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Tripura topped the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 released by the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Jugal Kishore Nagar Village Committee in Sepahijala district was the best-performing local body in India with a s...
The 16th Finance Commission recommended grants of ₹9.47 lakh crore over five years, only for local bodies and disaster management, ending revenue deficit, sector-specific and State-specific grants. Local bodies get ₹7,91...
The Union Budget 2026-27 has a total outlay of ₹53.5 lakh crore and sets the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP, down from 4.4% in 2025-26, with the revenue deficit at 1.5%. The debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to ease to 55.6%...
Indian Railways brought 472.3 km of the Kavach Version 4.0 safety system into service in one day, the largest single-day commissioning so far. The stretches lie on the Western, Northern and East Central Railway zones, an...
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...
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...
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset its Doomsday Clock on 27 January 2026, placing the hands 85 seconds from midnight. This is the closest the clock has ever come to the hour that symbolises global catastrophe. E...
Urban tap water coverage has climbed from 49% in 2011 to about 77% in 2026 under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0, an increase of 64%. The missions have delivered 228 lakh household tap connections and 20 lakh sewer connections, revi...
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...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti felicitated 58 WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Warriors from various States and Union Territories at a Samvad Samaroh in New Delhi for leading water management at the grassroots. Recognise...
The Union Economic Survey 2025-26 cited two Tamil Nadu initiatives as models: the 'Thozhi' hostels for working women and the Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission (TN-SHORE). Thozhi hostels are operated by the Tamil Nad...
