Current Affairs — May 2026

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

India aur Netherlands ne rishte Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiye; Roadmap 2026-2030 apnaya

16 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Netherlands ke PM Rob Jetten ne The Hague mein mulaqat ki, India–Netherlands rishton ko Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiya aur 2026-2030 ke liye Strategic Partnership Roadmap apnaya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Delhi Must know

Operation RAGEPILL: NCB ne India mein pehli baar Captagon pakda, ₹182 crore ka 227.7 kg

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) ne 16 May 2026 ko bataya ki Operation RAGEPILL mein India mein pehli baar Captagon pakda gaya – lagbhag ₹182 crore ki lagbhag 227.7 kg tablets aur powder – aur ek Syrian national arrest hua.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Leiden University Library ne 11th century ki Chola Copper Plates India ko lautayi

16 May 2026 ko Netherlands ki Leiden University Library ne PM Narendra Modi aur Dutch PM Rob Jetten ki maujoodgi mein 11th century ki Chola Copper Plates India sarkar ko lautayi.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tripura Important

West Tripura mein flowers ke liye Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence; CEAH Bengaluru mein dairy training centre

17 May 2026 ko jaari PM Narendra Modi ki Netherlands visit ke outcomes mein West Tripura mein flowers ke liye Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence aur CEAH, Bengaluru mein dairy training par Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence shamil hain.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

Gandhinagar mein BRICS CGETI ki doosri meeting; intra-BRICS trade US$1.17 trillion tak pahuncha

PIB ne 16 May 2026 ko bataya ki Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal ne Gujarat ke Gandhinagar mein BRICS Contact Group on Trade and Economic Issues (CGETI) ki doosri meeting mein keynote address diya aur kaha ki intra-BRICS trade US$1.17 trillion tak pahunch gaya hai.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Gujarat Important

Tata Electronics aur Dutch company ASML ne Dholera semiconductor fab ke liye agreement kiya

16 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Dutch PM Rob Jetten ne Gujarat ke Dholera mein India ke pehle front-end semiconductor fab ke liye Tata Electronics aur ASML ke agreement ki signing dekhi.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Sikkim Important

Sikkim ne 51st Statehood Day manaya; Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan ne Gangtok mein sambodhit kiya

16 May 2026 ko Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan ne Gangtok mein Sikkim ke 51st Statehood Day celebrations ko sambodhit kiya, jahan ₹223 crore ke 21 MDoNER-supported projects ka udghatan aur shilanyas hua.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Asia

Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi ne Iraq ke Prime Minister ka pad sambhala; PM Modi ne badhai di

16 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi ko Iraq ke Prime Minister ka pad sambhalne par badhai di.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Asia

Indian Navy ke oceanographic research vessel INS Sagardhwani ne Malaysia ke Port Klang ki visit poori ki

Indian Navy ka oceanographic research vessel INS Sagardhwani hydrography aur oceanography par focused Royal Malaysian Navy ke saath engagement ke baad 15 May 2026 ko Malaysia ke Port Klang se rawana hua.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

India duniya ka 70% se zyada jaggery banata hai; 2015-16 se export value 106.5% badhi

PIB ke 16 May 2026 ke backgrounder ke mutabik global jaggery production mein India ka hissa 70% se zyada hai, India apne 20–30% sugarcane ko jaggery ke liye use karta hai aur 2015-16 se 2024-25 ke beech jaggery exports ki value 106.5% badhi.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

GeM ne Incorporation Day 2026 manaya; platform par 1.36 lakh buyers aur lagbhag 25 lakh sellers

PIB ne 16 May 2026 ko bataya ki Government e Marketplace (GeM) ne Incorporation Day 2026 manaya; GeM SPV 17 May 2017 ko incorporate hua tha aur ab platform par 1.36 lakh se zyada government buyers aur lagbhag 25 lakh sellers hain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Asia Must know

PM Modi UAE mein: ADNOC India ke strategic reserves mein 30 million barrel tak rakhega; Strategic Defence Partnership framework sign

15 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ki UAE visit mein India ke strategic reserves mein ADNOC ke 30 million barrel tak crude ke liye ISPRL–ADNOC pact aur Strategic Defence Partnership framework hua, aur US$5 billion UAE investment announce hua.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

CCPA ne misleading ads par Motion Education par ₹10 lakh aur Career Line Coaching par ₹5 lakh ka jurmana lagaya

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) ne Consumer Protection Act, 2019 ke tahat misleading ads ke liye Motion Education par ₹10 lakh aur Career Line Coaching, Sikar par ₹5 lakh ka jurmana lagaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra Pradesh ke Puttaparthi mein AMCA Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre ka shilanyas

15 May 2026 ko Defence Minister Rajnath Singh aur AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu ne Puttaparthi mein AMCA Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre aur Anakapalli district mein BDL ki Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility ka shilanyas kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

April 2026 mein India ka total export 13.59% badhkar US$80.80 billion

Commerce Ministry ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki April 2026 mein India ka total export (merchandise aur services) estimated US$80.80 billion raha, jo April 2025 se 13.59% zyada hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS April 2026: urban unemployment ghatkar 6.6%; urban female unemployment one-year low 8.5% par

