Tamil Nadu government

Tamil Nadu Launched Project Nilgiri Tahr with Rs 25 Crore Budget

Tamil Nadu Government has announced the 'Nilgiri Tahr Project', India's first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at restoring the state animal's original habitat and stabilizing its population. The 'Nilgiri Tahr Project' is a five-year program with a budget of Rs 25.14 crore. It...

Tamil Nadu govt declared Arittapatti village in Madurai as a biodiversity heritage site

The Tamil Nadu Government, issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. The site comprising 139.63 hectares in Arittapatti village (Melur block) and 53.8 hectares in Meenakshipuram village (Madurai...

Nation’s first slender loris habitat in Karur, Dindigul districts of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government has notified the country’s first Kadavur slender loris sanctuary covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts of the State, Chief Minister M K Stalin. The species, listed as endangered as per the International Union for the...