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265 stories for “Current” · May 2026
Clear filtersR. Rithika Sri from Salem has become the first transgender cricket umpire from Tamil Nadu in India. Her achievement is seen as a milestone for inclusion of transgender persons in Indian sport, particularly in officiating...
Youngest and Fastest: Ishank Singh’s Palk Strait OdysseyIn April 2026, seven-year-old Ishank Singh from Ranchi, Jharkhand, set a world record by swimming 29 km across the Palk Strait. He started from Talaimannar (Sri Lan...
World Veterinary Day is observed every year on April 25 to recognise the role of veterinarians in safeguarding food safety, public health and animal health. The theme for 2026 is 'Veterinarians: Guardians of Food and Hea...
Himadri Speciality Chemicals has launched India's first plant for manufacturing anode material used in lithium-ion batteries, at Mahistikry in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The anode is a key component of a lithium-ion...
Researchers have discovered a new species of 'fanged frog', named Limnonectes motijheel, in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve located in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Fanged frogs of the genus Limnonectes are known f...
A rare sea slug, Discodoris cebuensis, has been recorded for the first time in India at Haji Ali in Mumbai. Sea slugs are soft-bodied marine gastropods that lack a shell and live mainly in reef habitats. Because they are...
The 10th Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) was released by the Global Network Against Food Crises with European Union support. In 2025, 266 million people across 47 countries faced high acute food insecurity, or 22.9%...
The 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue has reaffirmed the commitment to multilateral climate action despite rising global tensions. Started by Germany in 2010, the annual meeting is the first major climate ministerial ahea...
India and New Zealand have signed a Free Trade Agreement under which New Zealand will give 100% duty-free access to Indian exports, benefiting MSMEs, textiles and leather. New Zealand will also invest USD 20 billion in I...
Tamil Nadu's real GSDP grew 10.83% in 2025-26 after 11.19% in 2024-25, well above the national average of 7.4%. Nominal GSDP rose from ₹31.19 lakh crore to ₹35.29 lakh crore, a 13.16% rise, the highest among States. The...
The Madras High Court has observed that the existing law still allows a candidate to contest from two constituencies simultaneously. In 2004, the Election Commission of India had proposed barring candidates from contesti...
Tamil Nadu's election history records several landmark changes. In 1967 the DMK defeated the Congress, and delimitation raised Assembly seats from 206 to 234. The 1971 poll ran over three days, while in 1977 all 234 seat...
