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Monday12 Oct 2026

Tamil Nadu

Grey-headed lapwing arrives early at Pallikaranai as 2026 bird migratory season begins in Chennai

The 2026 migratory season around Chennai opened with a grey-headed lapwing, a long-distance traveller from East Asia, reaching the Pallikaranai marsh on 20 September, nearly two weeks ahead of its usual first-week-of-Oct...

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Strong El Niño 2026 may bring heavy northeast monsoon rain and cyclones to Tamil Nadu

While a strong El Niño expected in 2026 usually weakens rainfall across much of India, Tamil Nadu could see the opposite: heavy northeast monsoon rain and cyclones, fed by moist Bay of Bengal winds and warmer seas. El Ni...

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Iron Age skeletons, 1.9-metre iron spear found at Thelunganur near Mettur in Salem district

The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology has unearthed the complete skeletal remains of two Iron Age individuals at Thelunganur, close to Mettur Dam in Salem district. Among the iron objects recovered are a 1.9-metre spe...

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