Month: September 2026
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Power discom is still heavily reliant on Tamil Nadu government’s financial support
In the 14 years since 2013-14, the government aid, both in the form of tariff subsidy and grants, has accounted for ₹2.55 lakh crore
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IIT Palakkad researchers develop sensors for faster heparin monitoring
Accurate dosing of heparin, an anticoagulant used in cardiac surgery, dialysis etc., is important because too little of it can lead to clotting, while too much can cause excessive bleeding
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Tanker hit by projectile near Strait of Hormuz was operating in ‘dark mode’
Photos of the ship from September 13 indicate that the engine room was attacked and damaged by the projectile; the tanker had 25 crew members on board: 14 Indian and 11 Pakistani nationals.
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Man held for damaging temple idols in Tirupattur
The CCTV camera footage showed him entering the temple and hastily leaving the premises
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Man electrocuted, nine others injured in Ranipet
The deceased was a resident of Arumbakkam village
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Udhayanidhi condemns TVK-led govt. over attempt to ‘paralyse’ High Level Committee on Union-State Relations
The Committee was constituted during the previous M.K. Stalin-led DMK govt.; the LoP in T.N. Assembly claimed that the present govt. has created a situation in which the research scholars working on the Committee’s second report were unable to continue their work
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Six States, UT sign Kishau multipurpose project agreement; CM Sukhu hails ‘major victory’ for Himachal
The project will come up on the Tons river along the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh border
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Rescued baby orangutans get health check-up after one develops fever
The orangutans, generally found in the wild in Borneo and Sumatra, were rescued from a forest in Odisha’s Balasore district on September 8, triggering a probe into possible trafficking of these animals