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Cochin International Airport (CIAL) in Kerala will be the first airport in India to deploy hydrogen-powered buses for passenger movement, cutting emissions from airside transport. Also reported: two new marine worm speci...
Goa has become the second Indian State, after Kerala, to bring out a state-level Bird Atlas, released at the 9th Bird Festival of Goa in Valpoi. Using grid-based surveys, the atlas maps bird distribution and allows chang...
Kerala announced a separate Elderly Budget for FY27, the first Indian State to do so. It earmarks Rs 46,236.52 crore, roughly 19.07% of the State Budget, bringing together spending on pensions, healthcare, social securit...
The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) secured the first prize at the 38th Kerala State Science Congress. In other State developments, the Chief Minister inaugurated Tamil Nadu's first glow gard...
A faunal survey in Kerala's Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary recorded 171 bird, 177 butterfly and 42 odonate species, many of them new to the sanctuary. Its total species count now stands at 247 birds, 223 butterflies and 6...
The 16th Finance Commission, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, kept the States' share of the divisible pool at 41% for 2026-27 to 2030-31. The Commission is a constitutional body under Article 280. Its main innovation is a n...
From April 1, 2026, Tamil Nadu's portion of the net shareable Central tax pool will be 4.097% under the 16th Finance Commission, a slight gain of 0.44% over the 4.079% allotted by the 15th Commission. Budgeted receipts f...
An RBI report on State finances found that Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry have steadily lowered their debt-to-GSDP ratios by up to 4 percentage points since 2021 without cutting development spendin...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced eco-friendly nature trails in the Budget. Sustainable mountain trails will come up in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Araku Valley in the Eastern Ghats...
In its 2026-27 State Budget, the Kerala government announced free education up to graduation for Arts and Science students in government and aided colleges. Until now, free education in the State was limited to Class 12,...
The Centre announced the Republic Day Parade 2026 results. The Indian Navy was adjudged the best marching contingent among the three Services, and Delhi Police topped the CAPF and auxiliary forces category. Maharashtra's...
Kerala named Bacillus subtilis its State Microbe, the first Indian state to choose one. It also opened its Centre of Excellence in Microbiome to the public. Bacillus subtilis is a helpful bacterium found in soil, ferment...
