There is a shift towards limiting and eliminating chemically-cultivated cotton
KARUR: A global movement on the use of organic cotton-based products was evolving rapidly and exporters must take note of the development to stay ahead of competitors, speakers stressed at a workshop on
Work on protective structures along Cauvery, Coleroon begins
Strong effort: Work under way on building permanent protective structures along the right bank of the Cauvery at Vengur.
TIRUCHI: The construction of permanent protective structures along the Cauvery and Coleroon rivers has begun as part of the Rs.253.71-crore flood control project.
KARUR: Safe disposal of sludge generated by the dyeing units in Karur district continues to be a problem as the Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility planned at Mathagiri village has not taken off despite getting all governmental clearance.
KARUR: Efforts are under way to make Karur district cent per cent literate. Part of the efforts is introduction of the 100-day literacy programme for women and girls, according to District Collector J. Umamaheswari.
KARUR: A holistic approach to precision farming would help farmers produce world- class agricultural products by implementing recent technology to maximise the yield and get improved profits, according to Commissioner for Agriculture, S. Kosalaraman.
KARUR: The district administration curbed sand mining in the river Amaravathy.
This comes on top of the directive of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that had ordained the Karur Collector to take a suitable action regarding to sand mining while disposing of a petition filed in public interest.
KARUR: Farmers in the pollution-hit Noyal river basin have urged the State Government to quickly disburse the compensation awarded to them by the Loss of Ecology Committee.
KARUR: Farmers and residents affected by industrial pollution bitterly complained about their plight when the members of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Committee on Public Sector Undertakings came visiting their localities in the district.
This is a study of social mobility over 25 years in six villages in the former Tiruchirapalli district in Tamil Nadu. The two most important external drivers are local industrialisation and social policy in a broad sense.
