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219 stories for “INS” · August 2026
Clear filtersThe Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, an integrated rural development framework that brings Central and State welfare schemes together to improve basic amenities and livelihoods. Pilots...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said India's non-fossil fuel power capacity has crossed 300 GW, which is 60 percent of the 500 GW target. This capacity covers solar, wind, hydro, bio-power and nuclear power, wit...
A 13th-century Tamil stone inscription found at the Thanthondreeswarar Temple, a Shiva shrine at Anandur near Pochampally in Krishnagiri district, records that four Jewish merchant guilds paid for the construction of a h...
India's 19-year-old Grandmaster Pranesh M won the Kanizsa Open 2026 chess tournament held in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. The title adds to the growing list of international successes by young Indian chess players.
For the first time, Census 2027 will not count beggars and vagrants as a separate category; they will be grouped under 'others' within non-economic activity. In Census 2011 only about 3.8 lakh people declared themselves...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity has reached 100 GW, up from 2.3 GW in 2014, while cell capacity stood at 25 GW and wafer capacity about 2 GW by March 2025. Import dependence is still close to 100...
Tamil Nadu is set to launch the 'Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam' on September 15, 2026, giving a 1-gram gold ring, reported to be BIS-hallmarked, to eligible newborns delivered in Government health institutions. Babie...
India and Japan held talks in New Delhi on deepening cooperation in critical mineral supply chains and e-waste recycling. The focus was on resource circulation to secure critical mineral supplies and lower reliance on sc...
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, released the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access in New Delhi. It sets up a federated data-sharing framework linking th...
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) plans to restore the 230-year-old Exchange Building inside Fort St. George, Chennai, and renovate the colonial-era museum it houses. Completed in 1795, the building first housed t...
Excavations by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) at Malayadipatti village in Tenkasi district have yielded a 5th-century Sangam-period hero stone inscription. It lay inside a stepped brick well used...
Tamil Nadu is upgrading its hydropower projects and adding battery storage to handle growing power demand and improve grid reliability. Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL), which runs 47 hydropower stati...
