Newspaper Publication - 16th AGM of Chennai Ferrous Industries Limited

September 3, 2026 Corporate Relationship Department, BSE Limited PJ Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai - 400 001 Scrip Code: 539011 ISIN: INE777O01016 Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Newspaper Advertisement - 16th AGM of the Company Pursuant to Regulations 30 and 47 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and in compliance with applicable circulars issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”), please find enclosed herewith copies of Newspaper Advertisement regarding Notice of 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company scheduled to be held on Friday, September 25, 2026 at 2:30 P.M. (IST) through Video Conferencing (VC)/Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM), dispatch of Notice to Shareholders, Book Closure and e-voting information, published in Makkal Kural (in Tamil) and Trinity Mirror (in English) on 2nd September 2026. The advertisements mentioned above shall also be available on the website of the Company at www.chennaiferrous.com. Kindly take the above information on record. Thanking you, For Chennai Ferrous Industries Limited Balamurugan M Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: as above CHENNAI - 2-SEPTEMBER-2026 Why is every coconut Innovation in Schizophrenia research gets focus at meet held in City suddenly expensive? Chennai, Sept 2: The 12th edition of the -: Pooja S :- the story. A quiet International Conference on If you've bought a coconut in t e c h n o l o g i c a l Schizophrenia (IConS XII), Chennai over the past few weeks, revolution is arriving organised by the Schizophrenia you've probably noticed it. The in coconut farms. The Research Foundation (India), was price has quietly climbed. Tender next worker helping held from August 20 to 22 at The coconuts cost more than they did farmers may not be Savera Hotel in Chennai, marking a few months ago. Coconut oil another labourer - it 25 years of the international has become costlier. Even a simple may be AI conference. coconut used for cooking or a Across India, The three-day conference, themed temple offering is no longer as researchers and agri- “Innovations in Mental Health: inexpensive as it once was. tech companies are Research and Practice,” brought In Chennai’s retail markets this using AI-powered together researchers, clinicians, week, one kilogram of coconut is tools to monitor mental-health professionals and selling between Rs.69 and Rs.82, coconut plantations experts from India and abroad to interventions. conference was the Spotlight Debate compared to around Rs.63 just from the sky. Drones discuss emerging developments in The inaugural ceremony and on “Renaming Schizophrenia,” weeks ago - a sharp increase that equipped with high- schizophrenia research and mental- Silver Jubilee celebration on August moderated by Professor Keshavan. consumers are feeling every day. resolution cameras can as a farming issue; it is now part health practice. 20 was attended by Dr Ashoo The discussion examined perspectives Whether it is a roadside tender detect signs of disease long before of conversations on economic The conference featured pre- Grover, Scientist G and Head of the on diagnosis and identity, as well as coconut vendor or a neighbourhood they become visible to the human resilience and national security. conference workshops, plenary Delivery Research Division, ICMR, the implications of language used grocery store, the humble coconut eye. Satellite imagery helps identify India is also encouraging a smarter sessions, symposia, poster as Chief Guest, and Dr Darez in mental-health terminology. has suddenly become one of the water stress across plantations, approach to agriculture through presentations, the 6th Dr Ahamed, IAS, Secretary to the The conference marked the latest food items to witness a while soil sensors measure moisture digital farming, precision irrigation Sarada Menon Oration and a Government of Tamil Nadu, Health Silver Jubilee of IConS, which noticeable price surge. levels and recommend exactly when and climate-resilient crops. Coconut Spotlight Debate. The scientific and Family Welfare Department, as has evolved into an international For many families, it feels like irrigation is needed. farmers are gradually becoming part programme covered a wide Guest of Honour. forum for advancing knowledge, just another price rise. But behind Imagine a farmer receiving a of this transition, using technology range of subjects, including The event also saw the research and clinical practice in that coconut is a much bigger message that says, "Tree number not to replace traditional knowledge recent-onset psychosis, physical announcement of the STELAR schizophrenia and mental health. story - one that stretches from 52 needs water today. Tree number but to strengthen it. health, youth mental health, lived Award and the 6th Dr Sarada Dr Sridhar Vaitheswaran, Director, Tamil Nadu's farms to climate 19 shows early signs of pest There is an important lesson experience, digital mental health, Menon Oration, delivered by SCARF, said the conference change, global food markets and infestation." That is no longer hidden inside today's rising coconut supported employment, recovery, internationally renowned psychiatrist provided an important platform for even Artificial Intelligence. science fiction. AI is beginning prices. Every extra rupee reflects cognitive impairment, integrative and neuroscientist Professor interdisciplinary and international As the world observes today to provide precisely that kind of changing weather patterns, stressed medicine, neurocognitive research, Matcheri S. Keshavan of Harvard exchange on emerging challenges World Coconut Day on September support. farms, rising cultivation costs and neuromodulation, early psychosis Medical School. and innovations in mental-health 2, India's coconut is telling the It is also helping solve one the growing need for innovation and community mental-health A major highlight of the care. story of how technology and of farming's oldest problems - in agriculture. climate are reshaping one of the uncertainty. Instead of waiting for Charlie takes part in Insurance Week celebration World Coconut Day 2026 is country's oldest crops. pests to spread or guessing rainfall therefore about much more than Tamil Nadu is one of India's patterns, AI analyses weather largest coconut-producing states, forecasts, soil health and crop celebrating a tropical fruit. It is Chennai, Sept 2: and coconut is woven into everyday conditions to help farmers make about recognising that the future Insurance Week life across South India. It is food, faster decisions. That means fewer of farming will depend on how celebrations of the Life oil, medicine, livelihood and losses, better yields and potentially well India combines centuries-old Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) are being held culture. Yet farmers across several more stable prices for consumers. agricultural wisdom with modern in Chennai, with a series of coconut-growing regions have faced The timing could not be more technology. programmes highlighting an unusually difficult year. Erratic important. The next time you hold a the corporation’s seven- rainfall, prolonged heatwaves, The global food system has coconut, remember that it carries decade-long journey and water shortages and pest attacks become increasingly fragile. Climate more than water or oil. It carries achievements. have affected production, reducing change has disrupted harvests the story of climate, farmers, M. Rajakumar, Senior supply while demand continues to across continents. Heatwaves have technology and a future where Divisional Manager, rise. That imbalance has pushed damaged crops, while floods and Artificial Intelligence may help Chennai Division coconut prices upward across many droughts have affected agricultural protect one of India's most iconic II, presided over the markets. production in many countries. trees and perhaps keep it affordable proceedings. Film star But climate is only part of Food [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]