Chennai

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Erratic rainfall clouds butterfly migration in Tamil Nadu

Declining butterfly migration in Tamil Nadu has worried environmentalists as these insects play a crucial role in pollination and pest control, besides serving as indicators to temperature changes and pollution levels.

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This transwoman empowers children through education

Raised by a single mother, Smiley Thabu, a 31-year-old transwoman, strives to give children and youth from marginalised communities near Chennai a boost in life by giving supplementary lessons and skill development programmes.