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How religious zeal can trigger a passion for organic farming
Jayaseeli is a holdout. A resident of Suveseshapuram near Ittamozhi in Tirunelveli district, she is among the forty in the area who were trained in making organic fertilizer panchagavya some four years ago. Today, she is among the few still making it. A regular church-goer, she has fond...
Weightage system for government school teachers recruitment has been cancelled
The Government of Tamilnadu has issued an order cancelling the ‘Weightage System’ for the selection of candidates for the intermediate and graduate teacher vacancies in Government Schools. Accordingly, the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and the competitive examination for teachers’ positions...
Behind the OPS ‘nahi mila’ incident is BJP distancing itself from AIADMK factional intrigues
The refusal of Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to meet Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in New Delhi on July 24 has come as a shock to OPS supporters whose main trump card in the past was his ease-of-doing business with BJP ministers at the Centre and even the Prime...
Tracking the oil sardine: On the El Niño trail
Not too long ago, the oil sardine was A Ilavarasu’s main catch. A country boat fisherman from Rameswaram, he says it is no longer the case although he recalls with optimism that three weeks ago his uncle netted a mini-bonanza of the fish, which he sold for Rs 5,000. Out of the more than 750...
Counselling confusion: First year exams of engineering students likely to get postponed
Engineering counselling has been delayed at present, and this may result in the postponement of the first semester examinations, which will have to be taken by the newly joining first year engineering students. As per the guidelines of the All India Council for Technical Education, the first...
My dear farmers: Let’s talk about, or rather, share our experiences
It gives me great pleasure to again get in touch with you through inmathi. It has been quite a long time since I spoke to you. It was a self-imposed sabbatical that has ended. I am back again with renewed vigour and energy to talk to you through this column. More than talking, it will be...
Sterlite emitted 8 tonnes arsenic daily into Thoothukudi’s environment : Environment Group
British multinational Vedanta Resources' Sterlite Copper smelter emitted between 2 and 21 tonnes (average 7.8 tonnes) of cancer-causing arsenic into Thoothukudi's environment every day while in operation, according to an arsenic mass balance made using Sterlite's own data, says environment...
This smart farmer syncs with the weather to make a profit
R Baskaran is an organic farming pioneer who lives in Thennampadugai near Kumbakonam. A follower of Nammazhvar, he has been practicing organic farming for 15 years. He is an enthusiastic participant in the paddy festival that is being conducted since 2006. He cultivates traditional rice...
Environment concerns mar source of cash for womenfolk
Chinnapaalam is a small fishing hamlet near Pamban. The menfolk are countryboat fishermen while the women go to nearby islands like Krusaddai to collect seaweed. They go on coracles to the islands. In Thangachimadam, Pamban and Mandapam, seaweed is grown for commercial use. “We collect mainly...
Regulating higher education…
In India, the structure for higher education has been evolving over a period of 125 years, right from British times...
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