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70 stories for “VAT” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has allowed the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology to take up the 11th phase of excavation at Keeladi and its cluster in Sivaganga district, along with seven other sites....
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge. The initiative seeks to build a National Climate Stack that brings various climate datasets t...
India is testing Sheshnaag-150, a long-range attack drone designed to operate in swarms. It has been developed by Newspace Research Technologies, a Bengaluru-based firm. Swarming drones work together in groups to strike...
Scientists have published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies, recording 92 species in 27 genera based on records from 1881 to 2025. More than 60% of these species are endemic to India, and several have no...
The Wallajah Big Mosque, also called the Triplicane Big Mosque, in Chennai has been restored for public use after months of renovation work undertaken by the Prince of Arcot Endowments.It was built in 1795 by Muhammad Al...
Overview In 2026, India’s Vishva Mitra Policy emerged as a transformative foreign policy framework that moves beyond traditional diplomacy toward a results-oriented, partnership-driven global engagement model. The policy...
Overview In 2026, the Tamil Nadu Government initiated the foundational steps for developing a massive 2,000-acre satellite mega city near Chennai. Announced in the 2025–26 State Budget, this ambitious project aims to cre...
Overview In 2026, the Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030 emerged as a transformative policy initiative aimed at positioning the state as a global hub for semiconductor design, research, and high-tech manufacturing. Ba...
India's cheetah population has risen to 53 after the cheetah Jwala gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park, taking the number of India-born cubs to 33. Separately, two India-born cheetahs, KP2 and KP3, were tracked...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced standards for Green Ammonia and Green Methanol under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, to promote trade in green hydrogen derivatives. The standards set el...
About 45% of the workforce at Berth 9 of V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi are women, serving in administrative and operational roles. Berth 9 is a container terminal run under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) m...
An interim update of the State of the World's Migratory Species Report has warned that nearly half of migratory species populations are falling worldwide. The report is prepared under the Convention on the Conservation o...
