Chennai moves to turn hi-tech textile hub
Auto companies apart, Chennai may soon become the hot spot of technical textile units.
The Textiles Ministry has agreed to part-fund the setting up of the Rs 117.07 crore Pallavada Technical Text
TN tops in green energy installations
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to exceed its total clean energy capacity installations over its thermal ones. The state’s renewable energy installations have surpassed coal-based
Gold buyers go online shopping
Convinced about the convenience and security of online deals, net-savvy Indians are now shopping for gold and diamond jewellery online. With this, most online jewellery portals are pegging to double
NRIs, foreigners seek virtual blessings
Global recession has proved good for Ganesha! Non-resident Indians and even other foreigners are making a virtual rush this season to seek the blessings of this Remover of Obstacles through pujas and
Netizens welcome central cyber plan
The home ministry’s decision to set up a central cyber surveillance agency has ruffled a few feathers in the country that already boasts of a host of intelligence cells.
The idea has been broadly ter
Hotels shift focus to corporates
Crimping foreign tourists owing to global slowdown has forced hospitality sector to re-orient itself to focus on corporate segment for better gains.
With corporates too cutting down on their travel
Husband as paymaster? No thanks
The Union government’s idea of making husbands pay salaries to their wives or homemakers has not gone down very well with many women.
The draft Bill being considered by the Women and Child Developmen
More in store for business travellers
Business travellers to Chennai, who dominate the lodging segment of the city’s hospitality sector, will get more options to choose from with the state capital expected to add 3,000-plus rooms in the n
CPT may lose share of car export
With car manufacturers in the state exploring new routes to ensure timely delivery of exports, Krishnapatnam port, located some 180 km from Chennai near Nellore, is emerging a strong contender for the
Gold traders fret over 30% dip in demand
Gold traders in Chennai are an upset lot with retail demand for jewellery diving to a record low. For the first time in the last two years, gold jewellery demand has dipped by over 30 per this quarter