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The Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) at VOC Chidambaranar Port in Tamil Nadu earned green terminal status on 22 October 2026, after all of its operational equipment was converted to electric power. Earli...
Tamil Nadu has prolonged the tenure of special officers running rural local bodies in 28 districts and named special officers for 9 more districts, all until April 19, 2027. Elected members' terms ended on January 5, 202...
Tamil Nadu has earmarked ₹100.72 crore across five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, to bolster its forest force. Of this, a forest-fire management programme worth ₹60.58 crore will upgrade fire prevention and emergency re...
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. The Court said travel abroad is a fundamen...
A 13th-century Chola-era stone inscription was found during restoration and desilting of Nalla Thanneer Kulam in Medavakkam, Chennai. Dated to 1268 CE, it belongs to the reign of Telugu Chola king Vijaya Ganda Gopalan, w...
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...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai, on 28 September 2026. Under the scheme, babies delivered in Tamil Nadu government hospitals rece...
A rare 13th-century Chola-era inscription was discovered while desilting the Medavakkam tank in Chennai. It records the building of a sluice for irrigation in 1268 CE, during the 20th regnal year of the Telugu Chola king...
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...
The Tamil Nadu government has formally notified the Tamil Nadu State Mental Healthcare Regulations, 2026. They lay down minimum standards for infrastructure, staffing, professional qualifications and patient care in ment...
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's first dedicated skate park built by the government was inaugurated on September 11, 2026, at Buttfire near Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in the Nilgiris district. The facility is the State's first government-constru...
