Current Affairs — 19 May 2026

🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Europe Must know

Oslo mein 3rd India-Nordic Summit: rishte 'Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership' mein dhale

19 May 2026 ko Oslo mein Norway ki mezbani mein hue 3rd India-Nordic Summit mein India aur Nordic countries ne rishton ko Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership banane ka faisla kiya.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Uttarakhand ke former CM aur ex-Road Transport Minister Maj Gen B. C. Khanduri (Retd.) ka 91 ki umar mein nidhan

Do baar Uttarakhand ke CM (2007–09, 2011–12) aur Vajpayee sarkar mein Golden Quadrilateral execute karne ka credit paane wale Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.) ka 19 May 2026 ko Dehradun mein 91 ki umar mein nidhan ho gaya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

MP ki Urtan aur Dhirauli mines mein coal production shuru; Urtan commercial auction ke tahat pehli underground mine

Coal Ministry ne 19 May 2026 ko bataya ki MP ke Anuppur ki Urtan aur Singrauli ki Dhirauli mine mein production shuru ho gaya hai; Urtan commercial coal auction regime ke tahat production shuru karne wali pehli underground mine hai.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Amit Shah ne Bastar, Chhattisgarh mein 26th Central Zonal Council meeting ki adhyakshta ki

19 May 2026 ko Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne Bastar, Chhattisgarh mein Central Zonal Council ki 26th meeting ki adhyakshta ki, jisme Chhattisgarh, MP, UP aur Uttarakhand ke CMs shamil hue.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

Project Cheetah review: sankhya 53, jinme 33 India mein janme

19 May 2026 ko Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ki adhyakshta mein Project Cheetah review mein bataya gaya ki India mein 53 cheetahs hain, jinme 33 desh mein janme hain, aur expansion ke liye Gujarat ke Banni grasslands aur MP ka Nauradehi taiyar ho rahe hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

DRDO ne Kurnool ke paas air-to-ground aur air-to-air mode mein ULPGM-V3 ke development trials poore kiye

DRDO ne 19 May 2026 ko bataya ki usne Andhra Pradesh ke Kurnool ke paas apni range mein UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 ke air-to-ground aur air-to-air mode mein final deliverable configuration trials poore kar liye.

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💹 Economy 📍 Karnataka Important

Bengaluru mein Education Ministry ka Bharat Innovates Investor Showcase: 24 deep-tech startups 90+ investors se mile

19 May 2026 ko Ministry of Education aur IVCA ne Bengaluru mein Bharat Innovates Investor Showcase kiya, jahan 14–16 June ko France ke Nice mein hone wale Bharat Innovates 2026 se pehle 24 deep-tech startups ne 90 se zyada investors ke saamne pitch kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Asia Important

Rajnath Singh ne Hanoi mein Vietnam ke Defence Minister se baat ki; AI aur quantum technology par MoU

19 May 2026 ko Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne Hanoi mein Vietnam ke Deputy PM aur Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang se baat ki; dono sides ne AI aur quantum technology par MoU kiya aur India ne Nha Trang mein AI lab ka elaan kiya.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha

Bhubaneswar mein paanch eastern states ke saath Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference shuru

19 May 2026 ko Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan aur Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi ne Bhubaneswar mein Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference ka udghatan kiya, jisme Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh aur West Bengal shamil hue.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Bihar

Railways ne Bihar mein ₹962 crore ki Kiul–Jhajha third line aur Tamil Nadu mein ₹993 crore ki Arakkonam–Chengalpattu doubling ko manzoori di

19 May 2026 ko Indian Railways ne Howrah–Delhi route par ₹962 crore ki 54 km Kiul–Jhajha third line aur Southern Railway ki ₹993 crore ki 68 km Arakkonam–Chengalpattu doubling ko manzoori di.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

Online grant management ke liye Ayush Grid ke tahat Ayush Anudan Portal launch

19 May 2026 ko Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav ne Ayush Anudan Portal launch kiya, jo ministry ki Central Sector Schemes ke funding proposals online sambhalne ke liye Ayush Grid initiative ke tahat bana hai.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Assam

Indian astronomers ne 5.6 ghante ki orbit mein brown dwarf companion wale blue straggler star ki pehli confirmed khoj ki

Gauhati University, IIA Bengaluru, ARIES Nainital aur INAF-Catania ki team ne 19 May 2026 ko brown dwarf companion wale blue straggler star ki pehli confirmed discovery report ki, jo sabse kam period wale stellar binaries mein se ek hai.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 Maharashtra

Mumbai mein NISM aur IICA ne corporate governance, ESG aur capital markets par MoU kiya

19 May 2026 ko SEBI dwara sthapit National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) aur Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) ne corporate governance, ESG aur capital markets ko aage badhane ke liye Mumbai mein MoU sign kiya.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Assam

C. R. Patil ne Guwahati mein Brahmaputra Board ki 14th HPRB meeting ki adhyakshta ki; State Water Reforms Framework launch

19 May 2026 ko Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil ne Guwahati mein Brahmaputra Board ke High-Powered Review Board ki 14th meeting ki adhyakshta ki aur State Water Reforms Framework launch kiya.

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