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Western Tamil Nadu witnessed a massive butterfly migration once the Northeast monsoon set in, with swarms reported in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts. The species on the move were the Blue Tiger...
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu will hold permanent seats on a newly formed Goods and Services Tax (GST) Standing Committee. The panel will have 12 States in all — five large, four medium an...
Tamil Nadu has 2,390 Gram Panchayats certified tuberculosis-free for 2025 under the TB Free Panchayat initiative. To qualify, a panchayat must test at least 30 presumptive TB cases per 1,000 people, keep TB notifications...
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...
Ahead of the yearly migration season, thousands of migratory waders and shorebirds have flocked to the Muttukadu-Nemmeli estuarine habitats close to Chennai. Covering thousands of kilometres from northern countries, the...
The Madras High Court dismissed a plea seeking a five-year ban on legislators who resign their seats and then contest the resulting bypolls, often on another party's ticket. The court said only Parliament or the legislat...
K. Allaudin, Chairman of Tamil Nadu's Seventh State Finance Commission (SSFC), urged greater authority, financial autonomy and resources for local bodies at a seminar in Chennai. Local bodies rely heavily on transfers fr...
The Election Commission of India has recognised Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as a State Party in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after it fulfilled the prescribed conditions. Earlier a registered unrecognised party, TVK can...
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 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has officially registered 16 new indigenous breeds of livestock and dogs, approved at the 14th meeting of the Breed Registration Committee. India now has 262 registered...
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...
The Union Environment Ministry (MoEFCC) has urged the National Green Tribunal to direct Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to submit annual conservation plans for Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a Western Ghats end...
