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On 1 February 2026, Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth straight Union Budget, the first ever delivered on a Sunday, and also tabled the 16th Finance Commission report on tax devolution for 2026-2031. India's first fu...
On 1 February 1976, exactly 50 years ago, Tamil Nadu's government was dismissed for the first time and President's Rule was imposed under Article 356. The DMK ministry of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was removed on a re...
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) commissioned its full 300-megawatt Barsingar Solar Power Project in Rajasthan.
The India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 in New Delhi ended with 42 election management bodies from around the world adopting the Delhi Declaration 2026. It rests on five pill...
The Tamil Nadu government introduced a Bill in the Assembly to set up a Special Area Development Authority. It would plan places of historical, ecological, archaeological or tourism value. Mamallapuram and Kanniyakumari...
The Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pratap, the first indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel built by Goa Shipyard Limited, was commissioned in Goa. It is the largest ship in the Indian Coast Guard fleet.
A SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)-based reservoir management system for Chennai's reservoirs is ready for commissioning. The Rs 32-crore project, implemented by the Water Resources Department with World...
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, in an order dated 3 January 2026, appointed water conservationist Rajendra Singh - a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient known as the 'Waterman of India' - as Commissioner to study...
India and Bangladesh have begun talks on renewing the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty, which runs out in December 2026. The 1996 treaty decides how the dry-season flow at the Farakka Barrage, built in 1975, is shared. Through...
On 1 January 2026, Assam became the first state to constitute its 8th State Pay Commission. Former Chief Secretary Subhas Das is the chairman. The commission will review the pay, allowances and pensions of state governme...
OverviewAs of January 1, 2026, the 8th Pay Commission framework officially becomes the reference point for central government salary and pension calculations. This follows the conclusion of the 7th Pay Commission's tenur...
