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Tamil Nadu has prolonged the tenure of special officers running rural local bodies in 28 districts and named special officers for 9 more districts, all until April 19, 2027. Elected members' terms ended on January 5, 202...
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...
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) studied the disaster exposure of telecom towers in Assam, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. In Tamil Nadu, 57% of the 48,416 towers are located in zon...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened five railway stations in Tamil Nadu on 11 October 2026 after their redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). They are Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli), Palani (Dindigul), N...
The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology has unearthed the complete skeletal remains of two Iron Age individuals at Thelunganur, close to Mettur Dam in Salem district. Among the iron objects recovered are a 1.9-metre spe...
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...
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth announced a set of farm infrastructure and farmer-support steps in the Assembly. Nine seed storage warehouses will be built in 7 districts at ₹11.64 crore to protect seed quality...
The Tamil Nadu government is studying a ₹876.35-crore proposal to make a 7.2-km central stretch of the Buckingham Canal navigable, from Napier Bridge to the Adyar River via Greenways Road, with passenger boats, floating...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced that the proposed airport at Parandur will not go ahead, mainly because of its likely impact on farmland and human settlements. The State will look for other locations for Chennai'...
Tamil Nadu has increased the coverage under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh. Medical services and surgeries for transgender women will be offered at Stanley Medical Col...
Under the Health Department proposals of the Tamil Nadu Budget 2026, the State will launch the Chief Minister's Elderly Health Insurance Scheme covering nearly 38 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above. Beneficiaries wil...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister introduced mandatory 'Presence-less Registration' for the first registration of housing plots and apartments. Buyers, sellers and witnesses can file documents online without going to the Reg...
