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511 stories for “IT” · August 2026
Clear filtersThe Coast Guards of India and Vietnam wrapped up the second edition of their joint maritime exercise 'SAHYOG HOP-TAC' off the coast of Chennai.
Madras, founded at Fort St. George in 1639, began as a trading post exporting cotton piece goods, indigo and hides. In 1899 Alfred Chatterton of the College of Engineering, Guindy, was tasked with promoting industrial te...
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in Chennai has marked 50 years of reptile conservation. Founded by Romulus 'Rom' Whitaker and Zai Whitaker to protect crocodiles and other reptiles, the 8.5-acre centre is home to m...
Tamil Nadu has notified three new elephant corridors in the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary, Hosur Forest Division. They are part of the trans-Cauvery route Asian elephants use to move between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka....
Tamil Nadu has announced a Social Justice Welfare Board for the welfare of Dalits. The Board will extend financial help for education, medical treatment and marriages. The State unveiled 67 measures under the Social Just...
The International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29 to highlight the harmful effects of nuclear testing and push for an end to it. The UN General Assembly designated the day in 2009 and it was first mark...
World Lake Day, designated by the UN General Assembly and first observed globally in 2025, falls on August 27. It raises awareness of threats to lakes and promotes their conservation, restoration and sustainable manageme...
The government has restricted the manufacture, sale and distribution of fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride for children under four years. It said these comb...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister inaugurated the world's first Pinhole Pupilloplasty Centre at Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital, Alwarpet, Chennai. Pinhole Pupilloplasty (PPP) is a microsurgical technique developed by Dr. Amar Aga...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at 22,000 feet and about -15°C at the Nyoma-Mudh Drop Zone in Leh district, Ladakh, one...
The Tamil Nadu Government has instituted the Inaiya Tamil Chemmal Award to honour Tamil scholars and activists who promote and develop the language through websites, digital platforms and online research. It recognises w...
The Centre has formed a committee to work out a "permanent political solution" to the Gorkha issue in the Darjeeling hills. It is headed by Pankaj Kumar Singh, former Deputy National Security Adviser, who was named inter...
