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ECI orders Assured Minimum Facilities at all 2,18,807 polling stations for 2026 polls

On 22 March 2026 the Election Commission directed Chief Electoral Officers to ensure Assured Minimum Facilities and voter assistance at each of the 2,18,807 polling stations for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India auctions a record 200 mineral blocks in FY 2025-26; Gujarat leads with 32

The Ministry of Mines said on 19 March 2026 that 200 mineral blocks were auctioned in FY 2025-26, the highest ever in a single year, with Gujarat (32), Rajasthan (30) and Tamil Nadu (22) the top contributors.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI sets out postal ballot facility for 85+ voters, PwDs, essential services staff and service voters in 2026 Assembly polls

The Election Commission said on 19 March 2026 that electors above 85 and flagged Persons with Disabilities can vote by postal ballot in the Assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal by submitting Form 12D within 5 days of notification.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI deploys over 25 lakh officials for 2026 Assembly polls in five States/UTs – about one for every 70 electors

The Election Commission said on 18 March 2026 that over 25 lakh officials have been deployed for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, which have over 17.4 crore electors – nearly one official for every 70 electors.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Election Commission deploys 1,111 Central Observers for Assembly elections in five States/UTs and bye-elections

The Election Commission of India said on 17 March 2026 that it has deployed 1,111 Central Observers — 557 general, 188 police and 366 expenditure — for Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and bye-elections in six states.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

Election Commission announces Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry; counting on 4 May

The Election Commission of India on 15 March 2026 announced Assembly elections in four States and Puducherry, with polling from 9 to 29 April and counting on 4 May 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Gramin Dak Sevak Sammelan held in Chennai; Tamil Nadu postal circle second in revenue

Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani addressed a Gramin Dak Sevak Sammelan in Chennai on 15 March 2026 and praised the Tamil Nadu postal circle for ranking second in the country in overall revenue.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tele-Law regional workshop under DISHA scheme held in Chennai; 12,560 CSCs in Tamil Nadu offer pre-litigation advice

The Department of Justice held a regional workshop on the Tele-Law programme under the DISHA scheme in Chennai on 14 March 2026, where 12,560 Common Service Centres in Tamil Nadu provide pre-litigation legal services.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

NHAI awards 7-km Gangaikonda Cholapuram bypass on NH-81 to protect 1,000-year-old temple

The National Highways Authority of India issued the letter of award on 12 March 2026 for a 7-km greenfield bypass around Gangaikonda Cholapuram on NH-81 in Tamil Nadu, whose foundation stone the Prime Minister laid on 11 March.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

PM Modi launches ₹5,650-crore projects in Tiruchirappalli, including city gas for Nilgiris and Erode

On 11 March 2026 in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth about ₹5,650 crore in clean energy, petroleum, highways, railways and rural roads.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Cabinet declares Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu an international airport

The Union Cabinet approved on 10 March 2026 the declaration of Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu as an international airport.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

CSIR-CRRI and JSW Steel Salem sign MoA for first steel slag roads in Tamil Nadu

CSIR-Central Road Research Institute and JSW Steel's Salem Works signed an MoA on 24 January 2026 to use processed steel slag in road construction, the first such implementation in Tamil Nadu.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

BSIP study of Tamil Nadu's Kondagai Lake reconstructs 4,500 years of monsoon history

Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, reconstructed about 4,500 years of climate and monsoon history from sediments of Kondagai Lake near Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, the Science Ministry said on 15 January 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Sonowal rolls out ₹235 crore port projects at Chennai Port and Kamarajar Port

Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal rolled out port infrastructure and digital projects worth ₹235 crore at Chennai Port Authority and Kamarajar Port Limited in Tamil Nadu on 8 January 2026, including a ₹105 crore rehabilitated Northern Breakwater Head at Kamarajar Port.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Vice-President inaugurates 9th Siddha Day in Chennai on the theme 'Siddha for Global Health'

On 3 January 2026 at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 9th Siddha Day celebrations, themed 'Siddha for Global Health'.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Vice-President addresses Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 valedictory at Rameswaram

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the valedictory function of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on 30 December 2025.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

DoT sets up 24x7 control room to keep telecom running during Cyclone Ditwah

On 30 November 2025 the Department of Telecommunications set up a 24x7 control room and ensured Intra Circle Roaming and Cell Broadcast readiness as Cyclone Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal threatened coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

First train for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 leaves Kanniyakumari; event in Varanasi 2–15 December

On 29 November 2025 the first special train for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 left Kanniyakumari; the fourth edition runs in Varanasi from 2 to 15 December 2025, with the inauguration at NaMo Ghat.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup opens in Tamil Nadu; India beat Chile 7-0

The FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 (28 November–10 December, Chennai and Madurai) opened on 28 November 2025, with hosts India beating Chile 7-0 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 to begin on 2 December with theme 'Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam'

The Ministry of Education announced on 22 November 2025 that the fourth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 4.0), celebrating civilizational links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, will begin on 2 December 2025.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

PM releases 21st PM-KISAN instalment of ₹18,000 crore from Coimbatore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN, about ₹18,000 crore for around 9 crore farmers, from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 19 November 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

PM inaugurates South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 19 November 2025 and urged farmers to try 'One Acre, One Season' of natural farming.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

SIR Phase II: 95% of enumeration forms distributed across 12 States/UTs

The Election Commission's daily bulletin of 15 November 2025 showed that 95.44% of enumeration forms had been distributed under Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories.

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Special Intensive Revision Phase II begins in 9 states and 3 UTs, covering nearly 51 crore electors

The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.

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