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Daily Current Affairs: 22 May 2026

Current affairs of 22 May 2026: India Abstains on UNGA Climate Obligations Resolution; India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership: Rome Visit Outcomes; FAO Agricola Medal for PM Modi: Award Basis and Schemes, and 19 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 22 topics

National Affairs

  1. World Fair Play Day 2026: Sportsmanship on May 19

Banking & Finance

  1. Bajaj General My Health Care Plan Edge+: ₹5 lakh to ₹5 crore

Economy

  1. RBI Pre-Market Dollar Sales to Arrest Rupee Slide
  2. SEBI Proposal on IPO and Relisting Price Discovery
  3. NCDEX RAINMUMBAI: India’s First Weather Derivative
  4. ICRA Lowers India’s FY27 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.2%

International Affairs

  1. India Abstains on UNGA Climate Obligations Resolution
  2. India-Italy Special Strategic Partnership: Rome Visit Outcomes
  3. APO 68th Governing Body Session Held in New Delhi
  4. Tata Power-Druk Green MoU Targets 5,000 MW in Bhutan

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Arunachal Kiwi Mission: ₹167 Crore Cluster Plan Launched

Science & Technology

  1. Shukrayaan Venus Mission: Sweden’s VNA Instrument Role
  2. Plant-OpenCRISPR1: ICAR-CRRI AI-Designed Gene Editor for Rice

Environment & Ecology

  1. World Bee Day 2026: 20 May Theme and Anton Janša Link

Defence & Security

  1. Tonbo Imaging High Power Microwave Contract: ADITI 3.0
  2. INS Sanghmitra: GRSE Launches First Next-Gen Offshore Patrol Vessel
  3. Suryastra Rocket Launcher Test: 300 km Strike Range

Reports & Indexes

  1. UNDESA Cuts India FY27 GDP Forecast to 6.4%

Awards & Persons

  1. FAO Agricola Medal for PM Modi: Award Basis and Schemes
  2. International Booker Prize 2026 Goes to Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
  3. BWSSB Among Top Five Global Water Utilities at Madrid Awards
  4. K.K. Venugopal: First Indian Test Pilot Elected SETP Fellow

National Affairs

Banking & Finance

Economy

Economy

3. RBI Pre-Market Dollar Sales to Arrest Rupee Slide

  • RBI sold dollars through state-run banks before market open after the rupee came within a whisker of 97 per dollar.
  • The rupee opened at 96.30 and closed at 96.36 on Thursday.
  • India follows a managed float and does not target a particular rupee level.
  • RBI's toolkit covers spot sales, forwards, NDF interventions and FX swaps.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›
Economy

4. SEBI Proposal on IPO and Relisting Price Discovery

  • SEBI proposed new pricing rules for the 9 am to 10 am pre-open call auction on a listing or relisting day.
  • Current dummy bands: -50% to +100% for mainboard IPOs and ±90% for SME IPOs.
  • Bands would auto-widen by 10% near the thresholds, with 5 unique PAN-based investors needed at the extremes.
  • A relisted stock's base price would use a traded price under six months old, else valuer certificates.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

International Affairs

Environment & Ecology

7. India Abstains on UNGA Climate Obligations Resolution

  • India abstained on a UNGA climate-obligations resolution adopted with 141 votes for, 8 against and 28 abstentions.
  • India said the draft undermines the UNFCCC's "sacrosanct architecture" and ignores CBDR-RC.
  • The resolution welcomed the unanimous July 2025 ICJ Advisory Opinion on states' climate obligations, sought by Vanuatu and Pacific states.
  • UNGA resolutions are recommendatory; India stressed that adoption creates no binding commitments for it.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›
Economy

9. APO 68th Governing Body Session Held in New Delhi

  • New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam hosted the Governing Body's 68th Session of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), with India as host government.
  • APO was set up on 11 May 1961, is headquartered in Tokyo and has 21 member economies.
  • India's national productivity body is the National Productivity Council, established in 1958.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Science & Technology

12. Shukrayaan Venus Mission: Sweden’s VNA Instrument Role

  • ISRO and the Swedish National Space Agency signed an MoU for Sweden to join the Venus Orbiter Mission, Shukrayaan.
  • Shukrayaan got Union Cabinet approval in September 2024 with a budget of ₹1,236 crore and carries 19 instruments.
  • Sweden will supply the Venusian Neutrals Analyser, to be integrated into the VISWAS package.
  • Russia contributes VIRAL and Germany contributes RAVI; launch is on LVM-3, using aerobraking for orbit insertion.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

Reports & Indexes

Awards & Persons

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