Tamil Nadu

Awards, Governance & Public Health

National Best State Award for Organ Donation: Tamil Nadu was named the ‘Best State’ in organ donation by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day event in New Delhi.
- Key Statistics: In 2025, the State recorded 266 deceased donors and 1,476 organs utilised. Government hospitals accounted for 57.9% of total donors.
- National Rank: Tamil Nadu ranks first nationally in heart and lung transplants.
- Institutional Mechanism: Operations are regulated by the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN), which was launched in 2008.

Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026: Lok Sabha passed the Bill to increase the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38 (including the Chief Justice of India) to handle case pendency.
About Supreme Court Judges:
- Judges of the Supreme Court of India are appointed by the President of India under Article 124(2) of the Constitution.
- The Collegium System: Names are proposed by a group called the Collegium. This group has the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the four most senior judges of the Supreme Court.
- To be chosen, a person must meet these rules: Must be a citizen of India. Must have served as a High Court judge for at least 5 years, or Must have worked as a High Court lawyer for at least 10 years, or Must be an eminent jurist in the view of the President.
- Judges serve until they reach 65 years old.
MSME Development Amendment Bill: Rajya Sabha passed legislation providing for a national digital platform for MSMEs and mandating CPSEs to route invoice settlements through the Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS).

Domestic Cruelty Law (Sec 498A IPC / Sec 85–86 BNS) Covers Live-in Couples: The Supreme Court held that the criminal offense of domestic cruelty applies to live-in relationships between consenting adults that qualify as “relationships in the nature of marriage”.
Legal Frameworks for Domestic Cruelties in India:
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA): Aims to protect women from domestic violence. Covers physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse. Provides various orders for protection, residence, and relief.
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 498A): Deals with cruelty by a husband or his relatives towards a woman. Criminalises acts of cruelty, harassment, or torture.
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Addresses dowry-related offences. Makes giving or receiving dowry a crime.

TRAI ‘MyCall’ App Revamp: TRAI launched a revamped Android application, MyCall, enabling users to rate call quality and automatically report technical parameters (signal strength, dropped calls) to telecom operators.