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25 stories for “USA” · August 2026
Clear filtersR. Praggnanandhaa has become the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). He beat Fabiano Caruana of the USA 15–13 in the final held at St. Louis, USA.
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...
Tamil Nadu will replace the 87-year-old Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 with a modern, comprehensive law to meet present and future health challenges. A new provision will make unsupervised home births outside hospita...
IntroductionIn a dual heritage management milestone announced on 17 August 2026, the Ministry of Culture notified that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has delisted 18 monuments from the Centrally Protected Monum...
IntroductionAddressing national emergency preparedness and community resilience during his 80th Independence Day address on 15 August 2026, the Prime Minister announced the creation of a “massive, modernized Civil Defenc...
IntroductionReinforcing its position as India's premier industrial and manufacturing powerhouse, the Government of Tamil Nadu signed 97 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth an aggregate ₹67,542 crore during the high-p...
IntroductionA powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck near San José del Palmar in the department of Chocó, western Colombia, on 14 August 2026. The devastating seismic event claimed at least 164 liv...
IntroductionShowcasing sustainable urban water management and ecological design, a massive 72,600 sq. yard man-made lake named 'Blue Heart' has been developed at 'By the Waters', a 100-acre master-planned residential com...
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu Forest Department, following directives from the Supreme Court of India, issued eviction notices to thousands of households over alleged forest land encroachments within the sensitive Agasthyam...
IntroductionIn an alarming indicator of deepening megadrought and climate stress in the American Southwest, Lake Mead — the largest water reservoir in the United States by volume — dropped to its lowest-ever recorded wat...
IntroductionIn a major digital empowerment initiative for the cooperative banking sector, the Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation launched the 'Bank in a Box' technology platform in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 13...
IntroductionIndia scripted space history on 12 August 2026 with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-4, the country's first-ever lunar sample return mission, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota. The...
