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Chief Minister M. K. Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Women Employment and Safety (TNWESafe) Project (World Bank-financed) and a state-wide free HPV vaccination programme at the Tamil Nadu Global Women Summit 2026. Startin...
Veteran space scientist Dr A. E. Muthunayagam, pioneer of India's liquid rocket propulsion programme and founding Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026. Born 11 Ja...
In early 2026, the newly established Kalaignar Centenary Library located in Madurai firmly cemented its status as a highly monumental, indispensable center for advanced knowledge and research in southern,Tamil Nadu by su...
An ICMR-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study reported a sharp rise in diabetes and prediabetes in Tamil Nadu, with diabetes prevalence among those above 20 rising from 11.1% (2008-2010) to 22.7% (2022-2023), a 104% increas...
The Tamil Nadu Forest Department began its first-ever study on the Madras Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), locally called Mulleli, a rare nocturnal mammal endemic to southern India, in the Theri forests of Thoothukudi...
President Droupadi Murmu opened Granth Kutir, a book house at Rashtrapati Bhavan. It holds about 2,300 books in India's 11 classical languages, including Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit,...
For Republic Day 2026, 131 Padma awards were announced: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. They include 19 women, 6 foreigners or overseas Indians and 16 posthumous honours. N. Rajam and the late Dha...
On 24 January 2026, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed the Tamil Nadu Water Resources (Regulation, Management and Augmentation) Bill, 2026. It sets up the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Management Authority to oversee all water...
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...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched Sprint 1 under STAR 3.0 (Simplified and Transparent Administration of Registration) to make property registration fully digital. It provides paperless registration for all 3...
Music composer Ilaiyaraaja has been chosen for the Padmapani Award at the 11th Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival in Maharashtra. The award honours his contribution to Indian music and cinema over five decades, in...
In late January 2026, the Tamil Nadu State Government officially confirmed a truly historic and monumental operational milestone regarding its massive, globally recognized flagship educational initiative, the 'Illam Thed...
