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The Election Commission of India has recognised Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as a State Party in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after it fulfilled the prescribed conditions. Earlier a registered unrecognised party, TVK can...
Tamil Nadu has moved to empower the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) to recruit staff for 25 corporations, 145 municipalities and 479 town panchayats. The Assembly passed a Bill amending the TNPSC (Additional...
Majuli in Assam and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh have built community-driven systems for rural waste management. In Majuli, waste is collected in 19 of 20 panchayats, sorted at Central Material Collection Facilities and s...
A new study has cautioned that the rare Myristica swamps of Kerala's Western Ghats are close to disappearing because of habitat loss. These freshwater swamps occur mainly in Kerala, with small patches in the Andaman and...
Maharashtra's Melghat and Pench Tiger Reserves have become India's most successful sites for releasing captive-bred vultures. Of 29 vultures freed in the two reserves between December 2025 and January 2026, survival rate...
Scientists have identified a new flowering plant species, Osbeckia ulotricha, belonging to the Melastomataceae family, in the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve of the Western Ghats. The discovery adds to the recorded plant...
India launched its first Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It treats grasslands, savannas, deserts, scrublands, ravines and rocky plateaus as valuable ecosyste...
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) released 14 home-grown quantum products at its 43rd Foundation Day in New Delhi on 31 August 2026. They span Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC...
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has officially registered 16 new indigenous breeds of livestock and dogs, approved at the 14th meeting of the Breed Registration Committee. India now has 262 registered...
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to open a 'safe house' in every district to protect individuals and families at risk of, or affected by, 'honour' killings, caste killings and related violence. Social Justice Minist...
World Lake Day, designated by the UN General Assembly and first observed globally in 2025, falls on August 27. It raises awareness of threats to lakes and promotes their conservation, restoration and sustainable manageme...
The Union Environment Ministry (MoEFCC) has urged the National Green Tribunal to direct Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to submit annual conservation plans for Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a Western Ghats end...
