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APEDA facilitated the first-ever export of GI-tagged Salem Sago from Tamil Nadu, sending a 0.5 metric tonne consignment to Canada. Around the same time, DPIIT launched 'Bharat GI' to promote India's Geographical Indicati...
The Tamil Nadu government signed Memoranda of Understanding worth ₹5,980 crore to boost semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing in the State. Under one agreement, Japan's MinebeaMitsumi will put ₹1,980 crore into a man...
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...
Villupuram district recorded the first case under the Tamil Nadu Money Lending Entities (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Act, 2025, which took effect on 9 June 2025 to curb forcible loan recovery. A recovery agent was bo...
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...
The State Planning Commission's Economic Survey 2025–26, using NFHS-5 data, shows Tamil Nadu has the highest consanguineous marriage rate among peer States at 28% (India 10.8%). Child marriage stands at 12.8% against 23....
The Madras High Court declined interim relief to political parties de-registered by the Election Commission for not contesting Assembly or Lok Sabha polls in six years, saying a stay would let them contest the coming Tam...
Overview: Celebrated on February 21, the 2026 International Mother Language Day theme focused on 'Multilingual Education – A Pillar of Learning and Intergenerational Learning.' In Tamil Nadu, the day was marked by the la...
Under 'Anbu Karangal', children who lost their parents receive ₹2,000 a month to keep studying until 18, and 'Anbu Cholai' day-care centres for senior citizens run at 25 places. The Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies Acts...
The committee on Union-State relations, formed by Tamil Nadu in 2025 and chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph, has submitted Part I of its report to the State government. It deals with decentralisation, S...
Speaking at the International Vallalar Conference hosted by the HR&CE Department, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said the birth anniversary of Ramalinga Swamigal, known as Vallalar, will henceforth be celebrated over three...
Overview In February 2026, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced the addition of three new wetlands in Tamil Nadu to the list of Ramsar sites. This recognition highlights the state's succ...
