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10 stories for “BAC” · October 2026
Clear filtersTamil Nadu will invest ₹180 crore from 2026–27 to 2030–31 to reduce human-wildlife conflict in vulnerable areas. The scheme covers 100 conflict-prone villages in 11 Western Ghats districts such as Coimbatore, Erode, Nilg...
The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a rainwater harvesting (RWH) campaign across the State to conserve water and recharge groundwater. Existing RWH structures will be revived, and fresh facilities will be set up in hou...
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) studied the disaster exposure of telecom towers in Assam, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. In Tamil Nadu, 57% of the 48,416 towers are located in zon...
Tamil Nadu has 2,390 Gram Panchayats certified tuberculosis-free for 2025 under the TB Free Panchayat initiative. To qualify, a panchayat must test at least 30 presumptive TB cases per 1,000 people, keep TB notifications...
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government concerning reservation benefits for people from backward communities who embrace Islam. The Court ruled that a Hindu Backward Class member does...
Tamil Nadu met the 95-95-95 goal set under Phase V of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-V) in September 2026. The goal requires that 95% of people living with HIV are aware of their status, 95% of those diagnosed...
On 6 October 2026, the Supreme Court closed a case pending for over two decades, noting that the Tamil Nadu Assembly had withdrawn the contested resolution back in 2004. A seven-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India...
Ahead of the yearly migration season, thousands of migratory waders and shorebirds have flocked to the Muttukadu-Nemmeli estuarine habitats close to Chennai. Covering thousands of kilometres from northern countries, the...
The first confidence motion in an Indian legislature traces back to the 1952 Aruppukottai Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu, held after U. Muthuramalinga Thevar resigned the seat. The ruling Congress lost to M. D. Ramasamy...
The Madras High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Its February 2026 order directs that drinking water, sugar and salt sold in plastic packs must carr...
