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Scientists at the Marine Biology Regional Centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Chennai, have identified two marine fish species new to science, a sandperch and an electric ray. The sandperch lives on the seabe...
The Digital India BHASHINI Division, together with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has built text-to-speech models for Sourashtra. Sourashtra is a minority Indo-Aryan language whose speakers are mainly...
While a strong El Niño expected in 2026 usually weakens rainfall across much of India, Tamil Nadu could see the opposite: heavy northeast monsoon rain and cyclones, fed by moist Bay of Bengal winds and warmer seas. El Ni...
The first confidence motion in an Indian legislature traces back to the 1952 Aruppukottai Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu, held after U. Muthuramalinga Thevar resigned the seat. The ruling Congress lost to M. D. Ramasamy...
Delhi ranked 268th among 1,000 cities in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index (GCI) 2026, the highest among Indian cities. The annual index assesses cities on Economics, Human Capital, Quality of Life, Environment an...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai, on 28 September 2026. Under the scheme, babies delivered in Tamil Nadu government hospitals rece...
India hosted the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission 2026, with Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaunak sailing from Chennai to Perth, Australia. The QUAD grouping comprises India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Su...
Chennai-born scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan has been named the 2026 recipient of the IEEE Robert Bosch Bueche Award, becoming the first Indian-American to receive it. The Bueche Award honours outstanding contributions...
Stanzin Tsangyang has become the first woman officer from Kargil district to be commissioned into the Indian Army. She was commissioned at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. She is also the first person from Z...
Tamil Nadu has announced a State-wide mission to cut down salt consumption among people. While the WHO advises less than 5 grams of salt a day, the average intake in Tamil Nadu is 7-8 grams, and nearly 88% of salt in the...
On September 3, 2026, a Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Act, 2025 was introduced in the State Assembly. It removes references to the National Building Code of India, 2016, which the Bureau of Indian...
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...
