Current Affairs — 13 May 2026

🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Puducherry Must know

N. Rangasamy ne record paanchvi baar Puducherry CM ki shapath li

13 May 2026 ko Lt Governor K. Kailashnathan ne Lok Nivas mein AINRC leader N. Rangasamy ko paanchvi baar Puducherry CM ki shapath dilayi; unki NDA sarkar ne 30 mein se 18 seats jeeti thi.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne surface coal aur lignite gasification ke liye ₹37,500 crore ki scheme ko manzoori di

13 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne ₹37,500 crore ki Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects ko manzoori di, jiska target lagbhag 75 million tonne coal/lignite gasify karna aur ₹2.5–3 lakh crore investment laana hai.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Thoothukudi mein India ke pehle mega greenfield shipyard ke liye Korea ki HD KSOE ke saath MoU; 2.5 million GT capacity

Ports Ministry ne 13 May 2026 ko bataya ki HD KSOE, NSHIP-TN aur Sagarmala Finance Corporation ne 20 April 2026 ko Tamil Nadu ke Thoothukudi mein 2.5 million GT annual capacity wale India ke pehle mega greenfield shipyard ke liye MoU kiya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Must know

Cabinet ne Indian Railways ke pehle semi high-speed project Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera line ko manzoori di

13 May 2026 ko CCEA ne ₹20,667 crore ki Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)–Dholera Semi High-Speed Double Line ko manzoori di, jo Indian Railways ka pehla semi high-speed project hai aur 2030-31 tak lagbhag 134 km jodega.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne 2026-27 ke liye 14 kharif crops ka MSP badhaya; paddy (common) ₹2,441 per quintal

13 May 2026 ko CCEA ne marketing season 2026-27 ke liye 14 kharif crops ke MSP badhane ko manzoori di; paddy (common) ₹2,441 per quintal aur sabse zyada badhat sunflower seed (₹622) mein.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Smithsonian ne Tamil Nadu ke teen temple bronzes lautaye, jinmein lagbhag 990 CE ka Chola Shiva Nataraja

13 May 2026 ko Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ne Smithsonian ke National Museum of Asian Art se Tamil Nadu ke teen temple bronzes — Chola Shiva Nataraja (c. 990 CE), 12th-century Somaskanda aur 16th-century Saint Sundarar with Paravai — ki wapsi announce ki.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Important

Court infrastructure scheme ke tahat 2026-27 ki pehli kisht ke roop mein ₹401.50 crore jaari

13 May 2026 ko Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal ne district aur subordinate courts ki infrastructure ke liye Centrally Sponsored Scheme ke tahat 2026-27 ki mother sanction ki pehli kisht ke roop mein ₹401.50 crore jaari kiye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Maharashtra Important

Cabinet ne MIHAN India Ltd ka AAI land lease badhakar PPP ke tahat GMR ke Nagpur airport chalane ka raasta khola

13 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne MIHAN India Ltd ko AAI land ka lease 6 August 2039 se aage badhaya, taaki Nagpur airport PPP ke tahat 30 saal ke liye GMR Nagpur International Airport Ltd ko license ho sake.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Mizoram Important

DoNER Minister Scindia aur CM Lalduhoma ne ₹189.79 crore ka Mizoram Ginger Mission shuru kiya

13 May 2026 ko DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia aur Mizoram CM Lalduhoma ne state ke GI-certified, pharma-grade ginger ke basis par ginger kheti aur value chain development ke liye ₹189.79 crore ka Mizoram Ginger Mission shuru kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

₹2,432 crore support ke saath Andhra Pradesh mein Amended BharatNet Programme lagu karne ka agreement

13 May 2026 ko Digital Bharat Nidhi ne Andhra Pradesh government, APBIL, BSNL aur APSFL ke saath state mein Amended BharatNet Programme lagu karne ka agreement kiya, jismein ₹2,432 crore central support se 13,426 gram panchayats cover hongi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Piyush Goyal ne LEAPS 2025 awards diye aur LEADS 2025 report jaari ki; exports record US$863 billion

13 May 2026 ko Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 13 categories mein LEAPS 2025 logistics awards diye, LEADS 2025 report jaari ki, aur kaha ki India ke exports record US$863 billion rahe aur current year ka target US$1 trillion hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

Chile ke Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna ki India visit; dono sides CEPA jaldi poora karne par sehmat

13 May 2026 ko Chile ke Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna ne New Delhi mein Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal se baat ki, aur dono sides ne India–Chile CEPA jaldi poora karne ka commitment dohraya.

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