Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Sunday said services and the manufacturing sectors have an equal and important role to play in India's growth story, adding that the services sector should not be given 'stepchild treatment'.
The strength of India and its aim to become a developed country lie in the strength of its states and the Union territories, and it would not be easy to reach the target without the contribution from all parts of the country, said Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal.
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Sunday said his conglomerate has committed to making new investments in Tamil Nadu in renewable energy and green hydrogen, and he was confident that the state government under MK Stalin will support its forthcoming initiatives.
Two people were killed and four were injured in the past 15 days in Bandalur Nilgiri district in a leopard attack and the road was blocked at Pandalur for 11 hours to catch the leopard in Gudalur constituency on Saturday night.
Due to this flooding, tourists are prohibited from bathing near the waterbodies adjacent to the Old Courtallam Falls, which is a major tourist attraction in the district, an official said.
Kovilpatti Nagar, Inammaniyachi, Chitangulam, Ilupbaiyurani, Mooppanpatti, Pandavarmangalam, Manditoppu, and Nalatin Puthur were the places in the district where the rain was heavy.
According to a statement by the High Commission of Singapore in India, Singapore and its companies will strengthen economic cooperation with the state of Tamil Nadu.
Light to moderate spells of rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in several districts of Tamil Nadu during the next three hours, said a nowcast warning issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre on Saturday.