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Daily Current Affairs: 21 May 2026

Current affairs of 21 May 2026: India-Nordic Summit 2026 in Oslo: Key Outcomes; Ayush Anudan Portal: Paperless Grants Under Ayush Grid; ULPGM-V3: DRDO’s Drone-Launched Missile Completes Trials, and 18 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 21 topics

National Affairs

  1. Gundadhur Seva Dera Jan Suvidha Kendra, Bastar: Bhumkal 1910

Government Schemes

  1. Ayush Anudan Portal: Paperless Grants Under Ayush Grid
  2. Ayush Anudan Portal Launched by Prataprao Jadhav

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Draft Directions on Loan Recovery and Device Locking
  2. RBI Curbs on Nagar Sahakari Bank Etawah: ₹10,000 Cap, 6 Months
  3. Viyona Fintech: Four NPCI Certifications Secured
  4. RBI Draft PPI Rules: Tighter Wallet Limits Worry Fintechs
  5. Mahindra-DBS Green Dealer Financing: India First ESG-Linked Scheme
  6. Liberty Mutual Lifts Stake in Liberty General Insurance to 74%
  7. Shyam Srinivasan’s Book ‘Better Never Stops’ on Banking Leadership

Economy

  1. BIS Fuel Norms E22 to E30: Ethanol Blending Up to 30%

International Affairs

  1. India-Nordic Summit 2026 in Oslo: Key Outcomes
  2. International Museum Day 2026: Theme and ICOM Role

Science & Technology

  1. SMILE Satellite: ESA and CAS Launch Space Weather Mission

Defence & Security

  1. ULPGM-V3: DRDO’s Drone-Launched Missile Completes Trials
  2. Exercise PRAGATI 2026: 13-Nation Army Exercise at Umroi
  3. CBI ABHAY Helpbot: AI Tool Against Cyber Fraud
  4. Bharat Forge Marine Gas Turbine Complex in Visakhapatnam
  5. ULPGM-V3 Missile: DRDO Completes Development Trials

Awards & Persons

  1. UNESCO-L’Oréal 2026: five women scientists honoured
  2. Bharat Singh Chauhan Re-Elected Commonwealth Chess Chief

National Affairs

Government Schemes

1. Gundadhur Seva Dera Jan Suvidha Kendra, Bastar: Bhumkal 1910

  • A Jan Suvidha Kendra named for Shaheed Veer Gundadhur was opened in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, by the Union Home Minister.
  • Gundadhur (birth name Baga Dhurva, Dhurwa tribe, Netanar village) led the Bhumkal Rebellion of 1910 against British rule.
  • Rebels circulated red chillies, clay bows with arrows, and mango twigs among villages as coded signals.
  • He was never captured; accounts say he vanished into Bastar's forests.
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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

2. Ayush Anudan Portal: Paperless Grants Under Ayush Grid

  • Ayush Ministry opened a paperless grant-management platform, the Ayush Anudan Portal, in New Delhi (Kartavya Bhawan).
  • It sits under the Ayush Grid initiative, started in 2018 under Digital India, and covers Central Sector Schemes.
  • Features: NGO Darpan integration, scheme-wise pathways, real-time tracking and single-window access via MAISP.
  • Ayush Grid is ABDM-compliant and covers Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy.
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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

6. Viyona Fintech: Four NPCI Certifications Secured

  • Hyderabad-based Viyona Fintech India Private Limited secured NPCI certification for UPI Acquirer, UPI Issuer, IMPS and IBMB.
  • The certifications let it integrate directly with India's digital public infrastructure for payments.
  • Founded in 2022 by Ravindranath Yarlagadda, it aims to close payment access gaps outside big cities, in semi-urban and rural India.
  • UPI Issuer is the customer side of UPI, while UPI Acquirer is the merchant side.
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Economy

7. RBI Draft PPI Rules: Tighter Wallet Limits Worry Fintechs

  • RBI's draft PPI guidelines of 22 April 2026 propose a ₹25,000 monthly P2P cap and a ₹2 lakh monthly balance cap.
  • Monthly cash loading would fall from ₹50,000 to ₹10,000.
  • Small (minimum-KYC) wallets would be limited to buying goods and services, with no inter-personal transfers or domestic remittances.
  • The Payments Council of India is leading the industry response and wants a 6-12 month delay.
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Economy

International Affairs

Economy

12. India-Nordic Summit 2026 in Oslo: Key Outcomes

  • The 3rd India-Nordic Summit in Oslo upgraded ties to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership.
  • Under TEPA, Norway and Iceland join other EFTA partners in pledging $100 billion of investment and one million direct jobs for India.
  • The five Nordic nations backed India's permanent UNSC seat and its NSG application.
  • The format began in Stockholm (2018), moved to Copenhagen (2022), and Finland is next.
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Science & Technology

Defence & Security

Economy

18. Bharat Forge Marine Gas Turbine Complex in Visakhapatnam

  • Bharat Forge signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government for a marine gas turbine facility at Visakhapatnam.
  • It would be the first facility of its kind in India's private sector, covering repair, overhaul and development of marine gas turbines.
  • The complex will back indigenous turbine development, testing, assembly and overhaul for the Indian Navy.
  • The project will come up in phases to boost naval self-reliance and defence manufacturing.
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Awards & Persons

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