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Tamil Nadu is rolling out a strategic roadmap to restore soil health and support sustainable agriculture. Soil fertility is being boosted through the Soil Health and Fertility Scheme, budgeted at about ₹206 crore. The pl...
Overview In 2026, the Chief Minister Thayumanavar Scheme of Tamil Nadu continues to function as a flagship welfare initiative focused on ensuring dignity and accessibility for the most vulnerable sections of society. Ope...
The 16th Tamiraparani water bird census recorded 21,091 birds of 69 species across 68 irrigation tanks in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts of southern Tamil Nadu. Migratory species, including those using th...
Recipients of the Kalaignar Ninaivu Kalaithurai Vithagar Award for 2024 and 2025 have been named by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. The 2024 honour goes to veteran actor M.N. Rajam, while veteran director S.P. Muthuraman...
At the Mega Handicrafts Exhibition-cum-Conference in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister presented the Living Craft Treasure Award to veteran artisans. Instituted by the State government in 2013-14, the award recognis...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin presented the Poompuhar State Awards 2025-26 to ten artisans in Chennai for excellence in Tamil Nadu's traditional crafts. Every recipient gets Rs 50,000 in cash, a 4-gram gold medal, a Thamira...
The President approved Padma Awards 2026 for 13 people from Tamil Nadu: two Padma Bhushan and 11 Padma Shri. Padma Bhushan goes to S.K.M. Maeilanandhan, executive chairman of the Erode-based SKM Group, for social work, a...
Tamil Nadu is building a network of heritage museums. Keeladi's open-air site museum at Kondagai (Sivagangai) displays a Sangam-age urban settlement dated from the 6th century BCE. The Porunai Museum at Reddiarpatti, Tir...
In a first, the Madras High Court will deploy an AI-assisted system named 'Superlaw Courts' to extract relevant information from case records and speed up hearings and disposal. The tool works only on documents filed in...
The Tamil Nadu government declared its State Film Awards covering seven years, from 2016 to 2022. Best film honours went to Maanagaram, Aram, Pariyerum Perumal, Asuran, Koozhangal, Jai Bhim and Gargi for their respective...
Tamil Nadu's Anna Medal for Gallantry 2026 was awarded posthumously to Peter Johnson (who died saving two youths in the Thamirabharani river) and to firemen V. Sankar, S. Rameshkumar and P. Suresh for a flash-flood rescu...
For Republic Day 2026, 131 Padma awards were announced: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. They include 19 women, 6 foreigners or overseas Indians and 16 posthumous honours. N. Rajam and the late Dha...
