SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — 20 May 2026

Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.

7 din 1 mahina 3 mahine 6 mahine 12 mahine Sab
15 news · 33 MCQs

Wed, 20 May 2026

🏆 International Awards 📍 Europe Must know

PM Modi ko Rome mein FAO Headquarters par FAO ka Agricola Medal 2026 mila

20 May 2026 ko Food and Agriculture Organization ne food security, sustainable agriculture aur rural development mein leadership ke liye PM Narendra Modi ko Rome headquarters mein Agricola Medal 2026 diya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

PM Modi ki Rome visit mein India-Italy rishte 'Special Strategic Partnership' tak upgrade

PM Narendra Modi ki 19–20 May 2026 ki Italy official visit ke dauran India aur Italy ne rishton ko Special Strategic Partnership tak badhaya aur 2029 tak €20 billion bilateral trade ka target rakha.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Meghalaya Important

12 friendly nations ke saath multilateral Exercise PRAGATI 2026 Umroi, Meghalaya mein shuru

20 May 2026 ko 12 friendly nations ki armies ke saath multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 Umroi Military Station, Meghalaya mein shuru hua, jiska focus semi-mountainous aur jungle terrain mein counter-terrorism hai.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Pehli ICMR Annual Clinical Trial Meet: Ayurvedic anaemia trial results, Phase 1 report aur single ethics review guidelines

20 May 2026 ko pehli ICMR Annual Clinical Trial Meet mein ICMR ne ICMR-CCRAS anaemia trial present kiya, First-in-Human Phase 1 trials par report launch ki aur multicentre research ki single ethics review ke guidelines jari kiye.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Atal Pension Yojana mein FY 2025-26 mein record 1.35 crore naye subscribers; women share 55.14%

20 May 2026 ko PFRDA ke APY Annual Felicitation Programme mein officials ne bataya ki FY 2025-26 mein Atal Pension Yojana mein record 1.35 crore naye subscribers jude, gross enrolments 9 crore paar hue aur AUM ₹54,000 crore se zyada hai.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

April 2026 mein eight core industries mein 1.7% growth; steel, cement aur electricity positive

Index of Eight Core Industries April 2026 mein April 2025 ke mukable 1.7% (provisional) badha; sirf cement, steel aur electricity mein positive growth rahi.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Atal Innovation Mission ne Jammu & Kashmir mein 500 nayi Atal Tinkering Labs ke liye applications kholi

20 May 2026 ko NITI Aayog ke Atal Innovation Mission ne Frontier Region Program ke tahat Jammu and Kashmir mein 500 nayi Atal Tinkering Labs ke liye applications kholi.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

World Metrology Day 2026: theme 'Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making'; 40 GATC certificates aur e-Maap portal

20 May 2026 ko World Metrology Day par Department of Consumer Affairs ne theme 'Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making', 40 GATC certificates aur naye e-Maap legal metrology portal ko highlight kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

ANRF ne Convergence Research Centres of Excellence ke liye 10 institutions chune

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) ne 20 May 2026 ko social sciences aur humanities ko science-technology se jodne wale Convergence Research Centres of Excellence ke liye 10 institutions ke selection ka announcement kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Arunachal Pradesh Important

Scindia ne kiwi value chain ke liye ₹167 crore ka 'Mission on Arunachal Kiwi' launch kiya

20 May 2026 ko DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ne lagbhag ₹167 crore outlay wala cluster-based kiwi cultivation aur value chain mission 'Arunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh' launch kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kerala Important

16 partner nations ke crew ke saath INS Sunayna Kochi lauta, IOS SAGAR deployment poora

20 May 2026 ko INS Sunayna Kochi lauta, jisse 16 partner nations ke 38 personnel wala multinational Indian Ocean mission IOS SAGAR poora hua.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Asia Important

Seoul mein India aur South Korea ne cyber, training aur UN peacekeeping par defence MoUs kiye

20 May 2026 ko Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne Seoul mein South Korea ke Minister of National Defence Ahn Gyu-back se baat ki, jisme defence cyber, defence college training aur UN peacekeeping par agreements exchange hue.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

GRSE, Kolkata mein Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Sanghmitra' launch

20 May 2026 ko Navy ka Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Sanghmitra (Yard 3039) Vice Chief of Naval Staff VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan ki maujoodgi mein GRSE, Kolkata mein launch hua.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jharkhand

Ranchi Airport par Bhagwan Birsa Munda statue aur feature wall ka udghatan

20 May 2026 ko Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu ne Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi par Bhagwan Birsa Munda statue, feature wall aur nayi passenger facilities ka udghatan kiya.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

ARIES–IIT Delhi study: transverse waves solar corona mein chhupi turbulence dikha sakti hain

20 May 2026 ko report hui ARIES Nainital aur IIT Delhi ki study ne 3D simulations se dikhaya ki Sun ke corona mein transverse waves coronal spectral lines mein asymmetry paida kar sakti hain, jisse hidden turbulence detect karne ka naya tareeka milta hai.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs