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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Centre approves copra and Totapuri mango procurement for Tamil Nadu

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved procurement of 87,226 MT of copra at MSP and 96,879 MT of Totapuri mangoes under the Market Intervention Scheme for Tamil Nadu in 2026.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

IIG method reconstructs the topside ionosphere over India for the first time

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism developed a method to reconstruct the topside ionosphere over the Indian region by combining COSMIC radio occultation data with ground ionosonde observations (DST release, 8 July 2026).

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Kamarajar Port becomes India's second major port with 18-metre draft

Kamarajar Port became India's second Major Port after Visakhapatnam to offer an 18-metre draft, after completing Capital Dredging Phase VI at about ₹440 crore (announced 7 July 2026).

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Department of Commerce holds Chintan Shivir on seafood opportunities under India-EFTA TEPA in Chennai

The Department of Commerce held a Chintan Shivir on opportunities for the seafood sector under the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement at the Chennai Trade Centre on 3 July 2026, on the sidelines of Seafood Expo Bharat 2026.

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🔬 Space 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

AI reads 100 years of Kodaikanal hand-drawn suncharts to track bright solar regions

Researchers led by ARIES used machine learning on hand-drawn suncharts of the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to trace magnetically active solar plages from 1916 to 2007, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on 1 July 2026.

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💹 Economy 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

DRI busts Chinese firecracker smuggling syndicate at Chennai Port, seizes goods worth Rs 35 crore

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence foiled two attempts to smuggle Chinese-origin firecrackers through Chennai Port, seizing goods worth Rs 35 crore, the Finance Ministry said on 27 June 2026.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

World's first copper–chlorine hydrogen plant using nuclear heat inaugurated at IGCAR, Kalpakkam

The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

VOC Port's first Sustainability Report shows 45% cut in net carbon emissions; Kendriya Vidyalaya opened at the port

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 23 June 2026 highlighted V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority's first Sustainability Report, which shows net carbon emissions cut by about 45%.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Centre approves procurement of pulses and oilseeds under PSS in UP, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Haryana

On 18 June 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved MSP procurement of pulses and oilseeds under the Price Support Scheme in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal appointed DGP and Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu

On 29 May 2026 the Tamil Nadu government appointed 1994-batch IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal as Director-General of Police and Head of the Police Force, replacing Sandeep Rai Rathore.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

₹1,427.61 crore approved for 4-lane Thiruvarur Bypass on NH-83 in Tamil Nadu

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on 26 May 2026 approved ₹1,427.61 crore for a 14.9-km 4-lane Thiruvarur Bypass on the Nagapattinam–Thanjavur section of NH-83, with two additional ROBs on NH-129A and NH-134A.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

ANRF selects 10 institutions for Convergence Research Centres of Excellence

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) announced on 20 May 2026 that it had selected 10 institutions to set up Convergence Research Centres of Excellence combining social sciences and humanities with science and technology.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Bihar

Railways approves ₹962-crore Kiul–Jhajha third line in Bihar and ₹993-crore Arakkonam–Chengalpattu doubling in Tamil Nadu

On 19 May 2026 Indian Railways approved the 54-km Kiul–Jhajha third line on the Howrah–Delhi route at ₹962 crore and the 68-km Arakkonam–Chengalpattu doubling of Southern Railway at ₹993 crore.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Leiden University Library returns the 11th-century Chola Copper Plates to India

On 16 May 2026 Leiden University Library in the Netherlands restituted the 11th-century Chola Copper Plates to the Government of India in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and Dutch PM Rob Jetten.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

MoU for India's first mega greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi with Korea's HD KSOE; 2.5 million GT capacity

The Ports Ministry said on 13 May 2026 that HD KSOE, NSHIP-TN and Sagarmala Finance Corporation signed an MoU on 20 April 2026 for India's first mega greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, with 2.5 million GT annual capacity.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Smithsonian returns three Tamil Nadu temple bronzes, including a Chola Shiva Nataraja of c. 990 CE

On 13 May 2026 Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced the repatriation of three Tamil Nadu temple bronzes — a Chola Shiva Nataraja (c. 990 CE), a 12th-century Somaskanda and a 16th-century Saint Sundarar with Paravai — from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister with Congress, Left, VCK and IUML support

On 10 May 2026 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in Chennai, after his party won 108 of 234 seats in its first Assembly election.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

India's first comprehensive Urban Testbed and Aerosol Observatory opens in Chennai under Mission Mausam

On 6 May 2026 MoES Secretary Dr M. Ravichandran inaugurated an Urban Testbed and Aerosol Observatory set up by IITM Pune under Mission Mausam at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, described as the first of its kind in India.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026 results: Vijay's TVK wins 108 seats on debut, 10 short of majority

Actor C. Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu on 4 May 2026 with 108 of 234 seats on its debut, ahead of the DMK's 59 and the AIADMK's 47, but fell 10 short of the majority mark of 118.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

MeitY launches indigenous Silicon Photonics Process Design Kit and PPIC Test Engine developed at IIT Madras

MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan on 24 April 2026 launched an indigenous Silicon Photonics Process Design Kit with over 50 verified components and a Universal Programmable Photonic IC Test Engine, both developed at the MeitY-sponsored CoE-CPPICS, IIT Madras.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu votes in single phase for 234 Assembly seats; ECI final turnout 86.03%

Tamil Nadu voted in a single phase for all 234 Assembly constituencies on 23 April 2026, with 4,023 candidates and 75,064 polling stations; ECI's statistical report puts the final state polling percentage at 86.03%, above the previous highest of 78.29% recorded in 2011.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Election seizures in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal cross ₹1,000 crore

Seizures in poll-bound Tamil Nadu and West Bengal reached ₹1,072.13 crore between the activation of the Election Seizure Management System on 26 February and 22 April 2026, with Tamil Nadu at ₹599.24 crore and West Bengal at ₹472.89 crore, the Election Commission said.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Explosion at fireworks unit in Kattanarpatti, Virudhunagar kills 25 workers

An explosion at the Vanaja Fireworks unit in Kattanarpatti, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, on 19 April 2026 killed 23 workers on the spot, and the toll rose to 25 the next day.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu

EVM-VVPAT commissioning begins for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Phase I seats

The Election Commission of India said commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs for constituencies going to the polls on 23 April 2026 began on 16 April, covering 75,064 polling stations in Tamil Nadu and 44,378 in West Bengal Phase I.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

ECI begins distributing Voter Information Slips for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Phase I polls

The Election Commission of India began distributing Voter Information Slips on 15 April 2026 for the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Phase I) Assembly elections due on 23 April, with Braille-enabled slips for voters with visual impairment.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India

Seizures in 2026 Assembly elections cross ₹400 crore: ECI

The Election Commission said on 26 March 2026 that illicit inducements worth over ₹408.82 crore had been seized since 26 February in the five poll-bound states/UT and bye-election states.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI issues digital time vouchers for free party broadcasts on Doordarshan and AIR

On 23 March 2026 the Election Commission issued digital time vouchers to recognised National and State parties for free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

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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