Shivakumar

Journalist/ Georgian

[Shivakumar @cshivakumar]

India has taken a significant step towards integrating its nuclear programme with its clean energy ambitions, commissioning the world's first hydrogen production facility that uses nuclear process heat from a fast breeder reactor @NewIndianXpress @iaeaorg

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Results of the Common University Undergraduate Test to be released today, says @NTA_Exams. The agency's stand on @telegram stands vindicated, Dir Gen Abhishek Singh tells @NewIndianXpress @xpresstn

[Chennai Updates @UpdatesChennai]

🚨🚨CMDA which is a planning authority will exit all its construction businesses - Vada Chennai thittam, libraries, padipagam, toilets and other things which has pushed them to loses . To solely focus on land pooling, urban layout, approvals etc. The new Govt has abolished the CMDA Ministry too. Chennai barely saw any new layout & land pooling which would now change. Previous Govt had totally ruined CMDA and we might finally be looking at urban planning bodies act like one. Used to pray for things like this. Well done @CMDA_Official @CMOTamilnadu 🙏🙏👏

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

TNIE EXCLUSIVE: Five visually impaired flyers to the US denied brding by @cathaypacific @BLRAirport. Excess lugg fee of 1.12 lakh but link shared didn't work, say flyers. Airline says psgrs couldn't pay b4 flgt. Flyers allege #discrimination due 2 disability @DGCAIndia @xpresstn

[Vanessa Peter @VanessaPeter16]

Introducing #PolicyMatters — a new knowledge series by @ircduc exploring policies that impact vulnerable communities.

From implementation challenges to accountability and justice, the series aims to spark informed dialogue for inclusive governance.

📍 Stay Tuned.

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

70-yr-old Ashok Bahar, who took up the #Neetug exam @ Lucknow says the cancellation traumatised him too much & he fell ill & underwent med tests. Plans to file a HC petition seeking that May 3 marks be considered for snr citizens with a 1% reservation in med coll @xpresstn

[T Muruganandham @muruga_TNIE]

In yet another twist in the ongoing AIADMK turmoil, 17 MLAs give letter to Assembly Secretary seeking to elect Edappadi K Palaniswami as the AIADMK legislature party

@xpresstn

@NewIndianXpress

[T Muruganandham @muruga_TNIE]

The election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will be held at 9.30 a.m on Tuesday, the 12th May, 2026.

The Seventeenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has been summoned to meet for its first session at 9.30 a.m on Monday, May 11 2026, in the Legislative Assembly Chamber in the State Secretariat.

The newly elected Members will make and subscribe to the oath or affirmation on that day.

The Members who have been elected are requested to bring the Certificate of Election without fail while presenting themselves for making and subscribing the Oath or Affirmation.

@xpresstn

@NewIndianXpress

[Dr. Arun Gupta MD FIAP (Ped) @Moveribfan]

https://t.co/SwNU0xn8yx

@binoyvalsan writes about FOPL battle of India between public health interest and commercial interests.

Question remains will India soon get a warning label alerts informing people that product is HIgh in Sugar , Salt or bad fats.

@MoHFW_INDIA you have the opportunity to make this happen.

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Proud to work in a newspaper like @NewIndianXpress which highlighted the backlash over the #jnanpith award to @Vairamuthu rather than eulogised the #metoo accused like other newspapers did @Chinmayi

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Air India seeks temporary exemption from @DGCAIndia from Flight Duty Time Limitations for its intl pilots due to #WestAsiaCrisis and the longish route its planes have to take to reach European cities @NewIndianXpress @xpresstn #IranWar #israel

[S A PRAVEENA @SAPRAVEENA1]

Despite TN govt spending ₹57.75 for lunch for #sanitaryworkers in Chennai,workers say mostly they were provided with only varietyrice,which is not satisfactory. @xpresstn found at outside eatery-white rice,fishcurry, sambar,rasam,veggies were provided at just ₹50 & it's filling

[The New Indian Express @NewIndianXpress]

@Lolita_TNIE Following widespread disruptions in #Indigo’s flight operations, senior officers from the Civil Aviation Ministry began inspections at ten major airports across the country.

https://t.co/3frChgSAXT

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

The Tata-owned @airindia & @AirIndiaX smoothly implemented the new roster for flgt ops crew frm Nov 1 while rival @IndiGo6E collapsed. Brilliant mgmt, planning & hiring pilots saved Air India grp. They could even trial run software b4 D-day @DGCAIndia @TataCompanies @xpresstn

[Shivakumar @cshivakumar]

@CPMumbaiPolice @chennaicorp @kgbias @mkstalin

[Jagan Jan Santhosh @santhosh_jagjan]

