sign â âšâ with a similar sounding letter in the Tamil script for the logo of its state budget. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman called it an example of âlanguage and regional chauvinism”…
[ad_1] On March 14, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan jumped into the three-language political controversy between the DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu and the BJP-ruled centre by accusing Tamil Nadu politicians of âhypocrisy.â The Janasena Party chief pointed out that while these leaders oppose Hindi, they allow Tamil movies to be dubbed in the language…
[ad_1] Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has criticised Tamil Nadu politicians for “hypocrisy” over the alleged imposition of Hindi in the state. The Janasena Party chief pointed out that while these leaders oppose Hindi, they allow Tamil movies to be dubbed in the language for financial gains. “I do not understand why some…
[ad_1] Boats anchored at the Rameswaram fishing jetty. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Last week, the Leader of the House in the Sri Lankan Parliament, Bimal Rathnayake, called upon the Indian and Tamil Nadu governments to take âdecisive actionâ against â illegal fishing in Sri Lankan watersâ. Mr. Rathnayake, also the Transport and Highways Minister,…
[ad_1] Chief Minister Jayalalithaa signs papers at Fort St. George in Chennai on May 16, 2011. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Recently, several prominent personalities paid tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on her 77th birth anniversary. I had followed Jayalalithaaâs public life from the beginning. She, like me, was also once a…
[ad_1] Tamil Nadu Chief Minister took to social media on Thursday to hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre over the “imposition of Hindi”. He said, âDemanding linguistic equality is not chauvinism.â Launching a scathing attack at the PM Modi-led government , MK Stalin said, âDo you want to know…
