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Daily Current Affairs: 26 May 2026

Current affairs of 26 May 2026: BHAVYA Scheme: ₹33,660 Crore for Industrial Smart Cities; SRS Statistical Report 2024: India’s TFR Falls to 1.9; RBI Penalty on City Union Bank: ₹10.10 Lakh for PSL and SHG Lapses, and 16 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 19 topics

National Affairs

  1. Vijay Shankar Retires From Domestic Cricket and the IPL

Government Schemes

  1. BHAVYA Scheme: ₹33,660 Crore for Industrial Smart Cities

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Penalty on City Union Bank: ₹10.10 Lakh for PSL and SHG Lapses
  2. UCB director tenure cap: 10 years plus 3-year cooling-off
  3. Sandeep Bakhshi Reappointed ICICI Bank MD and CEO
  4. Delhi e-Procurement Portal Gets SBI e-Pay Digital Payments

Economy

  1. India Post-Flipkart Pact for Last-Mile E-commerce Delivery

International Affairs

  1. India-Ethiopia WTO Accession Protocol Signed in Geneva
  2. AIIB EFSERF: USD 10 Billion Facility for Middle East Fallout
  3. Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2026: Theme and UN Resolution

Agriculture & Rural

  1. B+H Solutions to Invest EUR 1 Million in Nano-Fertilizers

Science & Technology

  1. Space Manufacturing Park at Khoraj and Thoothukudi Cluster

Environment & Ecology

  1. World Turtle Day 2026: Date, Origin and Purpose
  2. International Day of the Markhor: May 24 Facts

Defence & Security

  1. Rajnath Singh Opens NIBE Defence Complex, Flags Off Suryastra
  2. Army’s Q-FORCE App and Kautilya AI Platform for Logistics
  3. Rajnath Singh’s Vietnam and South Korea Visits: Key Outcomes

Reports & Indexes

  1. SRS Statistical Report 2024: India’s TFR Falls to 1.9

Awards & Persons

  1. Cannes 2026 Palme d’Or: Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord Wins

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Economy

2. BHAVYA Scheme: ₹33,660 Crore for Industrial Smart Cities

  • BHAVYA is a Central Sector Scheme of DPIIT with an outlay of ₹33,660 crore for FY 2026-27 to FY 2031-32.
  • It aims at 100 plug-and-play industrial smart cities, with the first 50 chosen through a challenge-based process.
  • NICDC is the Project Management Agency; projects run through SPVs under the Companies Act, 2013.
  • Support is up to ₹1 crore per acre plus up to 25% of external infrastructure cost.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Economy

11. B+H Solutions to Invest EUR 1 Million in Nano-Fertilizers

  • Germany's B+H Solutions GmbH plans to invest EUR 1 million in India in 2026 for metal-based nano-fertilizers.
  • The plan follows FCO registration of its AgroCopper (nano copper) product.
  • Flagship AgroBeize, made for India, combines silver and copper nanoparticles and is also registered as a disinfectant.
  • The products act as 'fertilizer plus', not as nitrogen or phosphorus substitutes.
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Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

Reports & Indexes

Health & Social Issues

18. SRS Statistical Report 2024: India’s TFR Falls to 1.9

  • The SRS Statistical Report 2024, released by ORGI under the Home Ministry, puts India's Total Fertility Rate at 1.9, below the 2.1 replacement level.
  • Crude Birth Rate fell from 21 in 2014 to 18.3 in 2024; Crude Death Rate edged down from 6.7 to 6.4.
  • Infant Mortality Rate dropped from 39 to 24 per 1,000 live births, and life expectancy at birth is 72 years.
  • India's median age is 29.2 years against China's 40.2, with over 65% of people below 35.
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Awards & Persons

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