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Polity & Governance 39
- PAI 2.0: Panchayat grades, pillars and state results
- NCLT President: Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal Appointed
- NITI Aayog Gets Two New Full-Time Members
- Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2026: e-OCI and minor passports
- AERB Clears Kudankulam Units 5 and 6 Equipment Erection
- Sikkim Declared India’s First Paperless Judiciary State
- UDGAM Portal: 30 Banks Live, Supreme Court Hearing
- South Coast Railway Zone Notified as India’s 18th Zone
- Supreme Court Judges Bill 2026: Strength Raised to 38 With CJI
- School Management Committee Guidelines 2026 Launched
- CCEA Approvals May 2026: Ship Repair Unit, Rail Projects, SC Judges
- NITI Aayog CPO Portal: Real-Time Reporting for Aspirational Districts
- CBFC Chairperson: Shashi Shekhar Vempati Appointed for Three Years
- GSTAT Principal Bench Empowered as NAAAR for Advance Rulings
- MGNREGA Repealed from 1 July 2026: VB-G RAM G Act Takes Over
- One Case One Data and Su Sahay: CJI’s Digital Court Push
- Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath as West Bengal CM
- Vijay Takes Oath as 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Great Nicobar Sanctuaries: Tribal Council Alleges FRA Violations
- VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 to Replace MGNREGA from 1 July 2026
- N. Rangasamy Takes Oath as Puducherry CM for a Fifth Term
- Committee on Empowerment of Women 2026-27 Reconstituted
- Tripura First State to Finish Deregulation Phase I and II
- Sudhanshu Sil, Veteran CPI(M) Leader and Ex-MP, Dies at 81
- Karnataka Integrated Portal to Track NSQ and NDPS Medicines
- Saranda Sal Forest: Supreme Court Sanctuary Order Not Complied
- Supreme Court Judges’ Strength Raised to 38 by Ordinance
- V. D. Satheesan Sworn In as 13th Kerala Chief Minister
- Saurabh Vijay Takes Over as UIDAI Chief Executive Officer
- MP-Google AI Framework for Simhastha 2028 at Ujjain
- Bharat Digital Samvad: BDIA Forum on Digital Sovereignty
- NCB Chief Anurag Garg Gets Extension Till 31 July 2027
- PM-AJAY Portal and AJAY Mobile App: Tracking SC Welfare Projects
- Sports Governance Act: NSB and NST Rules 2026 Notified
- Gujarat and Meta MoU for WhatsApp-Based Governance
- NeSDA 2025 Portal: DARPG Assessment of Digital Services
- Nirbhay Raho Initiative: Panchayati Raj Training of Trainers
- High-Level Committee on Demographic Change Under MoHA
- West Bengal Annapurna Yojana: Enrolment Starts
Economy 107
- Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive: 58 Firms Approved
- Index of Service Production: NSO’s Monthly Services Gauge
- E-PRAAPTI: EPFO Portal to Trace 31.83 Lakh Inoperative Accounts
- Monthly Economic Review: Nine of 18 States in Revenue Deficit
- PM E-DRIVE: E-Bus Allocation, E-Vouchers and FAME-II Contrast
- Tata Sons CIC Deregistration: InGovern Asks RBI to Refuse
- ADB Unveils USD 70 Billion Power Grid and Digital Plan
- SEBI PaRRVA Operational from 4 May 2026: CARE Ratings Named
- FEMA Rules 2026: 100% FDI in Insurance via Automatic Route
- ECLGS 5.0: ₹2.55 Lakh Crore Credit Guarantee Scheme
- RBI Draft Norms: Banks Owning Non-Financial Assets (SNFA)
- SEBI Plan: Online Bond Platforms and GIFT City Debt
- HVDC Substations: Phased Local-Content Rules for Power Projects
- ADB Critical Minerals Financing Facility Launched
- NSE Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR) Launched with SEBI Nod
- India’s Inequality Debate: HCES 2023-24 Gini at 0.29
- Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme: 58 Firms Approved
- Critical Mineral Recycling Scheme: 58 Firms Approved Under NCMM
- ECLGS 5.0: ₹2.55 Lakh Crore Guarantee Cover for MSMEs, Airlines
- FEMA Authorised Persons Regulations 2026: FFMC and AD-III
- Cabinet Clears ECLGS 5.0 With ₹18,100 Crore Outlay
- FY26 bank credit growth: non-food credit up 15.9%
- DPIIT 60-Day FDI Clearance for Neighbouring Countries
- World Migration Report 2026: India Tops Remittances at $138 bn
- Sugarcane FRP 2026-27 Raised to ₹365 per Quintal
- S&P Global Cuts India FY27 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.6%
- Skyroot Aerospace Turns India’s First Space-tech Unicorn
- Bihar Cabinet clears USD 500 million World Bank urban loan
- RBI Lets Banks Count Quarterly Profits in CRAR Without NPA Test
- MoSPI Shifts GSDP and GSVA Base Year to 2022-23
- Maritime India Foundation MoUs: Innovation Hubs with IITs and IMU
- IALFS 2.0 at GIFT City: Aircraft Leasing Hub Push
- FPI Outflows 2026: Rs 2 Lakh Crore Exit From Indian Equities
- HSBC Cuts India FY27 GDP Growth Forecast to 6%
- DPMACI: Fintech SRO for Digital Gold and Silver
- SEBI Green Channel for AIFs: Faster Scheme Launch Proposal
- PM Modi Launches Telangana Infrastructure Projects
- R Mukundan Elected CII President for 2026-27
- PLFS Q4 FY26: Urban Unemployment Eases to 6.6%
- West Asia Crisis: Fuel-Saving Appeal and India’s Fiscal Strain
- India CPI Inflation April 2026: 13-Month High of 3.5%
- Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Rs 12,980 Crore Sovereign Backing
- Moody’s India GDP Forecast Cut to 6% for 2026 and 2027
- SEBI GARUDA Mechanism: Faster AIF Scheme Launch Proposal
- Gold and silver import duty doubled: effective rate 18.4%
- Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting Held in Mumbai
- LEADS 2025 Report: State Logistics Rankings and 4-Tier Framework
- ₹37,500 crore coal and lignite gasification scheme approved
- RBI Scraps Prior Approval for Fintech Remittance Tie-ups
- India’s April 2026 Inflation: CPI 3.48%, WPI 8.3%
- Thoothukudi Mega Shipyard: Tripartite MoU Under India-Korea VOYAGES
- Thoothukudi Shipyard: Anchor of a 2.5 MGT Shipbuilding Cluster
- Akash Ambani Named First Managing Director of Jio Platforms
- Rajasthan’s First Semiconductor Plant: Sahasra ATMP in Bhiwadi
- NPS Retirement Income Scheme: SPR and SUR Payout Options
- Ahmedabad-Dholera rail project and Nagpur airport PPP cleared
- EU Now India’s Third-Largest Seafood Export Market in FY26
- Morgan Stanley Lifts FY27 India GDP Growth Forecast to 6.7%
- Bhiwadi Hosts India’s First SME-Led Semiconductor OSAT Plant
- PM Modi in UAE: Energy and Maritime Pacts, USD 5 Billion Pledge
- Emirates NBD to Acquire Up to 74% of RBL Bank: MoF Nod
- Banks Seek RBI Relief on 3-Year Rule for InvIT Loans
- RBI Draft Pillar 3 Disclosure Norms for Banks’ Capital Adequacy
- Yashwant Co-operative Bank Licence Cancelled by RBI
- Google-Blackstone USD 5 Billion AI Cloud Joint Venture
- TVS Motor Plans Up to 9.9% Stake in Jana Small Finance Bank
- India-Nordic Summit 2026 in Oslo: Key Outcomes
- RBI Draft PPI Rules: Tighter Wallet Limits Worry Fintechs
- BIS Fuel Norms E22 to E30: Ethanol Blending Up to 30%
- Bharat Forge Marine Gas Turbine Complex in Visakhapatnam
- Mahindra-DBS Green Dealer Financing: India First ESG-Linked Scheme
- Liberty Mutual Lifts Stake in Liberty General Insurance to 74%
- APO 68th Governing Body Session Held in New Delhi
- RBI Pre-Market Dollar Sales to Arrest Rupee Slide
