New initiatives launched in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 10:27 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
The government of Tamil Nadu has introduced digital destination boards on TNSTC buses, while the Congress party in Puducherry has opposed a CBSE circular making third language mandatory in affiliated schools. Urdu Wikisource was also launched as an open source digital library.
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