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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched the Aadhaar mascot 'Udai' to help users understand Aadhaar update, authentication, offline verification and secure data sharing.
India launched the Raisina Science Diplomacy Initiative (RSDI) 2026 to strengthen the interface between science, technology and diplomacy, integrating science diplomacy into the Raisina Dialogue. It focuses on governance...
The Kalpetta judicial district in Kerala's Wayanad became India's first fully paperless district court system - all courts from case filing to final judgment operate entirely in digital mode, integrating AI-based judicia...
The Tamil Nadu government launched the 'Namma Arasu' WhatsApp chatbot at UmagineTN 2026 to deliver government services via WhatsApp (number +91 7845252525). It offers 51 services across multiple departments, including ce...
A first-of-its-kind initiative began satellite-tagging Olive Ridley sea turtles on Chennai beaches. Two nesting turtles were satellite-tagged and released. The 2025-2027 project by the Wildlife Institute of India and the...
The Government of India granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Nagauri Ashwagandha from Nagaur district, Rajasthan - the State's second agricultural GI product after Sojat Mehendi. It grows well in Nagaur's dry cl...
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, to replace the Insecticides Act, 1968. It regulates manufacture, import, sale, storage, transport and use of pest...
The schedule for Census 2027 was announced. The first phase, House Listing Operations, will run from 1 April to 30 September 2026 across all States and UTs, with a self-enumeration facility available 15 days before house...
Brazil handed over the BRICS presidency to India for 2026, and India will host the 18th BRICS Summit. India's chairmanship focuses on four pillars - Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Environmental Sustainability -...
In January 2026, the Government of India accelerated the implementation of the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 to strengthen domestic chip manufacturing and reduce dependency on imports. The initiative focuses on establi...
Chennai hosted UmagineTN 2026, the fourth edition of Tamil Nadu's global technology and innovation summit. Start-ups, investors, innovators and officials discussed artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum technology,...
Tamil Nadu unveiled India's first dedicated Deep Tech Startup Policy - the Tamil Nadu Deep Tech Startup Policy 2025-2026 (TNDTSP) - at UmagineTN 2026 in Chennai. The iTNT Hub is the nodal implementing agency. The policy...