- SEBI Proposal on IPO and Relisting Price Discovery
- NCDEX RAINMUMBAI: India’s First Weather Derivative
- UNDESA Cuts India FY27 GDP Forecast to 6.4%
- ICRA Lowers India’s FY27 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.2%
- Bharat Tex 2026 Event App Launched by Textiles Ministry
- RBI Record Surplus Transfer of ₹2.87 Trillion for FY26
- 68th APO Governing Body Meeting held in New Delhi
- North Star: USD 300 Million India Renewable Platform
- Maharashtra Nuclear Energy MoUs Worth ₹6.5 Lakh Crore
- ECLGS 5.0: West Asia Relief Credit Guarantee for MSMEs
- RBI Approves Record Rs 2.87 Lakh Crore Surplus for FY26
- Skydo Wins GIFT City PSP Nod and RBI Cross-Border PA Approval
- BHAVYA Scheme: ₹33,660 Crore for Industrial Smart Cities
- B+H Solutions to Invest EUR 1 Million in Nano-Fertilizers
- India Post-Flipkart Pact for Last-Mile E-commerce Delivery
- India-Ethiopia WTO Accession Protocol Signed in Geneva
- AIIB EFSERF: USD 10 Billion Facility for Middle East Fallout
- IRDAI Links Insurance CEO Pay to Customer Service Metrics
- Legal Metrology GATC Rules Amended for Fuel Dispenser Checks
- AYUSHEXCIL-Spices Board MoU to Lift Ayush and Spice Exports
- Maritime Reform Utsav Launched by Sarbananda Sonowal
- LIC Lifts Central Bank of India Holding to 6.06%
- Quad Critical Minerals Initiative: USD 20 Billion Supply-Chain Pact
- IBC at 10 Years: Recoveries, Features and Challenges
- ISM ‘Investors Support’ Portal for Semiconductor Investors
- Nibe-Elbit JV for propellant manufacturing in India
- Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum Launched
- Taiwan Overtakes India as World 5th Largest Stock Market
- Third Advance Estimates 2025-26: Record Foodgrain Output
- Andhra Pradesh and SIDBI Deep-Tech Startup Angel Fund
- RITES-CRISIL MoU for Data-Driven Infrastructure Consultancy
- NSE and SUFI MoU to Build Steel Derivatives Ecosystem
- DBJ and HDFC Capital: USD 1 Billion Affordable Housing Fund
Banking & Finance 49
- Federal Bank Buys Part of Standard Chartered Card Book
- Rohit Jain Appointed RBI Deputy Governor for Three Years
- Banking Connect: NBBL and Juspay’s Net Banking Switch and SDK
- RBI Warns Against Fake Loan Waiver Offers
- PhonePe AI Agent Cuts Payment Gateway Integration to Minutes
- Jio Payments Bank and Ezeepay Tie Up for Rural Banking
- Kotak Mahindra Bank cleared to hold 9.99% in AU SFB, Federal Bank
- Mythos AI Cyber Risk: DFS Warns Indian Banks
- SEBI Cyber-suraksha.ai Task Force Against AI Hacking
- Viability Plan 2.0 for RRBs Cleared by DFS Till FY28
- RBI Allows Kotak Bank to Buy Up to 9.99% in AU SFB, Federal Bank
- Jan Suraksha Schemes Turn 11: PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY Explained
- RBI Fines YES Bank and Hinduja Housing Finance Rs 33.60 Lakh
- SEBI Agri Derivatives: Cash Settlement Proposal Explained
- RBI-ECB Revised MoU: Central Bank Cooperation and ECB Profile
- NCRB Crime in India 2024: Fake Currency Seizures at ₹54.61 Cr
- RBI Cancels Sarvodaya Co-operative Bank Licence, Mumbai
- AI-Led Financial Inclusion: India’s DPI Stack and Key Tools
- RBI’s Proposed 1-Hour Delay on UPI-Type Transfers Above ₹10,000
- CTBC Bank at GIFT City: First Taiwanese Bank Branch
- IDPIC Real-Time Risk Scores for Deposits: Mule Account Curbs
- RBI Ends IFR for Banks Holding Market Risk Capital, May 2026
- IDFC FIRST Bank Business Multiplier Metal Card: FD-Backed Features
- ICICI Bank and Visa USD Debit Card for NRIs via GIFT City
- PFRDA Retirement Income Schemes Under NPS Launched
