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315 stories for “Act” · August 2026
Clear filtersThe Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution seeking exemption from the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for teachers appointed before August 23, 2010, the date from which the National Council for T...
The Madras High Court barred authorities from permitting the felling or removal of rosewood trees on private lands until the pending writ petition is decided. It kept in abeyance G.O. No. 88, which had accepted a proposa...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced that the proposed airport at Parandur will not go ahead, mainly because of its likely impact on farmland and human settlements. The State will look for other locations for Chennai'...
World Senior Citizens Day is marked every year on August 21 to honour the contributions of older people and to raise awareness about their dignity, welfare and rights. The International Day Commemorating the Victims of A...
Forty-four social and environmental groups, along with retired forest officers and scientists, have asked the Himachal Pradesh government to prohibit glyphosate-based herbicides on forest land. The chemical is reportedly...
The Ministry of Rural Development has started the National Campaign on Entrepreneurship-II under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to encourage rural women entrepreneurs. Runnin...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) informed the Madras High Court that it will hold off on by-elections in five Tamil Nadu Assembly seats until pending election petitions are disposed of. The seats are Tiruchi East,...
The Union Government has chosen two teachers from Tamil Nadu for the National Teachers' Award 2026. They are M Thangaraj of Tenkasi and J Amudha, Headmistress of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Madurai. Thangaraj was recognise...
Karnataka has banned the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of analogue paneer as “paneer” across the State for one year, from 17 August 2026 to 17 August 2027. Analogue paneer is a non-dairy product made with v...
India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on telecommunications and Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Pune, during the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting and BRICS ICT Track...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has authorised District Collectors in eight States/UTs to handle pending applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam and...
The Union Cabinet has approved a permanent bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union Territory of Ladakh. It will be the court’s third seat after Srinagar and Jammu, sparing people in remote La...
