Tamil Nadu Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

• Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu inaugurated the UDAN Yatri Cafe at Chennai Airport on 27 February 2025, the second such low-cost cafe after Kolkata.

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the Mahashivratri celebrations at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on 26 February 2025.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

• 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.

Thu, 23 Jan 2025

• 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.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated a Calibration Laboratory at CIPET Ahmedabad and CIPET projects at Bhagalpur and Madurai on 19 January 2025.

Wed, 15 Jan 2025

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

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

• 106 m vessel built by a private Indian shipyard; contract signed on 25 March 2022.
• Projects in 10 best-performing states to cover about 2.8 lakh hectares.

Tue, 07 Jan 2025

• Both bye-elections are being held alongside the Delhi Assembly election, with polling on 5 February 2025.

Sat, 04 Jan 2025

• The ₹36.41 crore barrier-free campus at Y. Pudupatti will serve persons with disabilities in southern Tamil Nadu.

Mon, 30 Dec 2024

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the glass bridge in Kanniyakumari on 30 December 2024.
• The keel laying of the third Cadet Training Ship took place at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, on 30 December 2024.

Sun, 29 Dec 2024

• Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated a ₹32.50 crore mini TIDEL Park at Milavittan, Thoothukudi, on 29 December 2024.

Tue, 24 Dec 2024

• 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.

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

• 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.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

• 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.

Thu, 28 Nov 2024

• 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.

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

• 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.

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

• 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.

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

• 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.

Sat, 09 Nov 2024

• On 9 November 2024 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh died at the age of 80; PM Modi condoled his passing.

Mon, 04 Nov 2024

• 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.

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

• 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.
• On 30 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on the occasion of his Guru Pooja.

Tue, 29 Oct 2024

• 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.

Mon, 14 Oct 2024

• 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.

Sun, 13 Oct 2024

• 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.

Tue, 08 Oct 2024

• On 8 October 2024, at Air Force Station Tambaram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force celebrated its 92nd anniversary with a ceremonial parade reviewed by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh.

Sun, 06 Oct 2024

• On 6 October 2024, at Marina Beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force held an air show for its 92nd anniversary with Chief Minister MK Stalin as chief guest.

Thu, 03 Oct 2024

• On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase II, with three corridors totalling 118.9 km and 128 stations at a cost of Rs 63,246 crore.