The area under kuruvai in the Cauvery delta districts may exceed the target this year. Enthused by the availability of water, even at the tail-ends within a short span of time after the Mettur dam

A meet of the NGOs and tribal associations have demanded that people's participation should be the thrust of the proposed Tamil Nadu Government Forest policy instead of the Forest Department. This

An independent commission constituted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will undertake a visit to the country in September this year to scrutinise the number of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)

Agri Development Finance (Tamil Nadu) Ltd., a joint venture of NABARD, Tamil Nadu Government and commercial banks, is keen on funding large scale vegetable cultivation projects in the corporate

In an effort to modernise and improve infrastructure facilites for the field staff, the Tamil Nadu State Forest department is providing more funds from this year. The amount is allocated for

Mayor: Chennai is posed to be declared a cataract free city by year-end, the Mayor, Mr. M.K. Stalin, said here on

TNAU VC: An increased concern for soil and crop needs, and widespread introduction of new rice varieties, are likely to change existing methods of intensive rice cultivation, Dr. A. Abdul Kareem,

Three new rice hybrids, that can greatly increase rice productivity in Tamil Nadu, have been identified by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Dr. A. Abdul Kareem, Vice-Chancellor, said in

Minister : There has been a substantial increase in the forest cover in Tamil Nadu as seen in the satellite mapping of the country. "This is in contrast to the rest of the States where there is

On an average 105 female infants were killed every month in Dharamapuri district throughout 1997. This was despite the tall claims of successive state governments and the many schemes launched to

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