With more than 740 million smartphones in use in 2025, India now has the world's second-largest active installed smartphone base after China. Installed base counts devices currently in use, not annual sales. Over half of India's roughly 1.45 billion people now use smartphones, and the average replacement cycle is about 42 months versus a global average of 47 months.
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for a twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam that will carry both road and rail traffic. It will be the first underwater tunnel of this kind in India. The project will connect Gohpur, located on NH-15, with Numaligarh on NH-715.
Fresh findings from Bhirrana suggest that the Indus Valley Civilisation may be nearly 8,000 years old. Radiocarbon dating of pottery and animal remains recovered there points to settlements and farming communities emerging far earlier than previously believed. The civilisation, also known as the Harappan civilisation, is usually placed in the period 2600–1900 BCE.
Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh is the pilot district for the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector, with a 500 MT godown built at the PACS level in Parswada. The plan converges the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, which offers PACS interest subvention on storage loans, and the Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Scheme, whose PACS subsidy has been raised to 33.33%.…
The Adani Group has entered nuclear power following the SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) Act, 2025, with Adani Power forming a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Atomic Energy Limited. The Act replaces the Atomic Energy Act and lets private companies run nuclear plants and partner with foreign technology providers.
Speaking at the International Vallalar Conference hosted by the HR&CE Department, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said the birth anniversary of Ramalinga Swamigal, known as Vallalar, will henceforth be celebrated over three days each year.
Tamil Nadu introduced a 'Baby Care Kit' scheme to lower infant deaths among low birth weight babies (under 2.5 kg). Monthly kits contain iron, multivitamin and Vitamin D3 drops, an infant medical card and a booklet on 12 child development signs. Of about 4.5 lakh annual deliveries in government hospitals, around 52,000 babies are underweight.
Basic Animal Husbandry statistics show milk output per crossbred cow in Tamil Nadu has stayed near 7.1 kg a day from 2018 to 2025, edging from 7.03 kg (2023–24) to 7.84 kg (2024–25), mainly because of feed and fodder shortages. Fodder area fell from 48,000 ha (2018–19) to 35,000 ha (2025).
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