Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled RAKSHA on September 3, 2026, a 10-year framework for India's defence diplomacy and global strategic partnerships. It seeks to deepen bilateral and multilateral defence ties through joint exercises, training, military education, professional exchanges and capacity building with friendly nations.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published National Accounts Statistics 2026 using 2022-23 as the base year. Its 64 statements cover GDP, GVA, national income, consumption, savings, capital formation, the public sector and external transactions.
In a Rule 110 statement, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a new integrated Secretariat complex in Chennai spanning 20 lakh sq. ft. at an estimated ₹1,200 crore, designed for the next 100 years. It will house the Assembly and the offices of the CM, Ministers and departments. The Secretariat now runs from Fort St.
A Megalithic burial complex with several dolmens and cist burials has been found at Kadamakuttai village in Krishnagiri district. Its enclosing wall is still visible and the monuments follow a planned layout. Neolithic finds include polished stone celts, soapstone objects and grinding stones, and a large boulder carries three polishing grooves used to finish stone tools.
On September 3, 2026, a Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Act, 2025 was introduced in the State Assembly. It removes references to the National Building Code of India, 2016, which the Bureau of Indian Standards withdrew by Gazette notification on April 30, 2026, and replaces them with liberalised, modern fire and building standards.
Tamil Nadu will digitise historical property documents going back to 1865, along with birth and death records up to 2018. The Registration Department plans to scan 11.14 crore pages, including 7.06 crore old Encumbrance Certificate/Index-2 records from 1865 to 1974 and 5.68 crore birth and death records. Documents that have already been digitised will not be scanned again.
Singai G. Ramachandran has been named Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM), the State's agency for supporting startups and innovation. The appointment places him at the head of the body that guides Tamil Nadu's startup ecosystem initiatives.
A new study has shown that the songs of more than 3,000 passerine bird species are composed from just eight basic sound motifs. Using machine learning on over one lakh recordings, researchers identified three types of trills, three types of whistles, atonal chaotic notes and harmonic stacks.
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