Daily news
Daily news for TNPSC and other Tamil Nadu exams — short, exam-focused, in Tamil and English.
Tamil Nadu has 2,390 Gram Panchayats certified tuberculosis-free for 2025 under the TB Free Panchayat initiative. To qualify, a panchayat must test at least 30 presumptive TB cases per 1,000 people, keep TB notifications...
The 2026 Physics Nobel has gone to Belgian-American physicist Francis Halzen, honoured for his role in building the IceCube neutrino observatory and for the detection of high-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources....
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have confirmed the discovery of a new species of marine eel from the Bay of Bengal. The species has been given the scientific name Bathymyrus perplexus. The finding adds...
At a side event of the UN General Assembly in New York, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030. India is strengthening prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment...
The 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, under the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Delegates are discussing parliamentary democracy, legislative pract...
IntroductionAs part of India's ongoing BRICS Presidency 2026, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) inaugurated the 8th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) in Goa on 18 Aug...
IntroductionStrengthening South-South multilateral cooperation on climate change, circular economy, and biodiversity conservation, the BRICS Environment Working Group Senior Officers' Meeting officially commenced at the...
IntroductionTo maximize rainwater harvesting, rejuvenate rural irrigation systems, and mitigate catastrophic flood inundation ahead of the Northeast Monsoon 2026, the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department of Ta...
IntroductionConsolidating long-standing strategic defence partnerships with Southeast Asian partners under India's Act East Policy, the Indian Army announced on 17 August 2026 the deployment of an infantry contingent to...
Global sea surface temperatures outside the polar regions set a new record in July 2026. The average between 60°N and 60°S reached 20.96°C, beating the earlier July high of 20.89°C recorded in 2023. Rapidly strengthening...
IntroductionThe Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 on 11 August 2026, officially renaming the state of 'Kerala' to 'Keralam' in the First Schedule of the Constitution of India. The change restore...
IntroductionA modern, integrated Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) and joint check-post complex was jointly inaugurated on 10 August 2026 at Walayar on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vij...