MoSPI ke 15 May 2026 ko jaari April 2026 ke PLFS monthly bulletin mein urban unemployment rate (15+) 6.6% aur overall labour force participation rate 55.0% raha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra mein 5 lakh PMAY-G gharon ka Griha Pravesh; Centre ne ₹8,368.50 crore jaari kiye

15 May 2026 ko Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Satara mein Maharashtra ke 5 lakh complete PMAY-G gharon ke Griha Pravesh ka udghatan kiya aur FY 2026-27 ke liye ₹8,368.50 crore central assistance announce ki.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan ko pehla semiconductor plant: Bhiwadi mein Sahasra Semiconductors ki OSAT unit

15 May 2026 ko Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Bhiwadi mein Sahasra Semiconductors ki ATMP/OSAT facility – Rajasthan ka pehla semiconductor plant aur India ki pehli SME-led semiconductor facility – aur ELCINA ke Electronics Manufacturing Cluster ka virtual udghatan kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

India mein 6,628 specified dams, duniya mein teesra; DRIP Phase II & III outlay ₹10,211 crore

PIB ke 15 May 2026 ke backgrounder ke mutabik India 6,628 specified dams ke saath duniya mein teesre number par hai, inmein 26% se zyada 50 saal se purane hain, aur DRIP Phase II aur III ka outlay ₹10,211 crore hai.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maharashtra Important

India ki chairship mein Kimberley Process Intersessional 2026 Mumbai mein sampann

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki natural diamond trade par India ki chairship aur uski '3Cs' theme ke tahat chaar din ki Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026 Mumbai mein sampann hui.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

CAQM ne Delhi-NCR mein sirf electric L5 three-wheeler registration aur 1 October 2026 se bina PUCC fuel par rok ko manzoori di

15 May 2026 ko apni 28th full meeting mein Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR (CAQM) ne 1 January 2027 se Delhi mein sirf electric L5 three-wheeler registration aur 1 October 2026 se poore NCR mein sirf valid PUC certificate par fuel dene ke draft directions ko manzoori di.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

Jayant Chaudhary ne Uganda ke President Museveni ke seventh term ke swearing-in mein India ka pratinidhitva kiya

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki MoS Jayant Chaudhary ne Uganda ke President Yoweri Museveni ke seventh term ke swearing-in mein India ka pratinidhitva kiya aur India ke pehle overseas public academic campus, NFSU Jinja campus ka daura kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Hindustan Copper ka FY26 mein record ₹1,233 crore PBT, 95% badha

Ministry of Mines ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki uske under Miniratna CPSE Hindustan Copper Limited ne FY 2025-26 mein 95% badhkar ₹1,232.73 crore ka record profit before tax darj kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Madhya Pradesh

CSIR-AMPRI Bhopal ne 46th Foundation Day par swadeshi SODAR technology industry ko transfer ki

PIB ne 15 May 2026 ko bataya ki CSIR ke Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal ne 46th Foundation Day celebrations ke dauran apni swadeshi SODAR (Sound Detection and Ranging) technology Meteoxperts Solutions, Noida ko transfer ki.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

Sickle cell disease ke liye India ki pehli indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy BIRSA 101 par workshop

14 May 2026 ko Ministry of Tribal Affairs, CSIR aur CSIR-IGIB ne New Delhi mein Bhagwan Birsa Munda ke naam par rakhi, sickle cell disease ke liye India ki pehli indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy BIRSA 101 par workshop ki.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Gujarat Must know

Sasan Gir mein 'Lion' Species Spotlight se pre-IBCA Summit events shuru; 2025 mein Gir mein 891 sher

14 May 2026 ko Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ne Gujarat ke Sasan Gir mein 'Lion' Species Spotlight event ka udghatan kiya, jo 1–2 June 2026 ko New Delhi mein hone wale pehle IBCA Summit ka pre-summit event hai.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

NDRF ko Ghaziabad mein President's Colour mila; Amit Shah ne 'zero casualty' disaster response ki baat ki

14 May 2026 ko Home Minister Amit Shah ne UP ke Ghaziabad mein 8th Battalion par National Disaster Response Force ko President's Colour diya, force ke gathan ke lagbhag 20 saal baad.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

April 2026 mein WPI inflation badhkar 8.30%, fuel & power 24.71% par

14 May 2026 ko DPIIT ne bataya ki annual WPI inflation March ke 3.88% se badhkar April 2026 mein 8.30% (provisional) ho gayi, mineral oils, crude petroleum aur natural gas ki wajah se.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

ECI ne 16 States aur 3 UTs mein electoral rolls ke SIR Phase III ka order diya, 36.73 crore electors cover

14 May 2026 ko Election Commission of India ne 16 States aur 3 UTs mein electoral rolls ke Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase III ka order diya, jismein 36.73 crore electors hain; sirf Himachal Pradesh, J&K aur Ladakh baaki hain.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Central Electronics Limited ki 200 MW solar module manufacturing line rashtra ko samarpit

14 May 2026 ko Union Minister Jitendra Singh ne Central Electronics Limited (CEL) ki 200 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Line rashtra ko samarpit ki; isi Mini Ratna PSU ne 1977 mein India ka pehla solar cell banaya tha.

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