CHENNAI: Industries Minister TRB Rajaa on Monday launched the first international conference, 'Tamil Nadu Land Use 2025: Research and Innovation for a Sustainable Future,' at the IIT Madras Research Park, marking 15 years since the formation of the Tamil Nadu State Land Use Research Board (TNSLURB) under the State Planning Commission.
The two-day event aims to strengthen evidence-based planning and foster collaboration between researchers, policymakers and planners on sustainable land and resource management.
TRB Rajaa also released two publications: Land Use Research in Tamil Nadu: 15 Years of TNSLURB, highlighting the board’s work over the years, and Vaduvoor: A Landscape of Wings, a coffee-table book based on a study by the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, suppor