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.
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 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.
MAY -
* * BOTANY STUDENTS FROM THE ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN SOUTHERN EASTERN GHATS IN TAMILNADU.
* SPECIES BELONGS TO GRAPE FAMILY
* SPECIES NAME - CYPHOSTEMMA ANNAMALAII
( NAMED AFTER FOUNDER OF THE UNIVERSITY - RAJAH SIR ANNAMALAI CHETTIYAR)
* THIS SPECIES IS START WITH ONE LEAF AND ENDS WITH THREE LEAVES.
* IT HAS AN OVATE SHAPED FRUIT ( RED IN COLOUR)
* PETALAS IS GREENISH - WHITE IN COLOR
* IT HAS THE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES USED TO TREAT STOMACH ULCER
* C Vijay Bhaskar Appointed As Chief Whip Of Tamilnadu
SCHEME -
* Tamilnadu Governor Shri A Abdul Nazeer Launched The Mee - Intiki - Mee Doctor Project Aimed To Provide Primary Health Care Services At Doorstep During The World Red Cross Day.
INAUGURATION -
* Mullivaikkal Memorial, Dedicated To Victims Of Tamil Genocide Officially Unveiled At Sydney, Australia
APPOINTMENTS -
* TAMILAGA VETRRI KAZHAGAM PRESIDENT ACTOR C JOSEPH VIJAY SWORN IN AS NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF TAMILNADU.
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JUNE -
*Tamilnadu Celebrates 600 Years Traditional Thanjavur Muthu Pallakku Festival
* Mahesh Kumar Agarwal Assumed As The DGP Of Tamilnadu.
* Nilagiri Tahr Population Increases 1364 In Tamilnadu in 2026 (4.68 % Growth)
* Tamilnadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay Launched The SINGAPPEN SPECIAL TASK FORCE In Chennai, All Women Police Unit To Combat Against Crime
* Renowned Tamil Film Director Bharatiraja Passed Away.
RAPTOR CENSUS -
* Tamilnadu Conducted The First Ever Comprehensive State Wide Raptor Assessment.
* 51 Species Of Raptor Documented.
* 49 Forest Division
* 10,000 Km+ Areas Covered
* Three Critically Endangered Raptors Recorded, The White Rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture, Red Headed Vulture
* Tamilnadu Assembly Has Passed The Unanimous Resolution Strongly Opposing Karnataka Proposed Mekadatu Project Across The Cauvery RIVER
* A Rare Albino Wild Boar ( Sus Scorfa) Has Been Documented In The Nilgiri Hills, Tamilanadu.
* Tamilnadu Government Has Allocated Rs 755.83 Crores For The Implementation Of The THAAIMAAMAN THANGA MOTHIRA THITTAM ( Under This Scheme a One Gram Gold Ring Will Provided To Infants Born In Government Hospital To Parents Domicile To Tamilnadu)
JULY -
* Tamilnadu V Sripathy Became The First Tribal Malayali Civil Court Judge
* Tamilnadu Government Appoints A Layola Mani As Chairman Of The Tamilnadu Text Book And Educational Services Corporation
* PERSON PASSED AWAY -
Sahitya Academy Winning Tamil Writer Poomani Passed Away
* SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD RECEIVED IN 2014
* HIS 1982 NOVEL - VEKKEI
* HE DIRECTED THE FILM KARUVELAM POOKAL (1996)
AUGUST -
* Tamilnadu State Government Has Allocated Rs 5,462 Crores For Pensioners ( Budget), Rs 11,532 Crores For Revenue & Disaster Management, Rs 475 Crores For Stamps And Registration, Rs 438 Crores For Natural Resources
* Latha Rajnikanth, Wife Of Actor Rajnikant Launched The MAKKAL MEDAI Citizen's Platform In Chennai
*The Tamilnadu Assembly On 10th August 2026 Unanimously Adopted The Resolution For Tamil Thai Vazhathu ( To Mandatory Sung First Before Commencement Of Programs in All Educational Institution, UNIVERSITY, Government Offices)
* Tamilnadu Announced a 100% Waiver On Cooperative Crop Loans Upto Rs 75,000.
NEW SPECIES -
* A TEAM OF BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A RARE SPECIES OF FERN IN THE KOLI HILLS OF EASTERN GHATS ( TAMILNADU REGION)
* SPECIES NAMED - PTERIS MADHUSOODANANII
* RESEARCHERS FROM GOVERNMENT VICTORIA COLLEGE, AND SRI VYASA NSS COLLEGE IN KERALA DISCOVERD THIS SPECIES.
* SPECIES CATEGORISE AS - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
* THE SPECIES FEATURES AS -
STIFF, LEATHERY LEAVES, DEEP GREEN COLOUR
* SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO - PROFESSOR P V MADHUSOODANAN ( FORMER HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AT UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT)
* * BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A SMALL HERB SPECIES IN COROMANDEL COAST, TAMILNADU.
* SPECIES NAMED - LEUCAS DROUPADIAE
* SPECIES NAMED AFTER PRESIDENT OF INDIA DROUPADI MURMU
* RESEARCHERS FROM ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY & GOVERNMENT SIDHHA MEDICAL COLLEGE
* THE PLANT PRODUCES OBLONG FRUIT CALLED - NUTLETS ( GOLDEN YELLOW COLOUR AND COVERED IN IRREGULAR DARK BROWN SPOT )
* AWARDS -
The Tamilnadu GOVERNMENT Will Confer The Thagaisal Thamizhar Award On Former Tamilnadu Congress Committee President M Krishnasamy
AWARDS -
* Oru Thooku Kaithiyin Vaakumoolam ( Testimony Of a Death Warrant Prisoner) Penned By C Selvam Has Been Selected For The Iyal Award For Non - Fiction ( Canada Based Tamil Library Garden)
* A Hero Stone Inscription, Dating Back To The Sangam Period Has Been Unearthed By Archaeologist At Malayadipatti Village, Tamilnadu
* WRITTEN IN TAMIL-BRAHMI SCRIPT
* The Tamilnadu Legislative assembly Has Unanimously Adopted A Resolution Seeking An Amendment To Section 23 Of The Right Of Children To Free And Compulsory Education Act 2009
* Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Has Appointed As The Governor Of Tamilnadu.
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