JANUARY TO APRIL TAMILNADU CURRENT AFFAIRS IN 2026

JANUARY - 

SCHEMES - 

TAMILNADU ASSURED PENSION SCHEME (TAPS) - 

* * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE A GUARANTEED PENSION EQUAL TO 50% OF THE LAST DRAWN MONTHLY SALARY.

* EMPLOYEES WILL CONTRIBUTE 10% OF THEIR SALARY, WHILE THEIR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE ASSURED PENSION WILL BE BORNE BY THE TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT.

* PENSIONER'S WILL ELIGIBLE FOR DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) INCREASE EVERY 6 MONTHS, 

* IN CASE OF PENSIONER'S DEATH 60% OF THE LAST DRAWN PENSION WILL BE PAID AS A FAMILY PENSION TO THE NOMINATED FAMILY MEMBERS.

* GRATUITY UPTO RS 25 LAKH WILL BE PAID ON RETIREMENT OR IN THE EVENT OF DEATH DURING SERVICE, ( BASED ON THE LENGTH OF SERVICE) 

* AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SCHEME, A MINIMUM PENSION WILL BE ENSURED FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ( WHO RETIRES WITHOUT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION) 

* EMPLOYEE WHO JOINED SERVICE UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) AND RETIRED WITHOUT A PENSION BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAPS WILL BE PROVIDED A SPECIAL COMPASSIONATE PENSION.

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UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME - 

* * TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K STALLIN HAS LAUNCHED THE UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME IN CHENNAI ON 9TH JANUARY 2026:

* SHARE YOUR ASPIRATIONS SCHEME 

* OBJECTIVE - 

- TO ENGAGE CITIZEN DIRECTLY, UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND DREAMS FOR A DEVELOPED TAMILNADU BY 2030 

* THE SCHEME AIMS TO COVER AROUND 1.91 CRORES HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN TAMILNADU.

* APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY MEMBERS OF WOMEN'S SHG GROUPS ARE CONDUCTING DOOR TO DOOR VISITS.

* EACH PARTICIPATING FAMILY RECEIVED A DREAM CARD 

WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT - 

* Tamilnadu Has Registered A Historic Milestone With The Notification Of 100 New Reserve Forests, Nearly 13,500 Hectares 

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PORTAL - 

* Tamilnadu Government In Collaboration With Meta Launched a Unified WhatsApp CHATBOT NAMMA ARASU ( For Digital Public Service) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY  - 

* G Rajkumar, An Eminent ENVIRONMENTALIST Of Kerala Passed Away.

( KNOWN AS KURINJI RAJKUMAR) 

* WHO Led The Role In The Estsblishment Of Kurinjimala Sanctuary 2006) 

( to protect The Rare Neelakurinji Flower In Western Ghat) 

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INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 342.60 Crores Maamallan Water Project In State. ( AT KOVALAM RIVER BASIN) 

* TO CAPTURE FLLOD WATER PRESERVING 

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Announced The Institution Of The Semmozhi Literary Award, Replacing Sahitya Academy Award 

LAUNCHED - 

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The HPV Vaccination Programme To Prevent Cervical Cancer Among Girls 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Inaugurated The Global Women's Summit in Chennai

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

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STATUE UNVEILED - 

*  Tamilnadu Governor R N Ravi Unveiled The Statue Of Poet Saint KAVICHAKRAVARTHI At Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Tamilnadu Knowledge City ( TNKC).

FEBRUARY - 

INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Has Inaugurated The Tidal Neo Park 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Unveiled The Statue Of Karl Marx At Egmore, Chennai.

* TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of First Sea Turtle Conservation Centre At Guindy, Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K STALLIN Has Inaugurated The Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rovers in Panapakkam, Tamilnadu.

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MARCH - 

* Coimbatore MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of Nilgiri Tahr Conservation Centre.

* Tamilnadu Forest Department Has Launched The VARUDAI Application To Help Manually Record Sighting Of Nilgiri Tahr 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Has Received A Potsherd Excavated From Oldest Archaeological Site In Tamilakam - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Various Development Project In Tiruchirapalli 

( Inaugurated The Polypropylene Unit At Kochi Refinery Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) 

*  Coimbatore District Police, Has Launched The Kovai Digi Cop, First It's Kind Of WhatsApp Based CHATBOT To Provide Digital Access.

*  Tamilnadu Launched The TN - CReST Portal To Track Gauge Cancer Burden In Tamilnadu 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has COMMISIONED The First Unit Of UDANGUDI Thermal Power Plant 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The Tamilnadu AVGC - XR Policy 2026 

* Supriya Sahu Has Been Appointed As The WWF - INDIA Global Ambassador For Earth Hour In Tamilnadu 

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

JAIN Tirthankar Sculpture FOUND In Tiruchi. ( TAMILNADU) 

* IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LATER CHOLA PERIOD ( 10TH-12TH AD) 

* SCLUPTURE - Meditative Posture Statue ( ARDHA PADMASANA) 

* Found In Agriculture Field Lalgudi, Tirchy 

SPORTS - 

* Tamilnadu U23 Team Has Win The Col C K Naydu Trophy Elite Final 2025/26 By Defeating Maharashtra 

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SPACE - 

* ISRO Successfully Conducted The Sea Level Hot Test Of The CE20 Cryogenic Engine At The ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendra Giri, Tamilnadu 

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APPOINTMENTS - 

* Tamilnadu Government Has Appointed DGP B Bala Naga Devi As Head Of The State Intelligent Wing 

AWARDS - 

*  * Tamil Poet And Lyricist Vairamuthu Has Been Named As The Recipient Of 2026 Janpith Award 

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APRIL - 

* Mr Sunil Bajpai, IRS Has Been Appointed As The Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax, Tamilnadu & Puducherry 

* The National Research Centre For Banana ( NRCB) Tiruchy, Tamilnadu Has Launched The Banana Field Gene Bank Project.