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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurates Kamba Ramayana Parayanam at Srirangam to revive oral recital tradition

Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the Kamba Ramayana Parayanam at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, on 18 March 2025, launching a South Zone Cultural Centre initiative to revive the oral tradition of reciting the Tamil epic.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Electronics for Hyperloop project to be developed at ICF Chennai, says Ashwini Vaishnaw after visiting IIT Madras test facility

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on 15 March 2025 that the electronics technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, after he witnessed a demonstration at IIT Madras's 410-metre Hyperloop test facility, the longest in Asia.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26: fiscal deficit at 3% of GSDP, Rameswaram airport, Semiconductor Mission 2030

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the State Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 14 March 2025, with a fiscal deficit of ₹1,06,963 crore, or 3% of GSDP.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Keel laid for second of five Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli

The keel of the second of five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy was laid at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, on 12 March 2025.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, wins MeitY's first e-Toycathon

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, won India's first Electronic Toy Hackathon (e-Toycathon 2025), organised by C-DAC under MeitY, at an award ceremony at C-DAC Noida on 8 March 2025.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Amit Shah attends CISF's 56th Raising Day at Thakkolam; training centre named after Rajaditya Chola

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 56th Raising Day parade of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at its Regional Training Centre in Thakkolam, Tamil Nadu, on 7 March 2025, and announced that the centre would be named after Chola warrior Rajaditya Chola.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

DRI and Coast Guard seize 30 kg hashish oil worth ₹33 crore from Maldives-bound vessel

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), with the Indian Coast Guard, seized 29.954 kg of hashish oil worth about ₹33 crore from a Maldives-bound tug-barge on 7 March 2025, after it was escorted back to Tuticorin.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Defence Ministry signs $248 million deal with Rosoboronexport for 1,000 HP engines for T-72 tanks

The Ministry of Defence signed a $248 million contract with Russia's Rosoboronexport on 7 March 2025 for 1,000 HP engines for the Army's T-72 tanks, with transfer of technology to Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited's Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi Important

President Murmu opens second edition of Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav, on South India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the second edition of 'Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav', showcasing the culture of South India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 March 2025.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM Modi chairs 7th meeting of National Board for Wildlife at Gir; 16th Asiatic lion estimation announced

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 7th meeting of the National Board for Wildlife at Gir National Park, Gujarat, on World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2025, and announced the 16th Asiatic lion population estimation in 2025.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maldives Important

India takes over chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation from Bangladesh

India assumed the chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) from Bangladesh at the 13th Governing Council meeting in the Maldives on 21 February 2025.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Mines Ministry annuls auction of Nayakkarpatti tungsten block in Tamil Nadu

The Ministry of Mines on 23 January 2025 decided to annul the auction of the Nayakkarpatti tungsten mineral block in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, which includes the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Registration portal launched for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0

KTS 3.0 in Varanasi from 15 to 24 February 2025, themed on Sage Agasthyar.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

'Utkarsh', second Multi Purpose Vessel for Indian Navy, launched at L&T Kattupalli

106 m vessel built by a private Indian shipyard; contract signed on 25 March 2022.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

56 new watershed projects worth ₹700 crore sanctioned under WDC-PMKSY 2.0

Projects in 10 best-performing states to cover about 2.8 lakh hectares.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Kanniyakumari: India's first glass bridge over the sea links Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the glass bridge in Kanniyakumari on 30 December 2024.

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💹 Economy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Nayakkarpatti tungsten block: Centre asks GSI to re-examine boundary, Tamil Nadu to hold Letter of Intent

The Ministry of Mines on 24 December 2024 asked the Geological Survey of India to explore redefining the Nayakkarpatti tungsten block to exclude a biodiversity heritage site.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Steel cut for Navy's second Fleet Support Ship at L&T Kattupalli

On 11 December 2024, at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, steel was cut for the second of five Fleet Support Ships being built for the Indian Navy.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi Important

PM releases 21-volume compendium of Subramania Bharati's complete works

On 11 December 2024, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi released a 21-volume compendium of the complete works of Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Puducherry Must know

Cyclonic Storm Fengal crosses the north Tamil Nadu–Puducherry coast close to Puducherry

On the night of 30 November 2024, Cyclonic Storm 'Fengal' crossed the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts close to Puducherry with winds of 70–80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph, IMD reported.

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💹 Economy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Mines Ministry says Nayakkarpatti tungsten block in Tamil Nadu will follow environmental safeguards

On 29 November 2024, the Ministry of Mines said the Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block in Tamil Nadu, auctioned with Hindustan Zinc Ltd as preferred bidder, will follow all environmental and heritage safeguards.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

President Murmu addresses student officers at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington

On 28 November 2024, President Droupadi Murmu visited the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu and addressed its student officers and faculty.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Must know

HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,115.67 crore, including ₹1,000-crore landslide mitigation project in 15 States

On 26 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects, including a ₹1,000-crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation project in 15 States.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Mann Ki Baat 116th episode: NCC Day, girl cadets near 40%, Indore's 12 lakh trees, Chennai's sparrow nests

On 24 November 2024, in the 116th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Narendra Modi marked NCC Day, noted the rise of girl cadets to almost 40%, and praised Indore's tree-planting record and Chennai's sparrow campaign.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

DPIIT marks eight years of four industrial corridors approved in 2016

On 19 November 2024 in New Delhi, DPIIT celebrated the 8th anniversary of four industrial corridors — AKIC, CBIC, ECEC and BMIC — approved on 20 November 2016.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Sonowal inaugurates ₹187.33-crore projects at Chennai and Kamarajar ports

On 4 November 2024 in Chennai, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated infrastructure projects worth ₹187.33 crore at Chennai Port Authority and Kamarajar Port Limited.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

IIG develops Indian Equatorial Electrojet (IEEJ) model to understand ionospheric processes for GNSS

On 30 October 2024, DST said scientists of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai, using two decades of magnetometer data from Tirunelveli, had developed the 'Indian Equatorial Electrojet (IEEJ) Model' to predict Equatorial ElectroJet variations important for GNSS-based navigation.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi Important

Swavlamban 3.0: Rajnath Singh unveils ADITI 3.0 and DISC 13, flags off 'Sagarmala Parikrama'

On 29 October 2024, at the NIIO seminar 'Swavlamban' at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled ADITI 3.0 and DISC 13; the event also flagged off 'Sagarmala Parikrama', an autonomous passage of about 1,500 km from Mumbai to Tuticorin.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

'Samarthak', first of two Multi Purpose Vessels for the Navy, launched at L&T Kattupalli

On 14 October 2024, at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli (Chennai), 'Samarthak', the first ship of the two-vessel Multi Purpose Vessel project for the Indian Navy, was launched.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin reviews Chennai command centre ahead of heavy rain; helpline 1913

On 13 October 2024, in Chennai, Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin inspected the Integrated Command and Control Centre as the Met department forecast about 20 cm rain; helpline 1913 is staffed by 150 personnel.

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