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12 stories for “Research” · August 2026
Clear filtersThe Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in Chennai has marked 50 years of reptile conservation. Founded by Romulus 'Rom' Whitaker and Zai Whitaker to protect crocodiles and other reptiles, the 8.5-acre centre is home to m...
Tamil Nadu has announced a Social Justice Welfare Board for the welfare of Dalits. The Board will extend financial help for education, medical treatment and marriages. The State unveiled 67 measures under the Social Just...
The Tamil Nadu Government has instituted the Inaiya Tamil Chemmal Award to honour Tamil scholars and activists who promote and develop the language through websites, digital platforms and online research. It recognises w...
The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR-NRCB) at Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, has released two new banana varieties. Kaveri Thangam is a premium variety with yellow pulp, around 10 times more vitamin A than convention...
Tamil Nadu has raised its yearly allocation for archaeological surveys, excavations and underwater explorations from ₹7 crore to ₹10 crore. A modern archaeological laboratory will be built for ₹2 crore to analyse artefac...
Tamil Nadu will set up a Talent Research Wing under the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) at a cost of ₹5 crore to spot and train young athletes aged 8 to 18 for future Olympic events. Ten Olympic Centres...
Under the Health Department proposals of the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026, the State will launch the Chief Minister's Elderly Health Insurance Scheme covering nearly 38 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above. Beneficiaries wil...
IntroductionTamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on 11 August 2026, laid the foundation stone for the ₹380 crore Keezhadi Phase 2 Site Museum and Research Centre at Keezhadi village, Sivaganga district. The museum...
Tamil Nadu announced 'Arivagam', India's first dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Innovation City, in its 2026–27 Budget, with ₹5 crore for a feasibility study.Arivagam will have an AI University, an Internationa...
Tamil Nadu's first Mangrove Conservation Centre is being set up at Muzhukuthurai near Killai in Cuddalore district under the Tamil Nadu Shoreline Restoration Initiative (TN-SHORE), at an estimated cost of ₹26.50 crore.Lo...
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology, on 6 August 2026, announced the 'Muthamizh Marabu Thittam' (Mother Tamil Heritage Scheme) — a comprehensive ₹250 crore 10-year initiative to digitise, preserve, and p...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive climate preparedness move, Tamil Nadu strictly and officially formed an Expert Advisory Committee forcefully designed to aggressively monitor and assess the fierce ab...
