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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...
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has tied up with Uzbekistan's National Interbank Processing Centre (NIPC) to enable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant payments in that country. Uzbekistan is now the 11t...
The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking 25 years of the grouping, with the theme 'Together for Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity'. PM Modi named 'Secur...
Bengaluru-based defence startup Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA) has unveiled FWD Supreme Lite, billed as India's first AI-piloted fighter aircraft programme. Designed and developed in India, it is a 250-kg-class...
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...
A new global drought resilience architecture was unveiled at UNCCD COP17. It includes the world's first Drought Resilience Index (DRI), which measures a country's ability to anticipate, prepare for and withstand droughts...
At the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, India urged a shift in global drought policy from reacting to crises towards proactive, technology-based resilience. It called for st...
India and Japan held talks in New Delhi on deepening cooperation in critical mineral supply chains and e-waste recycling. The focus was on resource circulation to secure critical mineral supplies and lower reliance on sc...
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, released the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access in New Delhi. It sets up a federated data-sharing framework linking th...
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $230 million loan to modernise Chennai’s water supply and sanitation infrastructure. Under the Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewer...
The 2nd BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group Meeting was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan, hosted by the Union Ministry of Tourism under India’s BRICS Chairship. Its four priority areas were AI and Tourism; Sustainable and Responsi...
Tamil Nadu has notified the Cyber Crime Wing Headquarters in Chennai as the Tamil Nadu State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (TN-S4C). It will act as the State nodal agency linking Union and State law enforcement bodies...
