Current Affairs — May 2026

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

Railways ne Kolkata Metro power upgrade aur Damodar bridge ke liye ₹895.30 crore sanction kiye

Indian Railways ne 2 May 2026 ko ₹895.30 crore ke kaam sanction kiye — Kolkata Metro North–South Corridor ke power upgrade (2.5-minute headway) ke liye ₹671.72 crore aur Adra Division ke Damodar Bridge No. 520 ke liye ₹223.58 crore.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Op Sindoor anniversary se pehle 'Shaurya' event mein Rajnath Singh ne forces ko tribute diya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 2 May 2026 ko New Delhi mein 'Shaurya' event mein Operation Sindoor ko India ke military history ka golden chapter bataya.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Kerala

Kerala Cabinet ne Valparai accident ke uninsured victims ke parivaron ko CMDRF se ₹10 lakh diye

Kerala Cabinet ne 2 May 2026 ko Valparai ghat-road accident ke 5 uninsured victims ke parivaron ko CMDRF se ₹10-10 lakh dene ka faisla kiya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

DFS ke DRAT-DRT colloquium mein pendency kam karne par focus

Department of Financial Services ne 2 May 2026 ko Vigyan Bhavan mein DRAT Chairpersons aur DRT Presiding Officers ka colloquium kiya; mandatory e-filing, hybrid hearings aur e-DRT 2.0 par zor diya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Telangana

NIRD&PR Hyderabad mein Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme outreach workshop

Panchayati Raj Ministry aur Telangana ke Panchayati Raj Department ne 2 May 2026 ko NIRD&PR Hyderabad mein Atmanirbhar Panchayat workshop kiya; 400+ participants, jinmein OSR mein best 70 sarpanch the.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

IIFT ne 63rd Foundation Day manaya

Commerce Ministry ke autonomous body Indian Institute of Foreign Trade ne 2 May 2026 ko 63rd Foundation Day manaya; iske campus New Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada aur GIFT City mein hain.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Ladakh Must know

Amit Shah ne Buddha Purnima par Leh mein Lord Buddha ke sacred relics ki exposition ka udghatan kiya

Home Minister Amit Shah ne 1 May 2026, Buddha Purnima par Leh mein Tathagata ke Holy Relics ki exposition shuru ki; Piprahwa Stupa se jude relics 75 saal baad Ladakh aaye, exposition 14 May tak chalegi aur Zanskar bhi jayegi.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: 6 States/UTs mein houselisting shuru, 5 aur mein self-enumeration khula

Census 2027 Phase 1 ki house-to-house Houselisting 1 May 2026 ko AP, Arunachal, Haryana, Chandigarh, MP aur Chhattisgarh mein shuru hui; online self-enumeration, jise ab tak ~82 lakh households ne use kiya, 5 aur States/UT mein khula.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Must know

Chorayasi, Gujarat mein India ka pehla Multi-Lane Free Flow barrier-less tolling shuru

Nitin Gadkari ne 1 May 2026 ko NH-48 ke Surat–Bharuch section par Chorayasi Toll Plaza mein India ka pehla MLFF barrier-less tolling launch kiya — ANPR aur FASTag se; pehle din ~41,500 vehicles guzre.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

BIS ne priority assistive products ke liye 6 naye standards publish kiye

Consumer Affairs Ministry ne 1 May 2026 ko bataya ki BIS ne ICMR ki NLEAP ke tahat elbow crutches, walking sticks, multi-leg sticks, portable ramps, tactile maps aur Braille signage ke 6 standards publish kiye.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha mein 827 roads ke saath PMGSY-IV launch; MGNREGA instalment jaari

Shivraj Singh Chouhan aur CM Mohan Charan Majhi ne 1 May 2026 ko Rayagada mein Odisha ke liye PMGSY-IV launch kiya — phase 1 mein 827 roads, 1,701.84 km, ₹1,698.04 crore.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Ladakh Important

Amit Shah ne Kargil mein 10,000 litre/day dairy plant ki neev rakhi

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah ne 1 May 2026 ko Kargil mein ₹25 crore ke 10,000 litres/day dairy plant ki foundation rakhi aur Ladakh Milk Federation–Mother Dairy MoU hua.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Anugraha Narayana Das CGDA bane; Vishvajit Sahay Secretary (Defence Finance)

1991-batch IDAS officer Anugraha Narayana Das ne 1 May 2026 ko CGDA ka charge liya; usi din purane CGDA Vishvajit Sahay Secretary (Defence Finance) bane.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa Important

Ashutosh Gowariker 57th IFFI ke Festival Director bane

I&B Ministry ne 1 May 2026 ko filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker ko Goa mein hone wale 57th IFFI ka Festival Director banaya.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

1 May ko Maharashtra Day aur Gujarat Day manaya gaya

Maharashtra aur Gujarat ne 1 May 2026 ko statehood day manaya, PM Modi ne dono ko badhai di; dono states 1 May 1960 ko Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 se bane.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Himachal Pradesh Important

President Droupadi Murmu ne Shimla mein ARTRAC headquarters ka daura kiya

President Droupadi Murmu ne 1 May 2026 ko Shimla mein Army Training Command (ARTRAC) HQ visit kiya aur drone training, Red Teaming aur digitisation initiatives ki jaankari li.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Maharashtra Important

NCB ke Operation WHITE STRIKE mein Mumbai region se ₹1,745 crore ki 349 kg cocaine zabt

Home Ministry ne 1 May 2026 ko bataya ki NCB ne Operation WHITE STRIKE mein transnational cocaine syndicate pakda aur Mumbai region se ~349 kg cocaine (₹1,745 crore) zabt ki.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Important

Eri silk aur Chanderi ko jodne wali textile pehal 'Padma Doree' launch

MDoNER ke CPSE NEHHDC ne 1 May 2026 ko 'Padma Doree' launch kiya — Northeast ka Eri (Ahimsa) silk aur MP ki Chanderi weaving ek saath.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra University mein IITM ka Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed observatory shuru

IITM ne Mission Mausam ke tahat Andhra University, Visakhapatnam mein C-ART open-field observatory banayi; MoES Secretary M. Ravichandran ne 1 May 2026 ko udghatan kiya.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Bharat Khera ne MSME Ministry ke Secretary ka charge liya

1995-batch IAS (Himachal Pradesh cadre) Bharat Khera ne MSME Ministry ke Secretary ka charge liya, Ministry ne 1 May 2026 ko bataya.

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