- Slice SFB Opens India’s First AI-Powered Phygital Branch
- Prudential Bharti Life Insurance Deal: 75% Stake for ₹3,500 Cr
- Gunveer Singh Named RBI Executive Director for Payments
- RBI Draft Directions on Loan Recovery and Device Locking
- RBI Curbs on Nagar Sahakari Bank Etawah: ₹10,000 Cap, 6 Months
- Viyona Fintech: Four NPCI Certifications Secured
- Shyam Srinivasan’s Book ‘Better Never Stops’ on Banking Leadership
- Bajaj General My Health Care Plan Edge+: ₹5 lakh to ₹5 crore
- ZikZuk Technologies Gets RBI Final PPI Issuer Authorisation
- NISM-IICA MoU on ESG, Governance and Capital Markets
- Jumpp Gets IRDAI Corporate Agency and ISNP Licences
- Karnataka Grameena Bank Wins National Award for APY Work
- RBI Penalty on City Union Bank: ₹10.10 Lakh for PSL and SHG Lapses
- UCB director tenure cap: 10 years plus 3-year cooling-off
- Sandeep Bakhshi Reappointed ICICI Bank MD and CEO
- Delhi e-Procurement Portal Gets SBI e-Pay Digital Payments
- SIDBI’s Three New MSME Initiatives Launched by Sitharaman
- RBI Cooling-Off Rule for UCB and RCB Directors; Q-SAFE Panel
- Elias George Appointed Part-Time Chairman of Federal Bank
- LIC New Jeevan Sathi: Joint Plans for Couples From June 2026
- CDSL Executive Directors Appointed with SEBI Approval
- One MobiKwik gets RBI nod in principle for PA-Physical licence
- Fino Payments Bank: RBI Extends Interim CEO Ketan Merchant
- WBGB and Canara HSBC Life Tie-Up for Rural Insurance Reach
Government Schemes 38
- SMAM: Farm Mechanisation Mission for Small Farmers
- PM Modi in Varanasi: ₹6,350 Cr Projects, Ganga Expressway
- NRAI 75th Anniversary: Mandaviya Launches MyNRAI Athlete App
- Namo Stall Scheme Launched in Ranchi for Street Vendors
- PMGSY-IV Launch in Odisha: Phases and Digital Tools
- India’s First Barrier-Less MLFF Tolling Launched on NH-48
- BIS Issues Six Assistive Technology Standards Under NLEAP
- Mission for Cotton Productivity: Outlay, Targets, 5F Vision
- Cabinet Clears Two Chip Units Under ISM 1.0
- RBSK 2.0 Guidelines: Child Health Screening Expanded
- UIDAI-NFSU Five-Year MoU to Secure Aadhaar Infrastructure
- Nagaland 100 Days Ayushman Student Coverage Mission
- JANANI Platform: Digital Maternal and Child Health Tracking
- JANANI Platform: Digital Record for Maternal and Child Care
- ESIC Annual Health Check-up for Workers Above 40 Launched
- Baksa Honey Export to US: APEDA Facilitates First Shipment
- PMGSY-IV Launched at Sehore on Scheme’s 25th Anniversary
- West Bengal Set to Join Digital Agriculture Mission
- VB-G RAM G Wages: DBT Payment Within 15 Days
- IP Catalyst Initiative and cipie.in: MeitY Patent-to-Product Push
- SHE-MART Initiative: Rural Women Retail Scheme of MoRD
- Scindia Launches Mission Sikkim Organics at Statehood Day
- NHAI Project Saksham: Skilling Rural Women With Vertis Foundation
- NIOS ‘To Reach the Unreached’ Drive for Out-of-School Teens
- Ayush Anudan Portal: Paperless Grants Under Ayush Grid
- Gundadhur Seva Dera Jan Suvidha Kendra, Bastar: Bhumkal 1910
- Ayush Anudan Portal Launched by Prataprao Jadhav
- Arunachal Kiwi Mission: ₹167 Crore Cluster Plan Launched
- JEEVAN App and SHATAYU Dashboard for Senior Citizens
- ANRF names 10 Convergence Research Centres of Excellence
- Space Manufacturing Park at Khoraj and Thoothukudi Cluster
- SARTHAK-PDS: Umbrella Scheme With ₹25,530 Crore Outlay
- PM-WANI Public Wi-Fi: DoT’s QR Login, Sachet Plans, Safer SSIDs
- Tripura Mission Queen Pineapple: ₹236 Crore Launched
- NSDC-FVCC Pact to Ease Indian Professionals’ Jobs in Japan
