T he disbursal of funds by the Union government to help States tackle the devastation caused by natural disasters continues ...

India’s agriculture sector, which contributes about 18 per cent to the country’s GDP, employs around 50 per cent of the ...

Currently, NDRF consists of 16 battalions drawn from paramilitary forces like BSF, CRPF, CISF, and ITBP and is trained to handle natural and man-made disasters such as earthquakes, floods, cyclones, ...

DMK MP Kanimozhi had an interesting comment to make after the union budget was over. This was the first time she sat in Parliament for a Bihar state budget ...

Chennai: Water-borne diseases, mostly caused by contaminated water and food, peaked in the city in Dec, indicating poor ...

A passenger traveling with IndiGo from Chandigarh to Delhi recently raised concerns about the accuracy of airport weighing machines after noticing inconsistent weight readings for the same bag at ...

This time, when cyclone Fengal played havoc in 2024, the state government demanded Rs 6635 crore from the Centre. Regarding the Chennai metro rail phase two project, the Centre had taken the stand ...

The Union Budget for 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, is a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu. The DMK government’s slew of requests, including allocation of funds ...

DHARMAPURI: Farmers urged the district administration to ensure completion of Ennaikolpudur-Thumbalahalli and Aliyalam-Thoolchetti Lake project during the grievance meeting at the district ...

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Meteorology this morning downgraded the cyclone warning for the low-pressure system from “moderate” to “low”, saying there was now only a 15 per cent chance of it turning into ...