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The Ministry of Coal has signed Coal Mine Development and Production Agreements for four coal blocks that include provisions for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG), the first use of UCG in India's commercial coal mining...
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has removed the cap on MBBS seats in medical colleges. The earlier ceiling of 150 seats per college has been lifted to allow expansion, and the population-based norm of 100 seats per...
Meena Muthiah, a noted educationist and philanthropist from Chennai, passed away at the age of 91. She founded the Kumara Rajah Muthiah School of Traditional Arts and Crafts to promote Tanjore painting, and served as Sec...
A stretch of National Highway 44 in Tamil Nadu has been painted red for the first time to improve road safety and visibility for motorists. The red markings have been laid on the Thoppur Ghat Road, an accident-prone sect...
Final polling data for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 has been released. Of 5,73,43,291 electors, 4,87,98,833 voted on April 23 across 75,064 polling booths. Turnout was 86.2% among women, 83.96% among men and 58...
Safe Hospitals, Safe Societies: Fire Safety Week Observed (May 4–10)The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare observed Fire Safety Week 2026 from May 4 to May 10, focusing specifically on upgrading safety standards in he...
Digital Disaster Response: Mizoram’s Innovative ‘Khuarel’ AppIn May 2026, the Mizoram government launched the ‘Khuarel’ mobile app to strengthen real-time disaster reporting and response. Unveiled by Minister Lalnilawma...
New Appointment: Vishvajit Sahay Takes Charge of Defence FinanceVishvajit Sahay, a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), has assumed charge as the Secretary (Defence Finance) in the Ministry o...
Smart Banking: Unified Switch and SDK for 'Banking Connect'NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL) has partnered with fintech major Juspay Technologies to launch a unified switch and Software Development Kit (SDK) for its Ban...
Financial Inclusion: IPPB’s Dedicated Banking for SHGsIndia Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has launched a specialized Self Help Group (SHG) Savings Account to empower women-led micro-enterprises and promote financial inclusio...
Intellectual Property Scrutiny: India Remains on U.S. Priority Watch ListThe United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 38th annual 2026 Special 301 Report, which evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness...
Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Foundation Day are both observed on May 1, marking the creation of the two States in 1960 when Bombay State was divided on a linguistic basis under the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. Maharas...
