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10 stories for “Act” · January 2026
Clear filtersThe Tamil Nadu Forest Department began its first-ever study on the Madras Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), locally called Mulleli, a rare nocturnal mammal endemic to southern India, in the Theri forests of Thoothukudi...
On 24 January 2026, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed the Tamil Nadu Water Resources (Regulation, Management and Augmentation) Bill, 2026. It sets up the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Management Authority to oversee all water...
The Tamil Nadu government introduced a Bill in the Assembly to set up a Special Area Development Authority. It would plan places of historical, ecological, archaeological or tourism value. Mamallapuram and Kanniyakumari...
Actor Kamal Haasan filed a John Doe suit in the Madras High Court to protect his personality rights, seeking to stop unauthorised commercial use of his name, initials, image and likeness, including misuse through AI and...
As of January 2026, the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission (TNCCM), meticulously executed under the specialized aegis of the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), has rapidly accelerated its aggressive environmental a...
The first deck was launched on India's first-ever road bridge built over an active Chennai Metro Rail Limited underground tunnel. The Teynampet-Saidapet flyover in Chennai is described as the world's first road bridge co...
In the third round of approvals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), MeitY cleared 22 projects worth about ₹41,863 crore that are expected to create 34,061 jobs. Tamil Nadu gained the most: three...
A new Tamil edition of From Volga to Ganga by scholar Rahul Sankrityayan (1893-1963) has been published. It is the seventh Tamil translation of the book. Theatre practitioner and teacher A. Mangai translated it, and Seer...
The University of Madras (Amendment) Bill, which the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed in April 2022, came back without the President's assent. It wanted the State government, rather than the Governor as ex officio Chancellor,...
The Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS), implemented on January 1, 2026, is a significant reform in the state’s social security framework aimed at ensuring financial stability for government employees after retireme...
