Day: October 22, 2019

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said the government’s stringent commitment to low inflation has resulted in farm distress by adversely impacting support price for agricultural produce. Striking a note of caution, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has more faith incorporates than him.

Nissan India launched the CVT version of its Datsun GO and GO+ at a price of Rs 5.94 lakh and Rs 6.58 lakh, respectively. According to a press release, Datsun GO and GO+ are the first models in their respective segments introduced with CVT (continuously variable transmission) – Nissan’s transmission technology.

New Holland Agriculture was recently awarded three Silver Medals by the independent expert committee appointed by the DLG German Agricultural Society for innovations that improve operator comfort, raise productivity and reduce running costs in harvesting and baling operations.

With rains lashing city for the past few days, the Meteorological Department announced the onset of North-East monsoon this week across Tamilnadu. Residents in the neighbourhood are in hopes of a beneficial season. Resident Welfare Associations have taken steps to rope in rainwater harvesting systems in their homes while some activists continue to promote the cause of saving water.

For T Ponnammal, teaching has always been her calling. She made heads turn among education community after she bagged the ‘Best Teacher Award’ from Tamilnadu government. The honour was bestowed by Minister of School Education, KA Sengottaiyan in a ceremony held recently.

With North East monsoon predicted to lash the city, the neighbourhood received good showers in the last few days. But the grim question lies here. Are we rain-ready? Partially no. While the corporation has desilted the stormwater drains and underway in a few areas, the residents are worried about battered roads and potholes. The local body officials reassure that there would be no repeat of 2015 episode.

Since a long time now, garbage disposal has been a problem for the residents of Zone 12. With Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) practicing door-to-door collection, most of the cans are removed to facilitate the process. Despite doing so, several street corners are littered with all kinds of waste. Although the corporation has time and again emphasised on segregation, little has been done from the scratch.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India has never been the aggressor but its armed forces are capable of giving a befitting reply to those who cast an evil eye on it. The Navy has maintained vigilance to ensure that 26/11 is not repeated, Singh added while addressing the media at the Naval Commanders Conference.

Atlas Copco announced that it has unveiled next-generation mining and water well compressors in Tiruchengode. The firm stated that it has set new standards in the portable air compressor segment with the launch of four compressors.

Ryan is a celebrity sports nutritionist with clients that include two Guinness world record-holders, two Olympic medalists, cricketers, a host of south Indian film stars and CEOs.