Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast.

Economy

Possessing the fifth largest economy (2003-2004) among states in India, Tamil Nadu is also the second most industrialised state next to Maharastra. http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/scores.xls It ranks tenth in per capita income (2003-2004). It ranks third in foreign direct investment approvals (cumulative 1991-2002) of Rs. 22,582.64 crores, next only to Maharashtra (Rs. 36,602.41 crores) and Delhi (Rs. 30,303.79 crores). The State's investment constitutes 9.12 % of the total FDI in the country http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/22/stories/2005042211030100.htm. Unlike many other states, the economic resources are quite spread out, rather than concentrated in a small industrialised area.

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According to the 2001 Census, Tamil Nadu has the highest level of urbanization (43.86 %) in India, accounting for 6% of India?s total population and 9.6% of the urban population. Tamil Nadu has a network of about 110 industrial parks and estates offering developed plots with supporting infrastructurehttp://www.tidelpark.com/http://www.itpchennai.com/. Also, the state government is promoting other industrial parks like Rubber Park, Apparel Parks, Floriculture Park, TICEL Park for Biotechnology http://www.ticelbiopark.com/, Siruseri IT Park, and Agro Export Zones among others.

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The Tamil Nadu state government owns the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL)http://www.tnpl.co.in/, the world's biggest bagasse based Paper mills in Karur as well as the world's sixth largest manufacturer of watches together with TATA, under the brandname of "Titan" http://www.tata.com/titan/. 55% of all wind-generated electricity in India is created by windmills in Tamil Nadu. Renowned Danish wind power company NEG Micon has established its manufacturing unit in Chennai.http://www.vestas.com/dk/Home/index.asp

Related Topics:
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers - Bagasse - Karur - TATA - NEG Micon

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Tamilnadu is leading producer of Cement in India ,it is the home for leading cement brands in the country such as Chettinad cements(Karur), Dalmia cements(Dalmiapuram), Ramco cements(Madras cement ltd.,), etc.,

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Textiles

The textile industry plays a significant role in the Indian economy by providing direct employment to an estimated 35 million people, and thereby contributing 4% of GDP and 35 % of Gross Export Earnings. The textile sector contributes to 14% of the manufacturing sector. The city of Tirupur, in Tamil Nadu is the largest garment exporter in India and sometimes refered to as Textile valley of India. In 2004, the export turnover from the town was more than Rs 5,000 crores. Some 7,000 garment units in the town provides employment opportunity to 1 million people. 56% of India's total knitwear exports come from Tirupur. The Export Import Policy of 2002-2007 acknowledges Tirupur for its contribution to the export efforts

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Tirupur - Textile valley of India

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Industrial

Many heavy engineering and manufacturing-based companies are centered around the suburbs of Chennai. Chennai boasts the presence of global car manufacturing giants like Ford, Hyundai and Mitsubishi as well as indigenous companies like MRF, TI cycles of India, Ashok Leyland, Royal Enfield and TVS. The Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant, Neyveli Lignite Power Plant and the Narimanam Natural Gas Plants are major sources of Tamil Nadu's electricity. As of 2005, Tamil Nadu is one of the few Indian states with surplus power electricity, enabling the electrical authority to sell it to neighbouring states. India's leading steel producer SAIL has a steel plant in Salem, Tamilnadu http://www.sail.co.in/plant_special_salem.asp.

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Ford - Hyundai - Mitsubishi - MRF - TI cycles - Ashok Leyland - Royal Enfield - TVS - Kalpakkam - Neyveli - Narimanam - SAIL

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The town of Sivakasi is a leader in the areas of printing, fireworks, and safety matches. It was fondly called as Kutty Japan or "little Japan" by Mr.Jawaharlal Nehru. It contributes to 80% of India's production of safety matches as well as 90% of India's total fireworks production. Sivakasi provides over 60% of India's total offset printing solutions and ranks as one of the highest taxpaying towns in India. Sivakasi also is a 100% employed town, putting it in the company of very few towns in India.

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Sivakasi - Japan - Jawaharlal Nehru

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Agriculture

Tamil Nadu has historically been an agricultural state, while its advances in other fields launched the state into competition with other areas. Even so, Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of agricultural products in India. Tamil Nadu agriculture is heavily dependent on the river water and Monsoon rains. The perennial rivers are Palar, Cheyyar, Ponnaiyar, Kaveri, Meyar, Bhavani, Amaravati, Vaigai, Chittar & Tamaraparani. Non-perennial rivers include the Vellar, Noyal, Suruli, Gundar, Vaipar, Valparai and Varshali.

