Tamil Nadu registered 33 deceased organ donors in January 2026, its best-ever monthly figure. Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital, a Non-Transplant Organ Retrieval Centre, led with five donors, followed by Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, with four. The State had 266 brain-dead donors in 2025 and 42 in the first 43 days of 2026.
Prepared by the State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu's second Economic Survey says the State can reach a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2031 if it maintains the 16% nominal growth of 2024-25. GSDP stood at ₹31.19 lakh crore with 11.2% real growth, the highest among major States, and per capita income was ₹3.62 lakh, 1.77 times the national average.
The historic tower clock of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Palayamkottai is being restored so that it can chime again. Made by London clockmakers John Moore & Sons, it bears the year 1854 and was installed in 1855, earlier than London's Big Ben, which came up in 1859. It is thought to be among the oldest tower clocks in India.
The committee on Union-State relations, formed by Tamil Nadu in 2025 and chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph, has submitted Part I of its report to the State government. It deals with decentralisation, State autonomy, constitutional amendments, territorial integrity of States, the Governor's role and delimitation, with the aim of strengthening cooperative federalism.
A history-sheeter was sent to judicial custody for breaching an externment order issued by the Greater Chennai City Police, which invoked Section 51A of the Madras City Police Act, 1888. It is the first time in about 25 years that the Act has been used to imprison someone for such a violation.
The Centre has begun assessing the viability of seven high-speed rail corridors announced in the Union Budget 2026–27, to be executed by NHSRCL. Covering about 4,000 km at an estimated ₹16 trillion, they are Mumbai–Pune, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Hyderabad–Chennai, Chennai–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi and Varanasi–Siliguri. India's first bullet train line, Mumbai–Ahmedabad, is under construction.
Kaushal Rath, a mobile vehicle designed to raise awareness of Artificial Intelligence, was rolled out by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in February 2026. The initiative falls under the 'Yuva AI for All' National AI Literacy Programme. That programme's purpose is to bring the fundamentals of AI to young people throughout India.
Having met the original 3 crore target early, the Centre has doubled the Lakhpati Didi goal to 6 crore women by March 2029. The scheme helps Self-Help Group members earn at least ₹1 lakh a year from livelihood activities.
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