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93 stories for “State” · September 2026
Clear filtersSikkim 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...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has begun the third phase of underwater archaeological exploration off Poompuhar (Kaveripoompattinam) in Mayiladuthurai district, an ancient Chola-period port city. The work...
The Archaeological Survey of India recorded a Chola inscription at the Vedapureeswarar Temple in Therazhundur, Mayiladuthurai district. Dated 1003 CE, the 18th regnal year of Rajaraja Chola I, it is in Tamil on a pillar...
The Tamil Nadu government is weighing the abolition of the State Planning Commission (SPC), set up about 55 years ago in the early 1970s to assess State resources and plan their balanced use. Posts of Vice-Chairperson an...
The Tamil Nadu government has identified 41 elephant corridors across the State and asked for three more months to finish studying and notifying them. The Wildlife Trust of India had earlier listed 17 corridors, while a...
The UN General Assembly adopted the "Correct the Map" resolution encouraging world maps that show Africa's true size. It was backed by 164 countries, with the United States voting against and six abstaining. It promotes...
In All India Judges Association v. Union of India, the Supreme Court told seven States, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, to raise the retirement age of district ju...
The Union Home Minister chaired the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, Goa. Zonal Councils are statutory bodies set up under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 to foster Centre-State and inter-State co...
The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to quash criminal cases filed against NEET protesters. Article 142 lets the Court pass any order needed to "do complete justice", enforceable across India, but it...
A sustainable debt-to-GSDP ratio of 23% has been suggested for Tamil Nadu, against about 27% now. The 2017 FRBM Committee led by N.K. Singh set 20% as the prudent limit for States; three extra points are allowed for Tami...
Tamil Nadu registered 8.02 lakh births in 2025, around 45,000 fewer than the 8.47 lakh recorded in 2024, a fall of 5.3%. The State's total fertility rate dropped below the replacement level of 2.1 nearly two decades ago,...
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...