- CHIRAG Centre of Excellence: Railways’ HR Training Hub in Secunderabad
- Adarsh Shahar Samriddhi Yojana: Chhattisgarh ₹200 Crore Urban Scheme
- PECVD System and RETINA Centre Open at IACS Kolkata
Agriculture & Rural Development 12
- CMFRI 2025 Marine Catch: Tamil Nadu Tops Gujarat
- India-IFAD COSOP 2026-2033 Launched at Bharat Mandapam
- Jute Crop Information System: NJB Expands Satellite Monitoring
- SEHAT Mission: ICAR-ICMR Farm-to-Plate Health Initiative
- MoES AI Monsoon Forecasts: Block-Level and 1-km Rainfall
- IFAD COSOP 2026-2033: India’s New Rural Partnership Plan
- FAO Agricola Medal for PM Modi: Award Basis and Schemes
- Plant-OpenCRISPR1: ICAR-CRRI AI-Designed Gene Editor for Rice
- World Bee Day 2026: 20 May Theme and Anton Janša Link
- International Tea Day 2026: Date, FAO Theme and Aims
- Khet Bachao Abhiyan: ICAR Drive for Soil-Test-Based Fertiliser Use
- P. Jawahar Takes Over as MPEDA Chairman
Environment & Ecology 35
- Green Methanol Plant at Kandla Port from Prosopis Wood
- C-ART Weather Testbed Inaugurated at Visakhapatnam
- People’s Biodiversity Register: Local Records of Nature
- World Tuna Day 2026: 2 May and Sustainable Tuna Stocks
- International Big Cat Alliance Summit 2026: IBCA Facts
- India-EU EUR 15.2 Million EV Battery Recycling Programme
- IITM Sets Up India’s First Urban Testbed in Chennai
- India’s First Green Methanol Plant at Deendayal Port, Gujarat
- IUCN Welcomes Five New Members From Mesoamerica
- Western Ghats Odonata Survey: 143 Species, 35% Shortfall
- Phoenix Geocell: CSIR-CRRI and BPCL Plastic Waste Innovation
- D’Ering Wildlife Sanctuary: Tiger Seen After 20 Years
- Global Forest Goals Report 2026: Fuelwood Drives Forest Degradation
- India’s First Integrated CCUS Field Lab Opens at IIT Bombay
- UNEP Sand and Sustainability Report: Key Findings
- Asiatic Lion: Spotlight Programme at Sasan Gir and 891 Count
- Satellite-Tagged Ganges Soft-Shell Turtle Freed in Kaziranga
- Indian Red Sand Boa Seized in Warangal: DRI Wildlife Bust
- Bhopal’s Solar-Powered Algae Tree Targets Urban Air Pollution
- Endangered Species Day 2026: Date, Theme and Origin
- Palamu Tiger Reserve: India’s First AI Elephant Centre
- Panzath Nag Spring Festival of Anantnag Explained
- India Abstains on UNGA Climate Obligations Resolution
- Tata Power-Druk Green MoU Targets 5,000 MW in Bhutan
- BWSSB Among Top Five Global Water Utilities at Madrid Awards
- State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2026: World Bank Findings
- Kali Night Frog: New Species Found in Karnataka’s Western Ghats
- Biodiversity Day 2026: Theme ‘Acting Locally for Global Impact’
- World Turtle Day 2026: Date, Origin and Purpose
- International Day of the Markhor: May 24 Facts
- Kopra Reservoir: Chhattisgarh’s First Ramsar Site Explained
- IBCA Pre-Summit in Bhopal: Saudi Arabia Becomes 26th Member
- Nagoya Protocol: India’s First National Report and ABS Findings
- India’s First Hydrogen Train Cleared for Jind-Sonipat Section
- India’s First Hydrogen Train: Jind-Sonipat Rollout Approved
Science & Technology 53
- NASM-SR Salvo Launch From Sea King Helicopter
- Mission Drishti: GalaxEye’s Optical-Plus-Radar Satellite
- Cell Broadcast System: C-DOT’s Disaster Alert Tech
- CAS500-2 Satellite Launched on SpaceX Falcon 9
- Atmosphere Found on TNO 2002 XV93, Second After Pluto
- NLC India and EDF France Explore EPR and SMR Nuclear Projects
- Swasth Bharat Portal: Unified Health Platform Launched in Chandigarh
- India-Japan Quantum and Biomedical Research Agreements
