Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's Cooperative Department will hold weekly camps for long-term loans up to Rs 30 lakh for farm machinery, cold storage and livestock, it said on Oct 14, 2026.

CapitaLand unveiled its Rs 1,940 crore, 53 MW Chennai data centre in Ambattur on October 15, 2026; completion is targeted for the end of 2026.

IMD said on October 15, 2026 the southwest monsoon had withdrawn from all of India and northeast monsoon rain had begun over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and south Karnataka.

Tamil Nadu said on October 16, 2026 it will sell fine rice at Rs 30 a kg through Amudham and cooperative stores, releasing about 25,000 tonnes as open-market prices reach Rs 75-85.

The Madras High Court on October 15, 2026 stayed until November 2 an order for 200 lakh ration palm oil packets for Diwali after a supplier's challenge.

Reliance Consumer Products launched Joyland flavoured milk at Rs 20 in Tamil Nadu on October 14, 2026, entering a market led by Amul, ITC, Mother Dairy and Aavin.

Mettur dam's level fell to about 61 feet by October 13, 2026 and irrigation discharge was cut to 10,000 cusecs, putting the Cauvery delta's samba paddy at risk.

A 26-kg bag of Ponni rice in Tamil Nadu rose from about Rs 1,400 in July to Rs 1,900 in October 2026 as paddy arrivals fell, traders say.

Tamil Nadu has sanctioned Rs 603.34 crore to pay cane farmers Rs 709.50 a tonne over FRP for 2025-26, taking the price to Rs 4,000 a tonne, before Deepavali.