Current Affairs — 22 May 2026

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Must know

President Christodoulides ki State Visit mein India–Cyprus rishte Strategic Partnership tak pahunche

22 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Cyprus ke President Nikos Christodoulides ne India–Cyprus ties ko Strategic Partnership tak badhaya, 2026–2031 ka defence cooperation roadmap apnaya aur counter-terrorism samet chhe MoUs/arrangements sign kiye.

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🏛️ Committees & Commissions 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee ki pehli meeting ki

22 May 2026 ko NITI Aayog CEO Nidhi Chibber ne High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee ki pehli meeting ki adhyakshta ki; yeh committee 2047 tak global services market mein India ke 10% share ke goal ke liye Union Budget 2026-27 ke tahat bani hai.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Important

Social Justice Ministry ne senior citizens ke liye JEEVAN app aur SHATAYU caregiver dashboard launch kiya

22 May 2026 ko Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar ne senior citizens ke liye JEEVAN mobile app aur geriatric caregivers ki availability batane wala SHATAYU dashboard launch kiya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Delhi Important

APO ki 68th Governing Body Meeting New Delhi mein khatam; Indonesia ke Anwar Sanusi Chair bane

India dwara Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi mein host ki gayi Asian Productivity Organization ki 68th Governing Body Meeting 22 May 2026 ko khatam hui, jisme Indonesia ke Prof. Anwar Sanusi ne India ke Amardeep Singh Bhatia se 2026–27 ke liye APO Chair ka pad sambhala.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Important

Chandipur se Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile ka safal test

22 May 2026 ko short-range ballistic missile Agni-1 ka Strategic Forces Command ke tahat Odisha ke Chandipur ki Integrated Test Range se safal test hua.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India aur Ethiopia ne Geneva mein Ethiopia ke WTO accession ke liye bilateral protocol sign kiya

22 May 2026 ko India aur Ethiopia ne Geneva mein WTO mein Ethiopia ke accession ke liye bilateral market-access protocol sign kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ke tahat 100 crore se zyada health records ABHA se jude

Health Ministry ne 22 May 2026 ko bataya ki ABDM ke tahat 100 crore se zyada health records ABHA se jud chuke hain, jo 15 mahino mein 50 crore se double hue.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Misuse rokne ke liye Pregabalin ko Drugs Rules ki Schedule H1 mein daala gaya

Health Ministry ne 22 May 2026 ko bataya ki youth mein misuse ki reports ke baad drug Pregabalin ko Drugs Rules, 1945 ki Schedule H se sakht Schedule H1 mein daal diya gaya hai.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

International Day for Biological Diversity 2026: IIFM Bhopal mein 'Acting Locally for Global Impact' theme par national celebration

22 May 2026 ko Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav aur MP CM Mohan Yadav ne IIFM Bhopal mein 'Acting Locally for Global Impact' theme par International Day for Biological Diversity ke national celebration ki adhyakshta ki.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Europe Important

Janez Janša 51–36 votes se Slovenia ke Prime Minister chune gaye

22 May 2026 ko Slovenia ki National Assembly ne Janez Janša ko 36 ke muqable 51 votes se PM chuna, jisse 22 March ke parliamentary election ke baad ka deadlock khatam hua.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

West Bengal mein PM Vishwakarma Scheme lagu hone ko taiyar; 7.79 lakh artisans enrolled

22 May 2026 ko MSME Ministry ne West Bengal ke Chief Secretary se milkar State mein PM Vishwakarma Scheme lagu karne par baat ki, jahan 7.79 lakh artisans aur craftspeople enrolled hain.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Mizoram

DRI ne Mizoram aur Assam mein Myanmar se smuggle ki gayi lagbhag 60,000 kg supari zabt ki

DRI ne 22 May 2026 ko bataya ki uski Guwahati unit ne Myanmar se Mizoram border ke raste smuggle ki gayi lagbhag 60,000 kg foreign supari zabt ki aur paanch logon ko arrest kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

ARCI ne sasta nanocomposite material banaya, thermal battery storage 45% tak badha

Science Ministry ne 22 May 2026 ko bataya ki DST ke institute ARCI ke scientists ne spinel nanocomposite phase change material banaya hai, jiski specific heat capacity sirf 1% nanoparticles milane se 45% tak badh jaati hai.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Chhattisgarh

Raipur workshop mein 2 lakh nayi cooperatives, grain storage plan aur White Revolution 2.0 ka review

22 May 2026 ko Ministry of Cooperation ne Raipur mein regional workshop karke 2 lakh nayi M-PACS, dairy aur fisheries cooperatives aur cooperative sector mein World's Largest Grain Storage Plan ka review kiya.

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📚 Books & Authors 📍 India

Vice President ne 'The Library Man of India: The Story of P.N. Panicker' kitab ka vimochan kiya

22 May 2026 ko Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan ne Uprashtrapati Bhavan mein P.P. Sathyan ki likhi kitab 'The Library Man of India: The Story of P.N. Panicker' release ki.

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