Under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative, Uttarakhand has been named India's sixth fully literate state in 2026. A State or Union Territory earns this tag when functional literacy reaches at least 95%; Uttarakhand recorded an adult literacy rate of 98.70%.
West Bengal wants to change its name to "Paschim Banga", and a Bill for this is expected in the State Assembly. Under Article 3 of the Constitution, renaming an existing state is Parliament's power, and the Bill may be introduced only on the President's recommendation.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has given a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) to set up a degree-awarding campus in Hyderabad. If established, it will be the first foreign university campus in Telangana and the first campus in India of a public American university.
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), to be formed as an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) for integrated planning. As the national apex body, ITLA will handle planning, research, appraisal and monitoring of projects, data analytics and policy support.
Tamil Nadu has relaxed the eligibility rules of the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Scheme, under which babies born in government hospitals receive a 1-gram gold ring. Earlier, only mothers who were permanent residents of Tamil Nadu qualified.
The Madras High Court has ruled that defaulting on a bank loan is not, on its own, a ground to stop someone from going abroad when no criminal charge exists against that person.
During the June–September 2026 southwest monsoon, Tamil Nadu received its lowest Cauvery water share in 14 years. Only 44.208 tmc ft arrived against the normal 123.14 tmc ft, leaving a deficit of almost 79 tmc ft.
World Cerebral Palsy Day falls on 6 October and is meant to build awareness of the condition and encourage inclusion. The 2026 theme is "Unique and United". Cerebral palsy refers to a group of conditions that disturb movement, balance and posture, caused by injury to the brain or abnormal growth of the brain while it is still developing.
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