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The Tamil Nadu government has increased the monthly financial support given to children affected by HIV/AIDS, with the revised rates applicable from November 2026. An HIV-positive child who is a double orphan will get ₹3...
Five participants from Tamil Nadu won one Silver Medal and four Medals for Excellence at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in China. Mohammed Salam took silver in Dental Prosthetics. Ragul K.B. earned a Medal for Excellence in I...
Tamil Nadu extended the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme to students of Classes VI to VIII on 22 September 2026, launching it at Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai. The expansion covers 15.3 lakh students in 15,454 governme...
Tamil 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...
A study by Kearney titled Tamil Nadu's Fiscal Crossroads has proposed steps to strengthen the State's finances. It estimates that improved revenue collection and more efficient spending could yield over ₹1.2 lakh crore e...
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 Tamil Nadu Assembly passed 11 Bills on September 8, 2026. The Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026 lowers the minimum land requirement from 100 acres to 12 acres in Greater Chennai Corporation, 18 acres in oth...
The Supreme Court asked Tamil Nadu to draft rules allowing fishing vessels with purse seine nets to pass from territorial waters into the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The State must designate a navigation channel under...
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to open a 'safe house' in every district to protect individuals and families at risk of, or affected by, 'honour' killings, caste killings and related violence. Social Justice Minist...
Tamil Nadu will widen the Vettri Payanam Scheme from October 2, 2026 (Gandhi Jayanti), allowing women to travel free on express, Limited Stop Service (LSS), deluxe and mofussil buses. Until now, free rides were largely c...
IntroductionIntervening to protect the agricultural interests of delta farmers during the crucial Kuruvai and Samba cultivation seasons, the Supreme Court of India on 17 August 2026 decided to closely monitor the ongoing...
