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477 stories for “TNPSC” · August 2026
Clear filtersAccording to Alphaliner, Jawaharlal Nehru Port was the fastest-growing container port in the first half of 2026 and climbed seven places from 28th to 21st globally, just behind Colombo (20th). It handled 4.40 million TEU...
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India's energy demand is projected to rise 2.5 times by 2047, and India is expected to make up about 25% of the additional global energy demand by then. India is...
Indian Railways intends to four-lane roughly 11,000 km of its High-Density Network (HDN) to raise capacity and ease congestion. Its seven high-density routes, Delhi–Howrah, Howrah–Chennai, Chennai–Mumbai, Mumbai–Delhi, D...
The 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...
