Current Affairs — 12 May 2026

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

IMD ne pehla AI-based monsoon advance forecast aur Uttar Pradesh ke liye 1-km rainfall forecast pilot shuru kiya

12 May 2026 ko Union Minister Jitendra Singh ne 16 states aur 3,000 se zyada sub-districts ke liye IMD ka pehla AI-driven 'Forecast of Monsoon Advance' aur Uttar Pradesh ke liye 1-km resolution rainfall forecast pilot launch kiya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Public sector banks ka FY 2025-26 mein record ₹1.98 lakh crore net profit; gross NPA ghatkar 1.93%

12 May 2026 ko Finance Ministry ne bataya ki PSBs ne FY 2025-26 mein ₹1.98 lakh crore ka record aggregate net profit kamaya, lagataar chautha profitable saal, aur gross NPA record low 1.93% raha.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Naye CPI base 2024 par April 2026 mein retail inflation 3.48%; food inflation 4.20%

12 May 2026 ko MoSPI ne bataya ki CPI (base 2024=100) par retail inflation April 2026 mein 3.48% (provisional) rahi, jo March mein 3.40% thi, aur food inflation (CFPI) 4.20% rahi.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Assam Must know

Himanta Biswa Sarma ne lagatar doosri baar Assam CM ki shapath li

12 May 2026 ko Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya ne Guwahati ke Khanapara mein Himanta Biswa Sarma ko lagatar doosri baar Assam CM ki shapath dilayi; NDA ne 126 mein se 102 seats jeeti thi.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

DFS ne ₹12,980 crore sovereign guarantee ke saath US$1.5 billion ka Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool shuru kiya

12 May 2026 ko Department of Financial Services ne Middle East tensions ke beech maritime insurance available rakhne ke liye US$1.4 billion (₹12,980 crore) sovereign guarantee ke saath US$1.5 billion ka Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool launch kiya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India aur IFAD ne 2026–2033 ke liye aath saal ka Country Strategic Opportunities Programme shuru kiya

12 May 2026 ko India aur International Fund for Agricultural Development ne rural income aur resilience badhane ke liye 2026–2033 ka naya aath saal ka Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) launch kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Mines Ministry ne Jammu & Kashmir mein limestone block auction ki doosri kisht shuru ki; 12 blocks

12 May 2026 ko Ministry of Mines ne Srinagar mein J&K ke Anantnag, Rajouri aur Poonch districts ke 12 limestone blocks ki e-auction ki doosri tranche launch ki.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Jammu–Srinagar Vande Bharat services ne pehle 10 din mein lagbhag 45,000 passengers ko safar karaya

Railway Ministry ne 12 May 2026 ko bataya ki chaar Jammu Tawi–Srinagar Vande Bharat services ne 2 May ko regular hone ke baad pehle das din mein 44,727 passengers ko safar karaya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

I4C aur Reserve Bank Innovation Hub ne mule accounts ki AI-driven detection ke liye MoU kiya

12 May 2026 ko MHA ke Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) aur Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) ne mule accounts pakadne ke liye I4C ki Suspect Registry ka data AI-driven fraud detection mein dene ka MoU kiya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Karnataka Important

Karnataka ko PM E-DRIVE ke tahat ₹123.26 crore ke 1,243 EV chargers

12 May 2026 ko Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy ne Bengaluru mein national EV charging conference mein PM E-DRIVE scheme ke tahat Karnataka ke liye ₹123.26 crore ke 1,243 EV chargers ki manzoori announce ki.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

President Murmu ne 15 nurses ko National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 diye

12 May 2026 ko International Nurses Day par President Droupadi Murmu ne Rashtrapati Bhavan mein 15 nursing professionals ko National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 diye.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

National Technology Day par CSIR ne CSIR-CBRI ki 13 technologies industry ko saunpi

12 May 2026 ko CSIR ne bataya ki CSIR HQ, New Delhi mein National Technology Day event mein CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee ki 13 indigenous technologies industries aur start-ups ko transfer ki gayi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Uttarakhand

NCGG ne Mussoorie mein Seychelles ke civil servants ke liye pehla capacity building programme shuru kiya

11 May 2026 ko National Centre for Good Governance ne Seychelles ke 29 senior civil servants ke liye pehla capacity building programme shuru kiya, jo 250 Seychellois officials ko train karne ke February 2026 MoU ka pehla kadam hai.

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