April 2021

  TAMILNADU Central Tamil Nadu records highest polling, voter turnout dips across state   Palacode constituency in Dharmapuri district witnessed the highest voter turnout of 87.33% and Villivakkam segment in Chennai city the lowest, 55.52%.   Looking at region-wise voting pattern, constituencies in central TN recorded the highest voter turnout of 76%, followed by those in the … Read more

TAMILNADU Aquaculture company partners with Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University   South India-based farm diversification integrator Aqgromalin has announced its partnership with TANUVAS, the first veterinary and animal sciences university in Asia (in 1989). As part of the agreement, Aqgromalin will be inducted as a virtual (remote) incubatee into the Veterinary Incubation Foundation established … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu NGOs see foreign funding dip by 90%   Donations from abroad for NGOs in Tamil Nadu have dropped by 90%, pushing the state to fourth in the country in attracting funding under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). This has adversely impacted activities of many groups largely dependent on such contributions.   Data furnished … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu election ends peacefully with voter turnout of 71.79%   Polling in 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu went off peacefully barring minor scuffles among cadres and glitches in electronic voting machines in some parts of the state. The state recorded 71.79% voter turnout at the end of 12-hour polling amid the Covid pandemic. … Read more

TAMILNADU Three Migratory Birds Spotted in Coimbatore Bird watchers spotted these birds for the first time in Nanjarayan Tank in Coimbatore. From the first week of October, migratory birds will arrive at the water tank from all over the world and depart at the end of March the following year. Bird Species: ♦ Pacific golden … Read more