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Sarathi Tamil Nadus wheelchair accessible transportation service for the disabled which is an initiative of city-based NGO Swarga Foundation is offering free service all through August as part of Independence Day month.DC

Coimbatore: Sarathi eases mobility for differently abled in Coimbatore

.The interiors of the vehicle are designed so that the traveler is comfortable throughout the journey, regardless of the...

4 Aug 2018 4:24 AM IST

Currently, there are 74 TB C&DST laboratories which are certified by RNTCP for one or more diagnostic technologies. Out of the 74 TB C&DST laboratories, 45 laboratories are certified for all the three diagnostic technologies.

War against Tuberculosis intensifies

World Health Organization's (WHO) EndTB Strategy' and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations...

28 July 2018 2:03 AM IST

Tunnel mist chamber used to grow plants. (Photo:DC)

Coimbatore: Genial farmer tries leaf culture to grow plants

Multiple saplings of the respective plant species can be grown at one go.

21 July 2018 2:09 AM IST

Tunnel mist chamber used to grow plants. (Photo:DC)

Coimbatore: Genial farmer tries leaf culture to grow plants

Multiple saplings of the respective plant species can be grown at one go.

21 July 2018 2:09 AM IST

Currently, 50 per cent of the countrys population is directly or indirectly involved in agriculture.

Will Biotech push help fulfill PM's dream?

Farm technology in India has traditionally followed a top-down approach despite farmers being the most important cog in...

8 July 2018 6:34 AM IST

The World Bank has predicted that by 2050, half of Indias population will be urban.

Why not robots, AI in fields?

Tech can help double farmers' income by 2022.

8 July 2018 6:31 AM IST

On occasion of the 48th Foundation Day and Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Graduation Day of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), teaching and non-teaching staff recognized for services that they have rendered to the university. (Photo:DC)

Coimbatore: 561 farmers, entrepreneurs become farm tech graduates

The three-year programme offered at the university and its constituency colleges run into six semesters and students are...

5 July 2018 3:29 AM IST

R. Manikandan (39) has donated blood as many as 55 times till date. (Photo:DC)

Chennai: A lifetime in donating blood and saving lives

His tryst with blood donation started while he was just 17 years old.

15 Jun 2018 3:05 AM IST

A view of the Siruvani Dam. (Photo: DC)

More rains bring copious inflows into Kovai reservoirs

Coimbatore and its neighboring districts received a total of 312.80 mm rainfall and an average of 26.07 mm rainfall on...

14 Jun 2018 5:45 AM IST

Left with no choice, schools in the textile city have implemented the Ban Homework rule for class I and II students. (File Photo). (Photo: DC)

No homework rule for kids: Parents, academics happy with scenario

Majority of parents & academicians whom DC spoke with are happy that the no homework rule' for class I and II is...

10 Jun 2018 6:06 AM IST

University Grants Commission

UGC asks varsities to launch anti-spitting campaigns

Mr Rajnish Jain, secretary of the UGC stated that the government of India has initiated the campaign with the aim of...

26 May 2018 5:46 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University displays alternative sweetener

The department of entomology at the university organizes bee-keeping at the campus every month that has many takers.

20 May 2018 2:52 AM IST