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172 stories for “Act” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Election Commission of India has permitted postal ballot voting in the Assembly elections for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwDs), service voters and essential service workers.The facility is provided u...
Tamil Nadu has recorded 51 raptor species in its first statewide scientific assessment, carried out by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.The survey took place in January–February 2026 with guidance from the Tamil Nadu Rap...
Ordnance Factory Day is observed on 18 March to commemorate the beginning of production at India's first ordnance factory at Cossipore, Kolkata, in 1802.In 2021, the Ordnance Factory Board was reorganised into seven Defe...
The World Happiness Report 2026, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre, has named Finland the happiest country for the ninth year in a row.The top five are Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica and Sweden, reflectin...
Researchers have documented a rare instance of gynandromorphy – an animal showing both male and female characteristics – in a freshwater crab in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala.The crab belongs to the species Vela ca...
India's trade deficit with China has gone past $100 billion for the first time, touching about $102 billion during FY 2025–26 (April–February).A trade deficit arises when a country's imports exceed its exports over a per...
The Tamil Nadu Government has revised its maternity leave rules to give women employees wider benefits and more flexibility.Women can now avail 365 days of maternity leave for one more delivery even if their first delive...
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) has released a report titled 'Reducing Methane Emissions from Landfills: The potential of biocover systems'. Biocovers are microbial layers in which naturally occurring bacteria...
The Asia Africa Agri Alliance has been established to promote agricultural trade, cooperation, investment and technology exchange between Asia and Africa. It is set up as a not-for-profit body under Section 8 of the Comp...
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), under the Ministry of Cooperation, has launched the Dirghavadhi Krishak Punji Sahakar Yojana to strengthen long-term credit for cooperatives. It will provide long-...
The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the age limit on maternity leave for adoptive mothers. It held that Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, violated the right to equality and the right to life un...
The International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on March 14 to underline the importance of conserving rivers for clean water, biodiversity and human survival. It was adopted in 1997 at an international meeting hel...
