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13 stories for “MIT” · September 2026
Clear filtersTamil Nadu launched the Tamil Nadu Rooftop Solar Subsidy Scheme in Chennai to encourage households to set up rooftop solar plants. Consumers who applied from August 5 are eligible for a combined Central and State subsidy...
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Forest Department have developed a new 25-hectare mangrove patch at Pichavaram in Cuddalore district at a cost of ₹1.97 crore. More than 75,000 Rhizophora apiculata...
Tamil Nadu has introduced five high-yielding teak clones to raise timber productivity and farmers' long-term income. The Green Tamil Nadu Mission (GTM), with the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Co...
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received BRICS leaders against a backdrop of the Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple is one of the Char D...
Tamil Nadu has moved to empower the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to recruit staff for 25 corporations, 145 municipalities and 479 town panchayats. The Assembly passed a Bill amending the TNPSC (Additional...
The CAG report "State Finances for the year 2024-25" was tabled in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. GSDP grew 15.98% against 13.34% in 2023-24, and the State contributed 9.43% of India's GDP. Total debt touched ₹8.53 lakh crore,...
The Tamil Nadu government is weighing the abolition of the State Planning Commission (SPC), set up about 55 years ago in the early 1970s to assess State resources and plan their balanced use. Posts of Vice-Chairperson an...
The Tamil Nadu government has identified 41 elephant corridors across the State and asked for three more months to finish studying and notifying them. The Wildlife Trust of India had earlier listed 17 corridors, while a...
A sustainable debt-to-GSDP ratio of 23% has been suggested for Tamil Nadu, against about 27% now. The 2017 FRBM Committee led by N.K. Singh set 20% as the prudent limit for States; three extra points are allowed for Tami...
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...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court. Article 348(2) permits a State's official language in High Cour...
During Question Hour in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth raised a question on preparations for the Mahamaham festival of 2028. Question Hour is when Ministers reply to questions from MLAs on govern...
