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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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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

MeitY launches indigenous 30 kW wide band gap drive system for EVs in Chennai

MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan launched an indigenously developed 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System for electric vehicles at IIT Madras, Chennai, on 2 March 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

PM Modi launches projects worth over ₹4,400 crore in Madurai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated and laid the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth over ₹4,400 crore in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on 1 March 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

PM MITRA Park Virudhnagar allots 190 acres to 23 investors with ₹2,192 crore investment

The Board of PM MITRA Park Tamil Nadu Ltd allotted 190.44 acres of industrial land in the PM MITRA Park at Virudhnagar, Tamil Nadu, to 23 investors on 27 February 2026, unlocking about ₹2,192 crore of investment.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

INS Anjadip, fourth anti-submarine shallow water craft, commissioned at Chennai

INS Anjadip, the fourth ship of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Chennai Port, Tamil Nadu, on 27 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Sarbananda Sonowal launches projects worth over ₹1,500 crore at V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin

Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated and laid the foundation of projects worth more than ₹1,500 crore at V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), on 23 February 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PM's 131st Mann Ki Baat: AI Impact Summit, organ donation by Kerala family, digital-arrest warning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 131st episode of Mann Ki Baat on 22 February 2026 spoke about the India AI Impact Summit, paid homage to Alin Sherin Abraham from Kerala whose parents donated her organs, and urged vigilance against digital frauds and 'digital arrests'.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Delhi Important

Vice President releases updated Constitution in Gujarati and Tamil on International Mother Language Day

Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the updated Constitution of India in Gujarati and Tamil and the 8th edition of the Legal Glossary (English–Hindi) at the Vice President's Enclave, New Delhi, on International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2026.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Indian Navy's first Cadet Training Ship, Krishna, launched at L&T Kattupalli

Krishna (Yard 18003), the first of three Cadet Training Ships being built for the Indian Navy, was launched at L&T's Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 16 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

V.O. Chidambaranar Port becomes India's first Major Port to get IGBC Platinum rating

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, became India's first Major Port to receive the Indian Green Building Council's Platinum rating, the Ministry of Ports said on 11 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NHAI's public InvIT Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust wins five highway assets for ₹9,500 crore

NHAI said on 9 February 2026 that it had accepted the ₹9,500 crore offer of Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust for five National Highway sections spanning over 260 km in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Karnataka Important

ICMR and Indian Immunologicals begin Phase I human trial of an improved Kyasanur Forest Disease vaccine

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on 7 February 2026 that a Phase I human trial of an improved, indigenous Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) vaccine has begun after CDSCO approval.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Election Commission briefs 1,444 Central Observers for Assembly elections in five states and UTs

The Election Commission of India concluded briefing 1,444 Central Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at IIIDEM on 6 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

V.O. Chidambaranar Port becomes India's first port to start installing an anti-drone system

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, became the first port in India to initiate an anti-drone security system, signing an agreement with Central Electronics Limited (CEL) on 6 February 2026.

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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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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

GRSE delivers 'Anjadip', third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, to the Navy

'Anjadip', the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Chennai on 22 December 2025.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India and ADB sign five loans worth over US$ 2.2 billion

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed five loan agreements totalling over US$ 2.2 billion on 15 December 2025 for skilling, rooftop solar, healthcare in Assam, Chennai Metro and ecotourism in Meghalaya.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu launches second phase of Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam; 16.94 lakh more women get ₹1,000 a month

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the second phase of the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Chennai on 12 December 2025, adding about 16.94 lakh women to the scheme that pays ₹1,000 a month to women heads of families.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

India win first-ever bronze at FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup, beating Argentina 4-2 in Chennai

India won their first-ever bronze medal at the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup on 10 December 2025, coming from 0-2 down to beat Argentina 4-2 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.

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💹 Economy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

VinFast signs MoU with Tamil Nadu for $500 million expansion at Thoothukudi

Vietnamese automaker VinFast and the Tamil Nadu government signed an MoU on 4 December 2025 for about 500 acres in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Thoothukudi, where VinFast will invest $500 million to make electric buses and e-scooters.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 inaugurated in Varanasi with theme 'Tamil Karkalam'

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 was inaugurated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 2 December 2025 by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, with 'Tamil Karkalam – Let us learn Tamil' as its theme.

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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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