Daily Tamil Nadu current affairs for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – key facts, background and exam angle for every news item. 39 articles, newest first.
தமிழில் படிக்க →The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has restrained the Sub-Registrars of Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli Joint-III, Musiri and Kulithalai from registering any document…
After the north-east monsoon set in on 15 Oct 2026 (IMD), heavy rain in the Palani Hills has sent flood water gushing down Thalaiyar Falls in Dindigul district – Tamil…
On 22 Oct 2026 the Tenkasi Forest Division proposed adding the Madras hedgehog – locally called 'mulleli' – to its 'Golden Jackal Ambassadors' programme launched in…
CM C. Joseph Vijay on 21 Oct 2026 (Wednesday) launched 'Thuli', a State-wide rainwater harvesting awareness campaign, at the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD)…
At the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 'Special Awards for Farmer Producer Organisations 2026' in New Delhi, three FPOs guided by Isha Outreach won national…
The fifth edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 5.0) will be held from 28 Nov to 12 Dec 2026 on the theme 'Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen' (Let us…
VOC Port said on 22 Oct 2026 that the Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) at V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Thoothukudi, has been declared a 'Green Terminal'…
Vummidi Ethiraj, one of the craftsmen of the Sengol and patriarch of the family that owns Chennai's 125-year-old Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers, died in Chennai on Wednesday,…
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has launched conservation works, estimated at ₹59 lakh, on the upper rampart (upper wall) of the Big Temple (Brihadeeswarar /…
Facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the maiden consignment of 1.755 MT of certified organic palmyra jaggery…
Composer Deva (Devanesan Chokkalingam, 75), hailed as 'Thenisai Thendral' and the 'King of Gaana', died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday,…
On 16 Oct 2026 CM C. Joseph Vijay opened 'Periyar Arivulagam', a library and science centre built for about ₹300 crore at Gandhipuram, Coimbatore (Nanjappa Road, near…
A team led by Dr Sajin Kumar K.S. (DST-FIST Project Coordinator), Department of Geology, University of Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram), has identified Martian-analogue sites…
In a statement on 16 Oct 2026, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister R. Vinoth said ₹26.21 crore has been sanctioned for 2026–27 for the 'Cotton Revival Mission' – a…
CM C. Joseph Vijay released the 'Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Ecosystem Scheme' (policy) at the Secretariat, Chennai, on 15 Oct 2026. It covers the whole value chain – chip…
CM C. Joseph Vijay laid the foundation stone at Sholinganallur on 14 Oct 2026 for a ₹3,108.55 crore 'ring main' that will link all of Chennai's drinking-water sources in…
Tamil Nadu's School Education Department introduced the 'Palli Paarvai 3.0' app (Oct 2026) to digitise inspections and classroom monitoring in government schools and…
The Tamil Nadu State Wetlands Authority told the Madras High Court in a status report (Oct 2026; decided at a 30 Sept 2026 meeting) that the interim 'Zone of Influence'…
Four professors of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, are in the 'World's Top 2% Scientists' list by Stanford University (USA) and Elsevier (2026…
At the roughly 1,000-year-old Meenakshi Sundareswarar – Balathandayuthapani temple at Thogaimalai near Kulithalai, Karur district (under the HR&CE Department), the main…
Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay met Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu at his residence in Undavalli, Amaravati, on 13 Oct 2026 and asked for additional Krishna water…
Tamil Nadu's Department of Environment and Climate Change invited applications for the 2025 Environment Awards on 13 Oct 2026. Individuals, educational institutions and…
Union Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi visited the Madurai ornamental fisheries cluster – one of four 'priority clusters' under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada…
On 11 October 2026 (Sunday), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail project in Chennai. On the…
