With an aim to support Tamil Nadu's USD 1 trillion vision plan, the chemical sector is aiming for USD 70 billion.

An official stated on Wednesday that for Tamil Nadu to realise its goal of a $1 trillion economy by 2030, the chemical industry needs to grow to USD 70 billion, or more than 10 times its current size. As the chemical sector expands to a USD 70 billion market, analysts predict that indirect job cr...

The state of Tamil Nadu has a vision of becoming worth $1 trillion, while the chemical sector there hopes to reach $70 billion.

On Wednesday, a government official in Tamil Nadu stated that in order to realize the state's goal of a $1 trillion economy by 2030, the chemical industry in the region must grow to $70 billion. This represents a more than 10-fold increase from its current size. As the chemical sector expands...

Hyundai forms a task force for supporting flood-affected customers

Hyundai Motor India has said that the company has formed a task force to support their customers who are affected due to heavy floods in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

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• Hyundai Motor forms a task force for flood affected customers
• The...

UK RETURN PASSENGER IN CHENNAI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19; NEW STRAIN NOT COFIRMED

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• UK return passenger in Chennai tests positive for COVID-19; new strain not confirmed.
• UK announced that a news variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been found referred to as B.1.1.7.
• Central Govt. of India and Tamil Nadu govt. ...

TAMIL NADU REPORTS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE OF 5,849 CASES, RECORD 518 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS

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• According to the report made by Death Reconciliation Committee in Greater Chennai Corporation, those additional 444 deaths were because of co-morbidities and other terminal illnesses

• Tamil Nadu has 186,492 cases of COVID-19, while 3,144 people have los...

AIR INDIA REPATRIATES 40 TAMIL NADU FISHERMEN STRANDED IN IRAN

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• In the last month, the government had deployed INS warship Jalashwa to bring back 687 stranded fishermen from Iran

• All the fishermen have been sent back to their districts in separate vehicles said the Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar

According...

TAMIL NADU'S FAILED COVID-19 RESPONSE BEHIND CHENNAI'S CRIPPLING ECONOMY

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• The Unlock 1 guidelines issued by the Central Government allowed reopening of majority of businesses including salons and restaurants

• The 17-day complete lockdown imposed by the Tamil Nadu state government has dented most of the businesses in Chennai

TAMIL NADU IS THE SECOND INDIAN STATE TO REPORT MORE THAN 1 LAKH COVID-19 CASES

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• The state of Tamil Nadu has 102,721 cases of coronavirus and had previously imposed strict lockdown in five districts including Chennai

• Till Friday, Tamil Nadu has conducted total 1.27 million tests with the help of its 91 facilities

• T...

NEYVELI BOILER BLAST: SIX PEOPLE DEAD, 17 INJURED IN THE EXPLOSION

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• This explosion took place in the morning when workers started their work for the day

• Injured workers were immediately taken to the NLC Lignite Hospital with burn injuries

• This is the second such incident of boiler blast at the same pla...

WITH 357 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS, INDIA SEES DEADLIEST DAY OF COVID-19

• Current Total Cases: 286,579

• Total Deaths : 8,102

• Cumulative recoveries : 141,029

• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases : 

Maharashtra: Cases 94,041, number of deaths 3,438. New deaths 149

Tamil Nadu...

30 JAIL INMATES TEST POSITIVE IN HIGH-SECURITY PUZHAL PRISON: 7 HOSPITALIZED

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• Tamil Nadu government worried after jail inmates test positive for corona virus
• Tamil Nadu’s spike in cases are a direct consequence of people returning to the state, especially from Maharashtra

Amid the growing dread of coronavirus...

WITH 3,000 FRESH CASES, INDIA’S CORONAVIRUS TALLY NEARS 60,000 MARK

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• State of Maharashtra has reported more than 19,000 cases of coronavirus and total 731 people have lost their lives

• Delhi became third state to report more than 6,000 coronavirus cases after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu

India’s COVID-19 co...

The country-specific Office of Tamil Nadu Guidance for the Investors

The Tamil Nadu Guidance Bureau will soon create country-specific benches to give investors special attention.

The state government intends to appoint one nodal officer for each region, who will work closely with companies that have already invested in Tamil Nadu, as well as being instru...

Modification of petrochemical production hubs by Modi

The state plans to revitalize and expand the four oil, chemical and petrochemicals investment regions (PCPIR), which have struggled as expected to suit other petrochemical hubs across the world.

D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, declared a...

Governance to get policy nudges for AI

Artificial intelligence exists in everything that we use today, from the pre-programmed statutes to the machine learning capabilities, all in all, Artificial intelligence is helping us build a brighter and a better world around us. The automotive industry has also incorporated artificial intellig...