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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin released the Tamil Nadu Shipbuilding Policy 2026, which seeks to build shipbuilding clusters and encourage the manufacture, repair and recycling of ships in the State.A Special Purpo...
Tamil Nadu registered 57 deceased organ donors in January and February 2026, confirming its place as India's leading state in organ donation.The programme is run by the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (Transtan), set...
**Overview** On March 1, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple infrastructure projects worth over ₹4,400 crore in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, marking a proud chapter in the s...
Senior CPI leader R. Nallakannu passed away in Chennai on 25 February 2026 at 101 and was given State honours. Born in 1925 at Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi, he joined the freedom struggle as a student. Arrested in the 1949...
A total of 448 students from Tamil Nadu's Government Model Schools cleared JEE Main 2026. The State runs 38 Model Schools, one per district, following its 'Dravidian Model' of education, partly inspired by Delhi's school...
Early results from radio-tagging Olive Ridley turtles off Chennai suggest the animals come back to the same nesting sites. This is Tamil Nadu's first telemetry study of the species, which the Advanced Institute for Wildl...
Tamil Nadu's Committee on Union-State Relations met in New Delhi to discuss Part II of its report. Constituted in April 2025 as a non-partisan exercise, it started work on 1 June 2025. Part I, covering 10 topics includin...
The Tamil Nadu Assembly session ended on 20 February 2026. It was the last session of the present DMK government and began on 17 February. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the interim Budget, while Agricultu...
Overview In 2026, Tamil Nadu significantly expanded its pioneering Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme, marking a major milestone in the state’s commitment to child welfare and education. Initially launched to address clas...
Tamil Nadu notified new rules for granting furlough to convicts. Those convicted of sedition or acts against India's sovereignty, rape, POCSO offences, specified NDPS Act offences, foreign convicts, and those involved in...
The Greater Chennai Corporation presented a budget of ₹9,319 crore for 2026-27. Capital expenditure fell to ₹2,754 crore from ₹3,191 crore in 2025-26, as major flood-mitigation works have been completed. Revenue expendit...
Tamil Nadu's Interim Budget Estimates 2026–27 put outstanding debt at ₹10.71 lakh crore (₹10.62 lakh crore excluding ₹9,523 crore tied to Chennai Metro Phase-II), with a debt-to-GSDP ratio of 26.12%. The State plans to b...