- IIT Madras Menlo Park Centre: First International Campus in USA
- JANANI Platform: Digital Maternal and Child Care Record
- TARA Glide Kit: RCI’s Bolt-On Precision Weapon
- PSA Office and FICCI MoU to Strengthen India’s R&D Ecosystem
- DRDO CBRN Training and Demonstration Centre in Delhi
- JGU First Indian Institute of Eminence with DASCA Accreditation
- TARA Glide Weapon: DRDO and IAF Maiden Flight Trial
- Pixxel Wins US NRO Hyperspectral Imaging Contract
- ISO Space Systems Meeting 2026: BIS Hosts ISO/TC 20/SC 14
- Thousand Pillar Temple Dance Hall Restored After 42 Years
- DRDO MIRV Test: Second Agni-Series Demonstration from Odisha
- IndiaAI-ICMR MoU: responsible AI for healthcare and AIKosh
- CSIR-NIScPR and RIS MoU on STI Policy Research
- BIS Hosts ISO Space Standards Meeting at Bharat Mandapam
- Kuljeet Kaur Marhas Elected Fellow of the Meteoritical Society
- India Nominated Chair of Common Criteria Development Board 2026-28
- CBI Abhay Helpbot: Verifying Notices Against Digital Arrest Scams
- India Chairs Common Criteria Development Board 2026-28
- Kaal Bhairava AI Combat Aircraft to Be Built in Portugal
- SMILE mission: ESA-CAS probe to image Earth’s magnetosphere
- International Day of Light 2026: 16 May Theme and Laser Link
- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2026 theme
- ULPGM-V3: DRDO’s Drone-Launched Missile Completes Trials
- CBI ABHAY Helpbot: AI Tool Against Cyber Fraud
- UNESCO-L’Oréal 2026: five women scientists honoured
- ULPGM-V3 Missile: DRDO Completes Development Trials
- SMILE Satellite: ESA and CAS Launch Space Weather Mission
- Shukrayaan Venus Mission: Sweden’s VNA Instrument Role
- Tonbo Imaging High Power Microwave Contract: ADITI 3.0
- Suryastra Rocket Launcher Test: 300 km Strike Range
- UMMID Phase-II Launched for Rare Genetic Disorders
- Chandrayaan-3 Wins 2026 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award
- Manindra Agrawal and Soumya Swaminathan Join Royal Society
- Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition Tested With 100-km Range
- BIT Mesra-NESAC MoU for GeoAI and Geospatial Research
- Army’s Q-FORCE App and Kautilya AI Platform for Logistics
- ICMR Patent Mitra I2I Connect: Biomedical Tech Transfer
- Shenzhou-23 Launch to Tiangong: First Hong Kong Astronaut
- ICMR Patent Mitra Event: 41 Health Technologies Go to Industry
- NASA’s USD 20 Billion Three-Phase Permanent Moon Base Plan
- AMCA RFP Issued: India’s Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighter
- Loktak Protocluster: 12.6-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy Cluster Found
- IAF and IIT Bombay Build AI Maintenance for Su-30MKI
- IIT Madras Opens Circulating Water Tunnel Near Chennai
- VISTA: Red Balloon Aerospace Flies India’s First Indigenous SPB
International Relations 45
- World Press Freedom Index 2026: India Ranks 157th of 180
- Special 301 Report 2026: India Stays on Priority Watch List
- BRICS MENA Meeting 2026 Held in New Delhi
- CINBAX-II 2026: India-Cambodia Army Exercise in Kampong Speu
- Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026 and the Lipulekh Row with Nepal
- Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Cube: Portable Hospital Sent to Jamaica
- Project Freedom: US Escort Mission in Strait of Hormuz
- World Portuguese Language Day 2026: May 5 Observance
- India-Algeria Joint Defence Commission: First Meeting in New Delhi
- Jaishankar in Jamaica: First Bilateral Visit by an Indian EAM
- World Migration Report 2026: India Tops Global Remittances
