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Daily Current Affairs: 5 May 2026

Current affairs of 5 May 2026: Sikkim Declared India’s First Paperless Judiciary State; CINBAX-II 2026: India-Cambodia Army Exercise in Kampong Speu; Cell Broadcast System: C-DOT’s Disaster Alert Tech, and 4 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 7 topics

National Affairs

  1. Sikkim Declared India’s First Paperless Judiciary State

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Warns Against Fake Loan Waiver Offers

Economy

  1. FEMA Rules 2026: 100% FDI in Insurance via Automatic Route

International Affairs

  1. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026 and the Lipulekh Row with Nepal

Science & Technology

  1. Cell Broadcast System: C-DOT’s Disaster Alert Tech
  2. Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Cube: Portable Hospital Sent to Jamaica

Defence & Security

  1. CINBAX-II 2026: India-Cambodia Army Exercise in Kampong Speu

National Affairs

Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

2. RBI Warns Against Fake Loan Waiver Offers

  • RBI cautioned the public against misleading ads and debt-relief firms offering to get bank or NBFC dues waived for a fee.
  • Fraudsters issue fake debt waiver certificates and demand upfront service or legal fees.
  • Borrowers must deal only with their own lender for settlement or restructuring.
  • RBI Kehta Hai is the RBI's flagship public awareness campaign on safe banking.
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Economy

International Affairs

International Relations

4. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026 and the Lipulekh Row with Nepal

  • India and China agreed to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass for June-August 2026, with about 1,000 pilgrims.
  • Nepal objected on 3 May 2026, claiming Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli.
  • India's MEA called the claim 'unjustified' and 'untenable', citing use of the pass for pilgrimage and trade since 1954.
  • Lipulekh is a tri-junction of India, Nepal and China; the other route is Nathu La in Sikkim.
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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

5. Cell Broadcast System: C-DOT’s Disaster Alert Tech

  • India's indigenous Cell Broadcast System (CBS) was launched by the Ministry of Communications and developed by C-DOT.
  • CBS works point-to-area: one message goes to towers and reaches every active phone in range, unlike point-to-point SMS.
  • Alerts arrive within seconds, can be geo-fenced, and may override Silent or Do Not Disturb with a loud siren.
  • CBS is the delivery mechanism for SACHET, the national disaster alert portal, and follows the Common Alerting Protocol.
Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Defence & Security

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