Scientists are advocating for improved annual assessment of groundwater recharge rates to ensure long-term management of groundwater resources in hard rock terrains like those found in Telangana. Although the State receives an average annual rainfall of 960 mm, only about 10–15% contributes to groundwater recharge due to geological formations, land use and land cover patterns,... Read More

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Following a request from the Tamil Nadu government to relax the permissible moisture content for paddy procurements in view of heavy rains, the Union government has deputed three teams of officials to assess the factual position by drawing paddy samples from affected districts. The samples are to be analysed in laboratories of the Food Corporation of... Read More

 The Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), in association with the Prime Minister’s Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, organised the Tamil Nadu Food Processors’ conclave here on Friday. The conclave was inaugurated by L. Nirmal Raj, Industries Commissioner and Director of Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, in... Read More

A team of the National Disaster Response Force in association with the Fire and Rescue Services participating in a train accident response drill at Goods Shed in Tiruchi on Friday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY The Tiruchi Railway Division, in collaboration with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, civil... Read More

Barricades are placed on the banks of the Cauvery at Karungalpalayam in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Friday. | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M. With the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur reaching its full capacity of 120 feet earlier this week and 55,000 cusecs of surplus water being released into the Cauvery, authorities have stepped up flood-preparedness... Read More

Sarath Sabha, Mathew Thomas and Roshan Shanavas in a still from ‘Nellikkampoyil Night Riders’ | Photo Credit: T-Series Malayalam/YouTube At the centre of Nellikkampoyil, the eponymous village in Noufal Abdullah’s debut directorial Nellikkampoyil Night Riders, is a well-stocked library. Although many sequences in the film take place inside this library, none of the characters are... Read More

Water was released from Aliyar Dam near Pollachi on Friday (October 24, 2025) to support second crop irrigation, following the recent rainfall that brought the dam’s water level to 118.50 feet of its 120-foot capacity. The State government issued an order directing the release of 1,143 million cubic feet of water from the dam over... Read More

Pan-India SIR: Given the Bihar experience, what can we expect? The Election Commission is all set for a country-wide roll out of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The first phase of the process would implemented in more than 10 states, including in poll-bound Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal. This exercise... Read More

To improve passenger convenience and enhance digital accessibility, the Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) has expanded its QR-based digital navigation system, Namma Nakshe, to 14 railway stations across the division. Initially launched at KSR Bengaluru Station, the Namma Nakshe facility is now available at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) Bengaluru, Bangarapet Junction, Kengeri,... Read More