Current Affairs — 05 May 2026

🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne Supreme Court judges ki sankhya 33 se 37 karne wale Bill ko approve kiya

5 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 Parliament mein laane ki manzoori di, jisse CJI ko chhodkar judges ki sankhya 33 se 37 ho jayegi.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Gujarat Must know

Cabinet ne Gujarat mein do aur semiconductor units approve ki, India ki pehli commercial GaN Mini/Micro-LED display facility shamil

5 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne India Semiconductor Mission ke tahat Gujarat mein lagbhag ₹3,936 crore ke do semiconductor projects — Dholera mein Crystal Matrix ki GaN-based Mini/Micro-LED display facility aur Surat mein Suchi Semicon ki OSAT unit — approve kiye, jisse approved ISM projects 12 ho gaye.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne 2026–27 se 2030–31 ke liye ₹5,659.22 crore ke Mission for Cotton Productivity ko approve kiya

5 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne '5F' vision ke mutabik cotton yield aur quality badhane aur India ko cotton mein self-sufficient banane ke liye 2026–27 se 2030–31 tak ₹5,659.22 crore ke Mission for Cotton Productivity ko approve kiya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0 approve ki, airlines ke liye ₹5,000 crore

5 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne ECLGS 5.0 approve ki, jiska target West Asia situation se prabhavit MSMEs, dusre businesses aur airlines ko ₹2,55,000 crore ka additional credit dena hai, jismein airlines ke liye ₹5,000 crore hain.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

CCEA ne Gujarat ke Vadinar mein ₹1,570 crore ki Ship Repair Facility approve ki

5 May 2026 ko CCEA ne Gujarat ke Vadinar mein ₹1,570 crore ki Ship Repair Facility approve ki, jise Deendayal Port Authority aur Cochin Shipyard Limited milkar banayenge aur jisse India mein 300 m tak lambe jahazon ki repair ho sakegi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Prayagraj mein North Tech Symposium 2026: defence production record ₹1.54 lakh crore

Prayagraj mein teen din ke North Tech Symposium 2026 mein Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh ne 5 May 2026 ko kaha ki India ka defence production ₹1.54 lakh crore ho gaya hai, jo das saal mein 174% badha; Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth ne Operation Sindoor ki safalta ka credit indigenous weapons ko diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Africa Important

India–Algeria defence Joint Commission ki pehli meeting New Delhi mein

5 May 2026 ko India aur Algeria ne New Delhi mein apne defence Joint Commission ki pehli meeting ki, jiske co-chair Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad aur Algeria ke Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces Maj Gen Kaid Nour Eddine the, aur Rules of Procedure sign hue.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Sugar season 2026–27 ke liye ganne ka FRP ₹365 per quintal tay

5 May 2026 ko CCEA ne sugar season 2026–27 ke liye 10.25% basic recovery rate par ganne ka Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) ₹365 per quintal approve kiya, jo current season se 2.81% zyada hai.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Karnataka Important

Centre ne Karnataka mein sunflower ki MSP kharid approve ki aur Maharashtra mein chana kharid limit badhayi

5 May 2026 ko Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Rabi 2026 ke liye Karnataka mein 9,023 tonne sunflower ki MSP par kharid approve ki aur Rabi 2025-26 ke liye Maharashtra ki chana kharid limit 8,19,882 tonne kar di; dono se ₹4,886 crore se zyada ka MSP support milega.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Europe Important

India aur EU ne TTC ke tahat EV battery recycling par €15.2 million ki joint pahal shuru ki

5 May 2026 ko India aur EU ne India–EU Trade and Technology Council ke Working Group 2 ke tahat EV batteries ki recycling par teesra coordinated call for proposals shuru kiya, combined fund €15.2 million (~₹169 crore) aur deadline 15 September 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

CCEA ne chhe states mein lagbhag 901 km jodne wale teen railway multitracking projects approve kiye

5 May 2026 ko CCEA ne lagbhag ₹23,437 crore ke teen railway multitracking projects — Nagda–Mathura, Guntakal–Wadi aur Burhwal–Sitapur 3rd aur 4th line — approve kiye, jo chhe states ke 19 districts mein lagbhag 901 km jodenge.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

IIMC ne Hindi patrakarita ke 200 saal par 'Sanchar Madhyam' ka special issue jaari kiya

5 May 2026 ko Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh ne Hindi journalism ke 200 saal poore hone par IIMC ke research journal 'Sanchar Madhyam' ka special issue jaari kiya aur 1826 mein Calcutta se chhape pehle Hindi akhbar Udant Martand ko yaad kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

MoD ne paanch Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems ke liye BEL ke saath ₹1,476 crore ka contract kiya

5 May 2026 ko Ministry of Defence ne Indian Army ke liye kam se kam 72% indigenous content wale paanch Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems ke liye BEL, Hyderabad ke saath ₹1,476 crore ka contract kiya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

DFS ne 2025-26 se 2027-28 ke liye Regional Rural Banks ka Viability Plan 2.0 approve kiya

5 May 2026 ko Department of Financial Services ne bataya ki usne 2025-26 se 2027-28 ke liye RRBs ka Viability Plan 2.0 approve kiya hai, jismein chaar pillars par 30 performance parameters hain aur sabhi 28 RRBs shamil hain.

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