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214 stories for “rat” · February 2026
Clear filtersJaisalmer, the desert city in Rajasthan, has been chosen to host India's first Jain Chadar Mahotsav. The festival is scheduled to run for three days, from 6 March to 8 March 2026. As the first event of this kind in the c...
The Ministry of Power said India added 52,537 MW of generation capacity in 2025–26 up to 31 January 2026, the highest ever, beating the 34,054 MW added in 2024–25. Renewables contributed 39,657 MW, including 34,955 MW so...
Doctors at AIIMS New Delhi have performed the first remote, real-time ultrasound examination of a patient stationed at Maitri, India's research base in Antarctica. The procedure relied on a tele-robotic system that allow...
Tamil Nadu's Interim Budget Estimates 2026–27 put outstanding debt at ₹10.71 lakh crore (₹10.62 lakh crore excluding ₹9,523 crore tied to Chennai Metro Phase-II), with a debt-to-GSDP ratio of 26.12%. The State plans to b...
The State Planning Commission's Economic Survey 2025–26, using NFHS-5 data, shows Tamil Nadu has the highest consanguineous marriage rate among peer States at 28% (India 10.8%). Child marriage stands at 12.8% against 23....
The Madras High Court declined interim relief to political parties de-registered by the Election Commission for not contesting Assembly or Lok Sabha polls in six years, saying a stay would let them contest the coming Tam...
Overview: Celebrated on February 21, the 2026 International Mother Language Day theme focused on 'Multilingual Education – A Pillar of Learning and Intergenerational Learning.' In Tamil Nadu, the day was marked by the la...
By the close of 2026, visitors should be able to enter the first gallery of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum. The Ministry of Culture is creating the museum as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, and i...
For the first time, the United States has moved a micro nuclear reactor by air, flying it aboard a military cargo aircraft. Micro reactors are small, advanced nuclear power units, and they typically generate up to 10 meg...
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu in Guwahati, a 2.86-km six-lane extradosed bridge across the Brahmaputra built for about ₹3,030 crore. Linking Guwahati and North Guwahati, it is the Northeast'...
A mud volcano erupted at Diglipur in the Andaman Islands. Also called sedimentary or gas-oil volcanoes, mud volcanoes are mounds formed when mud, water and gases burst out from below the surface, usually in oil-field or...
Magnus Carlsen is the champion of the 2026 Freestyle Chess World Championship. He secured the title by defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final match. The tournament holds a special place because it is the first Freestyle...
