Inside the iconic Kannan and Co. Goli Soda factory | Video Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy Holding on to the legacy drink, Kannan and Co. Goli Soda in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, is successfully marching towards its 100th year. The company was established in 1924 when S.V. Kannusami Mudaliyar decided to set up a goli soda … Read more
With large FMCGs in India being questioned about misleading labels and the high sugar content in their products, the spotlight is back on the Indian farmer. The pandemic did bring about a mindset to eat clean and buy directly from the source, but recent headlines have urged more people to take the natural route. We … Read more
Chennai: A drug monitoring system to record stock of medicines available in primary health centres, district headquarters hospitals and medical colleges was launched on Monday. Health workers such as nurses have been trained to feed data on drugs in the system, said health minister Ma Subramaniam after launching the system. “We decided to bring in … Read more
The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (GST) zone has eight executive, three audit and three appeal commissionerates and has a tax base of 4.57 lakh tax payers administered by Central GST authorities, which has contributed 8.12% of all of India’s GST revenue and 4.72%of the all-India Central Excise Revenue in 2022-23. The … Read more
Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers eased to 5.99 per cent and 5.84 per cent, respectively, in May. Point-to-point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (consumer price index-agricultural labourers and CPI-RL (rural labourers) stood at 6.50 per cent and 6.52 per cent respectively in April 2023 and 6.67 per cent and 7.00 … Read more
On January 8, 1819, sitting in Dimbatty valley, the Collector of Coimbatore, John Sullivan, wrote to Sir Thomas Munro, who was Governor of Madras: “My dear Colonel, I have been in the Highlands for the last week. This is the finest country… it resembles I suppose Switzerland more than any other part of Europe… it … Read more
Rajagopalan Iyer makes degree coffee | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj Tucked away in a narrow lane within the Adi Kumbeswarar temple complex in Kumbakonam is Sri Mangalambika Vilas Coffee Hotel. With a low roof that partially hides the name board, it is easy to miss, but for the aroma of fresh coffee being brewed. Sri … Read more
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: While the vote counting for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 is underway in the state. Congress has crossed the halfway mark leading in 124 seats, while BJP has been leading in 74 assembly seats. DK Shivakumar has won the seat but the Congress is not too sure speculating about a race … Read more
Demand for grants for Departments of Backward Classes, Environment & Forests, and Housing to be tabled in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly today. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Demand for grants for Departments of Backward Classes, Environment & Forests, and Housing to be tabled in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly today. Minister of State for … Read more
A road laid in the reserve forest area in Gangadhara Nellore Assembly constituency. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The decades-long ordeal of the residents of Vanadurgapuram to take 18-km detour that includes a stretch in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu to reach their nearest mandal headquarters of Palasamudram, just 3 km away from their habitation, appears … Read more