- Cape Breton University Signs Three MoUs in India
- African World Heritage Day 2026: 11th Observance
- Vietnam President To Lam’s India Visit: 13 MoUs Signed
- Priyanka Mittal Named Co-Chair of Saudi-India Business Council
- Rumen Radev Elected Bulgaria’s Prime Minister by Parliament
- Laura Fernandez Delgado Sworn In as Costa Rica President
- Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation: UN Marks 8-9 May 2026
- Indian Ocean Dialogue IOD-10: New Delhi Edition 2026
- WHO Declares Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak a PHEIC
- Anaimangalam (Leiden) Copper Plates Return to India From Netherlands
- RS-28 Sarmat: Russia’s Successful ICBM Test
- Living Together in Peace Day 2026: Theme and UN Resolution
- Jaishankar’s Caribbean Tour: Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad
- Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi Becomes Iraq’s Youngest Prime Minister
- Royal Order of the Polar Star Awarded to PM Modi
- US Clears USD 428.2 Million Defence Support for India
- IDAHOBIT 2026: Theme and Origin of 17 May Observance
- Exercise PRAGATI 2026: 13-Nation Army Exercise at Umroi
- India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership: Rome Visit Outcomes
- Modi’s Italy Visit: Special Strategic Partnership Declared
- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2026
- Rajnath Singh’s Vietnam and South Korea Visits: Key Outcomes
- Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2026: Theme and UN Resolution
- BRICS 2026 tourism agenda: first Tourism Working Group meets
- Quad Foreign Ministers Meet in New Delhi: Key Outcomes
- Cyprus President Christodoulides in India: Six MoUs Signed
- 79th World Health Assembly Ends in Geneva: Key Outcomes
- Commonwealth Day 2026: Observed in India on May 24
- World Football Day: Observed on 25 May Under UN Resolution
- India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue: 16th Round in Singapore
- Senegal Names Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo Prime Minister
- Abraham Accords: US Push for Six More Muslim Nations
- World Hunger Day 2026: 28 May Theme and Origin
- UN Peacekeepers Day 2026: Invest in Peace on May 29
Defence & Security 20
- Operation Sadbhavana: Army’s Civic Outreach in J&K and Ladakh
- NCB Operation WHITE STRIKE: 349 kg Cocaine Seized in Mumbai Region
- Project 17A Frigates: INS Mahendragiri Delivered to Navy
- Project Deepak of BRO: Himachal roads and key BRO projects
- Crime in India 2024: NCRB Data on Crime, Cyber and Suicides
- MoD Signs ₹1,476 Crore BEL Deal for Electronic Systems
- MBDA-IAF MICA Missile MRO Facility Agreement
- BRO 66th Raising Day: Border Roads Organisation 2026
- Raja Subramani Named Third CDS; Swaminathan 27th Navy Chief
- Army-Navy MoA Signed to Boost Armed Forces Jointness
- L&T and Exail Team Up on Mine Countermeasures for Navy
- Ishaan Khatter Honorary Member of 45 Cavalry Regiment
- AMCA Programme Facility in Andhra Pradesh: Rajnath Lays Stone
- K.K. Venugopal: First Indian Test Pilot Elected SETP Fellow
- INS Sanghmitra: GRSE Launches First Next-Gen Offshore Patrol Vessel
- ITBP All-Women Everest Summit and BSF Mission Vande Mataram
- Major Abhilasha Barak Wins UN Military Gender Advocate Award
- Agni-1 Missile Test-Fired from Chandipur, Odisha
- National Anti-Terrorism Day 2026: 21 May and Its Purpose
- Rajnath Singh Opens NIBE Defence Complex, Flags Off Suryastra
Health & Social Issues 23
- Women and Men in India 2025: Key Gender Data Points
- Asia University Rankings 2026: IISc Slips to 43rd
