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240 stories for “TNPSC” · January 2026
Clear filtersIndian Railways completed the last high-speed trial of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train on the Kota-Nagda section, where it touched 180 km/h. Until now, Vande Bharat trains have been chair-car only. The sleeper version is...
The United Nations has named 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, to highlight healthy grazing lands and sustainable herding. 2026 is also the International Year of the Woman Farmer, which aims to...
About 21.18 lakh vehicles were registered in Tamil Nadu in 2025 through 147 Regional Transport and Unit Offices, 8.4% more than in 2024. Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Madurai and Salem accounted for over...
Tamil Nadu's 2025 northeast monsoon (October-December) brought about 43 cm of rain against a normal of roughly 44 cm. That is slightly below normal and ends a six-year run of normal or surplus rainfall since 2019. Chenna...
Surat in Gujarat is close to becoming India's first fully slum-free city. The Surat Municipal Corporation rebuilt slum areas in place with permanent housing, mainly through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and moved thous...
A new Tamil edition of From Volga to Ganga by scholar Rahul Sankrityayan (1893-1963) has been published. It is the seventh Tamil translation of the book. Theatre practitioner and teacher A. Mangai translated it, and Seer...
Venture Intelligence data shows that private equity and venture capital firms put about $3,513 million into Tamil Nadu-based companies in 2025, across 61 deals. That is 20% more by value than in 2024. Funding fell sharpl...
A site at Sorgapallam, also called Sembodai, near Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Ariyalur district has been identified as the memorial of Nathamunigal, the first Acharya of Sri Vaishnavism. His idol and an idol of Srinivasa P...
The Centre launched the Market Access Support (MAS) intervention to help Indian exporters reach foreign markets. It sits under the NIRYAT DISHA sub-scheme of the Export Promotion Mission and mainly targets MSMEs and firs...
Kaamya Karthikeyan, an 18-year-old mountaineer from Mumbai, skied to the South Pole. She is the youngest Indian to do so and the second-youngest woman in the world. Kaamya is already known for climbing the highest peaks...
NTCA data shows that 166 tigers died in India in 2025, 40 more than the 126 deaths in 2024. It is the highest yearly toll since Project Tiger started in 1973. Madhya Pradesh had the most deaths (55), followed by Maharash...
On 1 January 2026, Assam became the first state to constitute its 8th State Pay Commission. Former Chief Secretary Subhas Das is the chairman. The commission will review the pay, allowances and pensions of state governme...
