Current Affairs — 23 May 2026

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

VB–G RAM G Act 1 July 2026 se lagu hoga; tab tak MGNREGS chalta rahega

23 May 2026 ko Rural Development Ministry ne 1 July 2026 se lagu hone wale VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 ke liye States ki taiyari review ki aur June 2026 ke liye MGNREGS ka 45 crore se zyada persondays ka labour budget approve kiya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

DPIIT ne BHAVYA Scheme ki guidelines jaari ki: ₹33,660 crore se 100 industrial parks

23 May 2026 ko DPIIT ne BHAVYA Scheme ki operational guidelines jaari ki; yeh Central Sector Scheme 2026-27 se 2031-32 ke beech lagbhag ₹33,660 crore se 100 investment-ready industrial parks banayegi.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Delhi Important

NBEMS ka 23rd convocation: 26,396 doctors ko qualifications; 11 naye courses shuru

23 May 2026 ko New Delhi mein National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences ke 23rd convocation mein 26,396 candidates ko DNB, DrNB, Diploma aur FNB qualifications mili aur Health Minister J.P. Nadda ne 11 naye courses launch kiye.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Piyush Goyal 25–27 May ko Canada jayenge; India–Canada CEPA talks aage badhayenge

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal 100 se zyada Indian businesses ke saath 25 se 27 May 2026 tak Canada jayenge taaki India–Canada CEPA negotiations aage badhein; ministry ne 23 May ko announce kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

Nadda ne CM Suvendu Adhikari ke saath West Bengal health systems review kiye; ₹3,505.59 crore NHM envelope

23 May 2026 ko Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda ne CM Suvendu Adhikari ke saath West Bengal ki health services review ki aur 2026-27 ke liye ₹3,505.59 crore ka NHM envelope batakar ₹527.58 crore ki pehli kisht jaari ki.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ne PM Modi se mulaqat ki; West Asia par bhi charcha

23 May 2026 ko US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ne PM Narendra Modi se milkar India–US cooperation ki progress batayi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Important

Rajnath Singh ne Shirdi mein NIBE defence complex khola; India ka pehla 300 km rocket launcher 'Suryastra' flag off

23 May 2026 ko Defence Minister Rajnath Singh aur Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis ne Shirdi mein private sector NIBE Group ke defence manufacturing complex ka udghatan kiya aur India ke pehle 300 km Universal Rocket Launching System 'Suryastra' ko flag off kiya.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Important

19th Rozgar Mela: PM ne 51,000 se zyada appointment letters baante

23 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne video conferencing se 19th Rozgar Mela mein naye recruit hue youth ko 51,000 se zyada appointment letters diye.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka Important

AFTPS Bengaluru se 48th Flight Test Course graduate; Sqn Ldr KK Singh ko Suranjan Das Trophy

23 May 2026 ko 48th Flight Test Course ke gyarah test pilots aur chhe flight test engineers Air Force Test Pilots School, Bengaluru se graduate hue; chief guest CAS Air Chief Marshal AP Singh the.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 Jharkhand Important

Ranchi Federation Cup mein teen national records: Gurindervir (100m), Vishal T.K. (400m), Tejaswin (decathlon)

23 May 2026 ko Ranchi Federation Cup mein Gurindervir Singh ne 100m 10.09s mein, Vishal T.K. ne 400m 44.98s mein daudkar aur Tejaswin Shankar ne decathlon mein 8,057 points banakar national records banaye.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Sakura Science Programme 2026 ke tahat 56 NMMS students Japan rawana

23 May 2026 ko Ministry of Education ne 15 States/UTs ke 56 government school students, jo sab NMMS scholarship holders hain, ko Sakura Science Programme 2026 ke tahat 24–30 May ki Japan trip ke liye rawana kiya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Punjab

Mohali mein MeitY–ISB Governance Summit 2026 ki theme 'Inclusive AI for Viksit Bharat'

23 May 2026 ko MeitY aur ISB ke Bharti Institute of Public Policy ne ISB Mohali campus mein chautha Governance Summit 'Inclusive AI for Viksit Bharat' host kiya.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Cold-water fisheries India ki Blue Economy ka ahem pillar; trout output mein J&K aage

Fisheries Ministry ne 23 May 2026 ko bataya ki India ki cold-water fisheries se saal mein lagbhag 7,000 tonnes fish aati hai aur 2024-25 mein lagbhag 3,010 tonnes ke saath J&K sabse bada trout producer raha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

Chandinagar mein naye Garud commandos ke liye Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade

23 May 2026 ko Air Force Station Chandinagar ke Garud Regimental Training Centre mein Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade ke saath IAF ke naye Garud special forces operatives pass out hue.

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