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Kaveri - Bhavani - Vaigai - Tamaraparani

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Tamil Nadu is also the leading producer of Kambu, Cholam, ground nuts, oil, seeds and sugar cane in India.

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At present Tamil Nadu is India's second biggest producer of rice, next to Punjab where there is perennial source of irrigation.http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/agriculture.htm.

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Tamil Nadu is the home to Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, known as the "father of the Green Revolution" in India. http://www.mssrf.org/index.htm

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Dr. M.S. Swaminathan - Green Revolution

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Biotechnology

The Government of Tamil Nadu has established Biotechnology Enterprise Zones (Bio-Valleys) along the lines of Silicon Valley to exploit the bioresources of the State. The Bio-valleys aim at leveraging the bioresources of the agro-ecological zones of Tamil Nadu.

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• Biotechnology Incubator Park Near Chennai: Ticel Park was set up at a cost of Rs. 40 crores by the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) in association with Cornell University, USA. This Incubator Park will mainly focus on agriculture, medical, environment and industrial biotechnology opportunities. The Park will provide centralized services to a large number of individual enterprises to develop and commercialise products and patents. http://www.ticelbiopark.com/index.html.
• Women's Biotechnology Park Kelambakkam: The Women?s Biotechnology Park at Kelambakkam near Chennai will continue to receive support from the Government. This Park will mainly focus on microenterprise and traditional biotechnologies. http://www.biotechpark.com/index.html
• Medicinal Plants Biotechnology Park, Madurai: A Medicinal Plants Biotechnology Park will be set up near Madurai. This Park will focus on medicinal plants and opportunities for sourcing of raw materials in a sustainable manner and value addition to scientifically tested herbal medicines.This Park will be established in the Industrial Park promoted by State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd., (SIPCOT) near Kodaikanal Road where 380 acres (1.5 km²). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1264569.stm
• Marine Biotechnology Park , Madapam: A Marine Biotechnology Park will be set up in the Mandapam area for promoting ecologically sustainable Marine Biotechnology Enterprises including the use of seaweeds, production of oysters, mussels, eel, crabs and other sea food items. Emphasis will also be given on conservation and regeneration of mangroves, sea grass and organization of low external input sustainable aquaculture (LEISA).
• Bioinformatics and Genomics Centre (BGC), Chennai: BGC is located in TIDEL Park, Chennai. This Centre will explore the Indian genetic pool, exploit the germplasm base available and leverage on the existing pool of Indian bioinformatic scientists and low cost local software skills. http://www.tidelpark.com/

Software

Chennai is the Second leading Software exporter in India, next to Bangalore. India's largest IT park is housed at Chennai.Software exports from Tamil Nadu rose from Rs. 7,600 crore in 2003-04 to Rs. 11,000 in 2004-05. So far this year, they stood at Rs. 10,700 croreshttp://www.hindu.com/2005/06/20/stories/2005062013350700.htm. Chennai is a hub for e-publishing, as there are 47 e-publishing units registered with the STPI in Chennai and 25 in Bangalore. Companies such as Cognizant, Covansys, Ford Information Technology, Xansa, Verizon, iSoft, Electronic Data Systems and many others have all opened offices in Chennai. Infosys Technologies has set up India's largest software development centre to house 25,000 software professionals at an estimated investment of Rs 1,250 crore (Rs 12.50 billion) in Chennaihttp://in.rediff.com/money/2004/feb/26infosys.htm. India's largest IT park is housed at Chennai, jointly made by Ascendas India Ltd, a Singapore-based company engaged in providing business space solutions, and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)http://www.elcot.com/itnews/apr05/nie020405.htm.

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Cognizant - Covansys - Ford Information Technology - Xansa - Verizon - ISoft - Electronic Data Systems

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Businees Process Outsourcing Services

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Chennai is now emerging as the most preferred destination for high-end BPOs in financial services, healthcare and other back-office services for multinational companies. Companies like Congruent Solutions (back-end services for California-based retirement funds), Secova eServices (HR service provider for US clients), Lason India (data processing for healthcare and financial services clients in the US) and OfficeTiger (outsourcing of creative works) have set up centres here to take advantage of Chennai's "quality talent pool and infrastructure". Stanchart, eServe (Citibank),ABN AMRO and World Bank have also chosen the city for their back-office functions. http://www.elcot.com/itnews/mar05/net010305.htm

Related Topics:
Congruent Solutions - Secova eServices - Lason India - OfficeTiger - Stanchart - EServe - ABN AMRO - World Bank

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