Pls save us!
Pls read the comment for full issue
@chennaicorp @ChennaiTraffic @chennaipolice_ @mkstalin @MoHFW_INDIA @SwachhBharatGov @polimernews @puthiyathalaimu @NewsJTamil @behindwoods @timesofindia

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Flyer fume as some Indigo flgts had huge delays on Wed. Chandigarh-Del had a 6h delay. @IndiGo6E cites 'operational reasons, Mum/Del arpt congestion. @DelhiAirport said NO congestion @NewIndianXpress @DGCAIndia @XpressOdisha @xpresskerala @MoCA_GoI @RamMNK https://t.co/C5IOfDfaE4

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Air India has requested the Centre to help it get consent to operate through sensitive areas in China to offset losses suffered due to #Pakistan airspace closure. With the blockade on for the 7th month now @airindia has suffered ₹4k cr loss until last month @DGCAIndia @xpresstn

[Jayaram Venkatesan @JayaramArappor]

Arappor’s Immediate Response to Government’s Statement of Ramsar Pallikaranai Marshland
Since media people have asked for a clarification from our side to Government’s response of Ramsar Pallikaranai marsh, we are posting a short clarification immediately. More detailed explanations will follow.

The response of the Government has only raised more questions than answers. If at all, anything, it has only confirmed our allegations even more strongly. The Government has not said that the proposed site does not come under Ramsar. Rather, they have tried saying that there is no Ramsar Pallikaranai Marshland ‘officially’ in the first place yet. It only shows that there is no political will to save the Marshlands. What is the purpose of designation of Ramsar if the Government is not interested in saving Marshland?

Firstly, I would like to point out that Ramsar lands need not be notified for its applicability to be covered under the Wetland (Conservation and Management) rules 2017. The Guidelines for implementing Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 clearly say the following in Section II
The provisions of Wetlands Rules apply to:
a) Wetlands designated by the Government of India to the List of Wetlands of International
Importance under the provisions of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention).
[Ref. Rule 3 (a) of Wetlands Rule]
b) Wetlands notified under the rules by the Central Government, State Government and UT
Administration. [Ref. Rule 3 (b) of Wetlands Rule]

The above clearly means that the rule is applicable to Ramsar sites from the date of designation which is April 8, 2022 here. Only for wetlands other than Ramsar, for which any state of central or union territory wants to make it as wetland under this rule needs to notified separately and the rule is applicable to such wetlands from such date of notification.

Secondly, this is also clear from the DIPR press release which has stated from section 66 of Guidelines that
“All Ramsar Sites, deemed covered under these Rules, shall also be notified as per the process laid out in paragraphs 57-64. This is proposed to ensure that the site boundaries are properly delineated and the knowledge about the same is available in public domain. It is adused that the information in the ‘Brief Document’ may be consistent with Ramsar Site Information Sheet (RSIS), submitted to the Ramsar Convention during site designation or RSIS updated thereafter”

The above says that all Ramsar sites, deemed covered under these rules. This means that all Ramsar sites once designated are automatically covered under the rules as explained above. The guidelines further say that they also needs to be notified as per para 57 to 64 for the purpose to ensure site boundaries are properly delineated and the knowledge of the same is available in the public domain. It must be understood that Ramsar sites needs to be notified only for this purpose and not for applicability of the rules in the first place.
Therefore, the rule, that no permanent construction can be made is applicable to the Ramsar site survey numbers from the date of designation.

Other than this, it is already clear how the Government has delayed the process of Integrated management plan by more than 3 years now. The delineation of the boundary of survey numbers that NCSCM is doing can change the actual boundary in the map by a few inches here and there, but it cannot change the Ramsar survey numbers itself. Brigade’s survey numbers and the entire 14.7 acres of land are well within Ramsar not only from the original map of State Wetland Authority but also clear from the recent map of CMDA issued in October 2025! Therefore, The Government’s effort is nothing but trying to hide an elephant in a plate of rice.

It must be understood that as per Government’s own admission only 698 hectares are with forest dept as Pallikaranai marsh. Why did the TN Government then include the rest of 550 hectares, many of them in private hands today, as part of Ramsar to make it 1247 hectares and designate it in April 2022?? It is because all these today’s private lands were also originally part of the Marsh and were given patta at various points of time illegally.

The Government must realize its wrongdoing and must immediately cancel the environment clearance and plan approval given to Brigade Morgan Heights immediately and take action against those responsible for wrongdoing.

More detailed explanation as video will follow as well.

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Another EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: With new airports opening up & airlines launching new routes frequently, there is a crying need to increase Air Traffic Control Officers acr India for psg safety. Tot 8k offcrs needed
@NewIndianXpress
@MoCA_GoI @DGCAIndia
@RamMNK
https://t.co/IQE8ojnwff

[Shivakumar @cshivakumar]

writingonblog uncensored: US tariff shock puts 75,000 Tamil Nadu leather jobs at risk @clriindia
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