Current Affairs — 15 May 2026

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Asia Must know

PM Modi UAE mein: ADNOC India ke strategic reserves mein 30 million barrel tak rakhega; Strategic Defence Partnership framework sign

15 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ki UAE visit mein India ke strategic reserves mein ADNOC ke 30 million barrel tak crude ke liye ISPRL–ADNOC pact aur Strategic Defence Partnership framework hua, aur US$5 billion UAE investment announce hua.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

CCPA ne misleading ads par Motion Education par ₹10 lakh aur Career Line Coaching par ₹5 lakh ka jurmana lagaya

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) ne Consumer Protection Act, 2019 ke tahat misleading ads ke liye Motion Education par ₹10 lakh aur Career Line Coaching, Sikar par ₹5 lakh ka jurmana lagaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra Pradesh ke Puttaparthi mein AMCA Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre ka shilanyas

15 May 2026 ko Defence Minister Rajnath Singh aur AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu ne Puttaparthi mein AMCA Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre aur Anakapalli district mein BDL ki Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility ka shilanyas kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

April 2026 mein India ka total export 13.59% badhkar US$80.80 billion

Commerce Ministry ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki April 2026 mein India ka total export (merchandise aur services) estimated US$80.80 billion raha, jo April 2025 se 13.59% zyada hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS April 2026: urban unemployment ghatkar 6.6%; urban female unemployment one-year low 8.5% par

MoSPI ke 15 May 2026 ko jaari April 2026 ke PLFS monthly bulletin mein urban unemployment rate (15+) 6.6% aur overall labour force participation rate 55.0% raha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra mein 5 lakh PMAY-G gharon ka Griha Pravesh; Centre ne ₹8,368.50 crore jaari kiye

15 May 2026 ko Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Satara mein Maharashtra ke 5 lakh complete PMAY-G gharon ke Griha Pravesh ka udghatan kiya aur FY 2026-27 ke liye ₹8,368.50 crore central assistance announce ki.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan ko pehla semiconductor plant: Bhiwadi mein Sahasra Semiconductors ki OSAT unit

15 May 2026 ko Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Bhiwadi mein Sahasra Semiconductors ki ATMP/OSAT facility – Rajasthan ka pehla semiconductor plant aur India ki pehli SME-led semiconductor facility – aur ELCINA ke Electronics Manufacturing Cluster ka virtual udghatan kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

India mein 6,628 specified dams, duniya mein teesra; DRIP Phase II & III outlay ₹10,211 crore

PIB ke 15 May 2026 ke backgrounder ke mutabik India 6,628 specified dams ke saath duniya mein teesre number par hai, inmein 26% se zyada 50 saal se purane hain, aur DRIP Phase II aur III ka outlay ₹10,211 crore hai.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maharashtra Important

India ki chairship mein Kimberley Process Intersessional 2026 Mumbai mein sampann

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki natural diamond trade par India ki chairship aur uski '3Cs' theme ke tahat chaar din ki Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026 Mumbai mein sampann hui.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein sirf electric L5 three-wheeler registration aur 1 October 2026 se bina PUCC fuel par rok ko manzoori di

15 May 2026 ko apni 28th full meeting mein Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR (CAQM) ne 1 January 2027 se Delhi mein sirf electric L5 three-wheeler registration aur 1 October 2026 se poore NCR mein sirf valid PUC certificate par fuel dene ke draft directions ko manzoori di.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

Jayant Chaudhary ne Uganda ke President Museveni ke seventh term ke swearing-in mein India ka pratinidhitva kiya

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki MoS Jayant Chaudhary ne Uganda ke President Yoweri Museveni ke seventh term ke swearing-in mein India ka pratinidhitva kiya aur India ke pehle overseas public academic campus, NFSU Jinja campus ka daura kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Hindustan Copper ka FY26 mein record ₹1,233 crore PBT, 95% badha

Ministry of Mines ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki uske under Miniratna CPSE Hindustan Copper Limited ne FY 2025-26 mein 95% badhkar ₹1,232.73 crore ka record profit before tax darj kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Madhya Pradesh

CSIR-AMPRI Bhopal ne 46th Foundation Day par swadeshi SODAR technology industry ko transfer ki

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki CSIR ke Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal ne 46th Foundation Day celebrations ke dauran apni swadeshi SODAR (Sound Detection and Ranging) technology Meteoxperts Solutions, Noida ko transfer ki.

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