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100 stories for “Tamil Nadu” · February 2026
Clear filtersThe Union Budget 2026-27 proposed turning 15 archaeological sites into experiential cultural destinations, including Lothal, Dholavira, Rakhigarhi, Adichanallur, Sarnath, Hastinapur and Leh Palace. Adichanallur, on the T...
Data placed in Parliament by the Union Law Ministry shows Tamil Nadu has the highest share of SC, ST and OBC judges in district and subordinate courts. Of 1,234 judicial officers in the State, 1,205 (97.65%) belong to th...
The Supreme Court directed the Union government to notify an inter-State water disputes tribunal within a month to resolve the Pennaiyar river dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Tamil Nadu argued that inter-State...
Overview: In February 2026, India hit a milestone by achieving 200GW of non-fossil fuel capacity, marking a significant step toward the 2030 targets. The government introduced the 'Green Energy Corridor Phase-III' to int...
Two more wetlands, the Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh and Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat's Kutch district, have been designated Ramsar sites, taking India's total to 98. India joined the Ramsar Conventio...
An RBI report on State finances found that Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry have steadily lowered their debt-to-GSDP ratios by up to 4 percentage points since 2021 without cutting development spendin...
In January 2026, Karnataka constituted the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board under its 2025 Act on gig workers' social security. Chaired by the Labour Minister, it includes officials, four wo...
On 1 February 1976, exactly 50 years ago, Tamil Nadu's government was dismissed for the first time and President's Rule was imposed under Article 356. The DMK ministry of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was removed on a re...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced eco-friendly nature trails in the Budget. Sustainable mountain trails will come up in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Araku Valley in the Eastern Ghats...
Tamil Nadu is building a network of heritage museums. Keeladi's open-air site museum at Kondagai (Sivagangai) displays a Sangam-age urban settlement dated from the 6th century BCE. The Porunai Museum at Reddiarpatti, Tir...
The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Tamil Nadu Anand Marriage Registration Rules, 2026, providing for the registration of Anand marriages, which are performed according to the Sikh wedding ceremony known as Anand...
A statue honouring Omandur Ramasamy Reddiyar will be erected on the Government Medical College campus inside Chennai's Omandurar Government Estate, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has announced. Reddiyar, a follower of Vallal...