- National Framework for Diabetes in Children: Screening to Age 18
- International Firefighters’ Day 2026: May 4 observance
- International Day of the Midwife 2026: One Million More
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2026: Theme and WHO Campaign
- World Asthma Day 2026: Theme and GINA Role
- International No Diet Day 2026: Date, Founder and Symbol
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2026: Theme
- World Thalassaemia Day 2026: Theme and Purpose
- NITI Aayog School Education Report: Learning Gaps and Reforms
- National Dengue Day 2026: May 16 theme and background
- World Hypertension Day 2026: Theme and Origin
- SRS 2024 Bulletin: Birth Rate at 18.3, IMR Falls to 24
- Order of Mapungubwe for Indian-Origin Scientists Karim and Dheda
- SRS Statistical Report 2024: India’s TFR Falls to 1.9
- World Schizophrenia Awareness Day 2026: 24 May and Pinel
- International Missing Children’s Day 2026: Origin and Symbol
- World Thyroid Day 2026: Theme ‘Thyroid and Nutrition’
- SRS Statistical Report 2024: TFR Falls to 1.9
- Women’s Health Action Day 2026: Date, Theme and Origin
- World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026: Theme and Origin
- 10th National Health Accounts: FY23 health spending 3.37% of GDP
History, Art & Culture 8
- Piprahwa Buddha Relics Exhibited in Ladakh: Tathagata Explained
- World Cartoonist Day 2026: Date, Origin and Theme of the Day
- PM Modi at Art of Living 45th anniversary in Bengaluru
- International Museum Day 2026: Theme and ICOM Role
- The Library Man of India: Book on P.N. Panicker Released
- Cannes 2026 Palme d’Or: Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins
- Himachal CM Sukhu Releases Novel Bazaar, Second Edition
- Urdu Poet Bashir Badr Dies at 91 in Bhopal
Awards & Persons 17
- Ishank Singh, 7, Youngest Palk Strait Swimmer
- Prasoon Joshi Named New Chairman of Prasar Bharati
- Pulitzer Prize 2026: Indian Journalists Honoured for Cyber Fraud Story
- Alex Zanardi Dies at 59: F1 Driver and Paralympic Champion
- World Laughter Day 2026: Date, Theme and Founder
- Ted Turner Dies at 87: CNN Founder and Media Pioneer
- Mohan Singh, former India footballer, dies aged 78
- Everest Records: Kami Rita Sherpa 32nd, Lhakpa Sherpa 11th Climb
- Bharat Singh Chauhan Re-Elected Commonwealth Chess Chief
- International Booker Prize 2026 Goes to Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
- Vijay Shankar Retires From Domestic Cricket and the IPL
- Rohit Rajpal named India’s Chef de Mission for CWG 2026
- Swara Lakshmi Nair Earns Woman International Master Title
- Archer Shyam Lal Meena Dies at 61; Arjuna Awardee
- Apnapan: Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Book on His Years With PM Modi
- Raja Randhir Singh Dies: Shooter and Sports Administrator
- Book on India’s First Olympic Hockey Gold Released by PT Usha
Sports 9
- Kuldeep Kumar Sets Pole Vault National Record at Indian Indoor Open
- Yash Khandagale Wins Silver at World Junior Weightlifting
- Thomas Cup and Uber Cup 2026: China and Korea Win
- AIFF-Odisha MoU Renewed for Youth Football Development
- Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026: Medal Tally
- Italian Open 2026 Winners: Sinner, Svitolina and Bolelli-Vavassori
- World Fair Play Day 2026: Sportsmanship on May 19
- Kimi Antonelli Wins 2026 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal
- India to Host 2027 Asian Relays and 2028 Asian Indoor Championships
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