Cow elephants live in herds, but Monica lived the last decade of her life as a loner in the tea-covered Valparai plateau, Tamil Nadu. Since one herd hung out in an estate called Monica, the researchers named the ageing lead elephant with the torn ear after the place. “She was the poster girl of coexistence,” says Vijayakrishnan, who is fascinated …
The people of Sirudamur village in Chengalpattu district have been hoisting the Tricolour every day without fail since August 15, 2018. At 4 p.m. the flag is brought down," S. Vijayakrishnan, Associate Vice President, Esaf Small Finance Bank and the man behind this initiative, told IANS. He said the village has about 400 houses and one person has agreed to …
