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28 stories for “MEA” · September 2026
Clear filtersThe Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited (CIL) unveiled India's first sector-wide Comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Framework for coal companies in New Delhi. It is the first sector-specific CSR guid...
Sudhakar Dalela, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, serves as India's BRICS Sherpa as India holds the BRICS Chair in 2026. Currently Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, he coordinate...
Tamil Nadu's first dedicated skate park built by the government was inaugurated on September 11, 2026, at Buttfire near Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in the Nilgiris district. The facility is the State's first government-constru...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) has identified a brick structure exposed in the Kollidam riverbed at Koogur near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district as a Sangam-period water regulation structure. It lies a...
The Indian Patent Office has granted a patent to DRDO and the University of Hyderabad for BAM-H24, a solid rocket propellant. BAM-H24 is an energetic compound rich in boron, hydrogen and nitrogen, meant for use as solid...
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai, has created a leather-like material using coffee husk waste. India produces about 3.5 lakh tonnes of coffee a year, leaving around 1 lakh tonnes of husk. The...
Tamil Nadu has announced a State-wide mission to cut down salt consumption among people. While the WHO advises less than 5 grams of salt a day, the average intake in Tamil Nadu is 7-8 grams, and nearly 88% of salt in the...
India's direct tax buoyancy has remained above 1 for the third consecutive financial year, standing at 1.39 in 2024-25. The ratio was 1.27 in 2022-23 and 1.48 in 2023-24. Tax buoyancy measures how fast direct tax revenue...
Sikkim has flagged 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, 16 of them in the top-risk Category A for possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Such lakes form from glacier meltwater and can burst suddenly due to excess water...
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that teachers in the State may use the prefix "Tr." (Teacher) before their names from Teachers' Day, September 5, 2026. The prefix is meant as a mark of respect and reco...
The Reserve Bank of India's special USD-INR forex swap facility has drawn in $136.377 billion. Of this, $127.226 billion came via FCNR(B) deposits, $5.260 billion via Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings and $3.891 billi...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) clarified the revised GDP estimates for Q1 of 2026-27. A negative 1.5% manufacturing GVA deflator does not mean factory prices fell; under double deflation,...
