02.11.2026 - Tmt. Dr.M.Aarthi, I.A.S., Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women (TNCDW), visited DABD & ABIS-TBI Incubatee Product Promotion Centre (TIPPC), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore. During the visit, Dr.E.Somasundaram, Director, ABD, briefed on the various programmes being operated in DABD, TNAU, Coimbatore and Sri.A.V.Gnanasambandam Managing Director & CEO, ABIS-TBI, briefed on the various incubation programmes, activ

01.10.2026 - Shri. Arunachalam Muruganantham, widely known as the “Padman of India”, is a renowned social innovator and the inventor of the world’s first low-cost sanitary pad-making machine. Hailing from a small village near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, his pioneering efforts have significantly contributed to promoting menstrual hygiene, women’s empowerment and social entrepreneurship. Driven by the need to develop an affordable solution, he experimented extensively and developed

02.09.2026 - ABIS–TBI, TNAU, Coimbatore, participated in the "World Coconut Day 2026" celebration held in TNAU, Coimbatore. During the event, seven start-ups from ABIS–TBI, TNAU, Coimbatore showcased their innovative coconut-based value-added products. About 1000 Farmers from various FPO's and FPC's from across the State participated in the event. Officials from the State Department of Agriculture and Department of Agribusiness & Agrimarketing participated. The event provid