A demeure en exil ? Etre réfugié tamoul sri lankais au Tamil Nadu

Economic and Ecological Benefits of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Tamil Nadu

The paper has quantified the benefits of SRI over non-SRI practices of rice cultivation in Tamil Nadu. The SRI practices have been found to save inputs substantially and to increase returns. Higher return has been attributed to increase in production as well as substantial reduction in cost of cultivation. The most impressive are the savings in water (22-39 per cent ) and seed (92 per cent). Th...

Outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu, India

Dengue is known in India since 1940s, but the disease is very limited in its spread. Dengue is becoming rampant in many states of southern India. As of now, no specific treatments (therapies) or vaccines are available against the disease. The people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where the dengue incidences are increasing, perceive this spurt as due to poor rainfall and power supply. We attempte...

Spotted fevers & typhus fever in Tamil Nadu.

Areca nut use in rural Tamil Nadu: a growing threat.

BACKGROUND Areca nut is the fourth main psychoactive substance in the world. In India, tobacco is added to the quid and the commercially manufactured nonperishable forms of betel quid (pan masala or gutkha) are on the rise in the market. OBJECTIVE To find out the prevalence of areca nut among the rural residents of Sriperambudur Taluk. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A community-based survey using pre-...

Genetic variation of 15 autosomal microsatellite loci in a Tamil population from Tamil Nadu, Southern India.

The genetic profiles for 15 autosomal microsatellite loci were analyzed in a Tamil population from Southern India to study the genetic diversities and relatedness of this population with other national and global populations. Statistical analyses of the data revealed all loci were within Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) expectations with the exception of the locus D5S818 (p=0.011). A significan...