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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...
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...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme on 2 October 2026 at Koyambedu, Chennai, extending fare-free bus travel for women and transgender persons. It builds on the Magalir Vidiyal Payana...
A pilot de-addiction and rehabilitation programme named PAYANAM has been launched at Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai. PAYANAM stands for Positive Awareness Yielding Against Narcotics Addiction Movement. It will help d...
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...
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 Navy has taken delivery of 'Samarthak', the first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) designed and built in India for the service. The ship was constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at its Kattupalli shipyard, located n...
The Tamil Nadu Government has instituted the Inaiya Tamil Chemmal Award to honour Tamil scholars and activists who promote and develop the language through websites, digital platforms and online research. It recognises w...
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking exemption from the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for teachers appointed before August 23, 2010, the date from which the National Council for T...
Tamil Nadu will widen the Vettri Payanam Scheme from October 2, 2026 (Gandhi Jayanti), allowing women to travel free on express, Limited Stop Service (LSS), deluxe and mofussil buses. Until now, free rides were largely c...
The Union Government has chosen two teachers from Tamil Nadu for the National Teachers' Award 2026. They are M Thangaraj of Tenkasi and J Amudha, Headmistress of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Madurai. Thangaraj was recognise...
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $230 million loan to modernise Chennai’s water supply and sanitation infrastructure. Under the Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewer...
