Jayalalithaa the star of Tamil Nadu fades away
Sheela Mamidenna J. Jayalalithaa, the able and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, passed away on December 5 while undergoing treatment at Chennai. Known for her acumen as a keen administrator, shrewd politician and an erudite speaker, Jayalalithaa took on the development of the state of Tamil Nadu on a war footing with an iron hand. She realised early on in her career that people wanted an able administrator who would take care of all their needs and she listened to them. By offering freebies and massive subsidies, Jayalalithaa or 'Amma' as she was fondly called became the darling of her people. Among the most ambitious of her projects was the power generation and supply project. Power generation and supply Tamil Nadu, once power-surplus, literally ...
Rise in coal production can reduce Indias import bill
The Dollar Business Bureau Increase in domestic production and sharp fall in global prices can help India to reduce its coal import bill this year. In June, the country imported 20.18 million tonnes of coal, almost equal to the shipment quantity of the same month last year, a report said citing a data collected by a private agency. During the last fiscal, the import of coal including coke and briquettes was worth $17.47 billion, which was 6.5% more than $16.47 billion imported a year ago, according to the government data. However in March this year, the import value of the commodity fell marginally to $1.50 billion from $1.57 billion recorded in the corresponding month of the previous year. Decline in import value ...
