The appellation ‘kutti’ in Tamil conjures up images of lovable young children and animals and it is perhaps fitting that a mini-truck called “Kutti Yannai” has endeared itself to many businesses and small enterprises across Tamilnadu. From hauling tonnes of goods across the State to being a...
The price of electricity has become a hot topic in Tamil Nadu, with the DMK government proposing a tariff hike from September. While the erstwhile ruling party, the AIADMK has announced a demonstration to protest the move, the State government has defended the impending hike as unavoidable,...
A Chinese company recently overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla to become the world’s largest selling electric car manufacturer. Since Tesla has not entered the Indian market, the little-known Chinese company ‘BYD’ could soon be running toe-to-toe with Indian EV manufacturers. A more intriguing...
DMK MP for Thoothukudi K Kanimozhi has said in an interview to Thanthi TV that the ad that Vedanta took out and their subsequent press release shows that Vedanta has decided it cannot run Sterlite Copper plant. So the option is to shut down the plant or sell it off. The DMK government stance is...
Is the world on the brink of a recession? Will what happened in Sri Lanka and elsewhere happen in other countries also? Recent reports of shortages in petrol bunks in India have only strengthened these fears among the common people that economists have been talking about for some time. ( Click...
Vedanta has said that its advertisement on June 20 seeking buyers for Sterlite plant is part of options it is exploring to serve the country and the people of Tamil Nadu. “The Tuticorin plant is a national asset which has been catering to 40% of our national demand of copper and has played an...
Vedanta has taken out ads in mass publishing newspapers and television channels asking for interested buyers for its Sterlite copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi. The plant has been lying shut since 2018 when at least 13 people were killed and many others injured in police firing on protesters...
Ornamental fish produced this successful entrepreneur. Unlike in the past, launching an enterprise in Tamil Nadu is easier with the availability of consultancy from the government as well as several companies. About 50 years ago, the situation was more challenging. Nobody would offer...
Hindustan Motors may well be considering reviving the Contessa through its Tamilnadu plant, given that the company recently trademarked the Contessa nameplate. When the global car community talks about a muscle car, minds wander around American muscle cars. The iconic Ford Mustang, the beastly...
In a fine gesture of inter-state cooperation, Tamil Nadu and the Karnataka government are set to work together to extend the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation line up to Hosur which is 8.8 kilometres into the political border of Tamil Nadu. A proposal sent by the Krishnagiri MP Dr A Chellakumar...
