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Atal Pension Yojana adds a record 1.35 crore subscribers in FY 2025-26; women's share at 55.14%

At PFRDA's APY Annual Felicitation Programme on 20 May 2026, officials reported a record 1.35 crore new Atal Pension Yojana subscribers in FY 2025-26, over 9 crore gross enrolments and assets above ₹54,000 crore.

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🎓 Education 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Atal Innovation Mission opens applications for 500 new Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu & Kashmir

On 20 May 2026 NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission opened applications for 500 new Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir under its Frontier Region Program.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Important

ANRF selects 10 institutions for Convergence Research Centres of Excellence

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) announced on 20 May 2026 that it had selected 10 institutions to set up Convergence Research Centres of Excellence combining social sciences and humanities with science and technology.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 Maharashtra

NISM and IICA sign MoU on corporate governance, ESG and capital markets in Mumbai

On 19 May 2026 the SEBI-established National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) signed an MoU in Mumbai to advance corporate governance, ESG and capital markets.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

Centre signs reform-linked Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 MoUs with West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

On 18 May 2026 West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands signed reform-linked MoUs with the Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, committing to a Gram Panchayat-led model of rural water supply.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: houselisting field work begins in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi's MCD area; 1.44 crore households self-enumerate

On 17 May 2026 field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census under Phase I of Census 2027 began in Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and the MCD area of Delhi, while self-enumeration opened in Gujarat, J&K, Ladakh and Puducherry.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

CCPA fines Motion Education ₹10 lakh and Career Line Coaching ₹5 lakh for misleading ads

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) penalised Motion Education ₹10 lakh and Career Line Coaching, Sikar, ₹5 lakh for misleading advertisements under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, PIB said on 15 May 2026.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS April 2026: urban unemployment eases to 6.6%; urban female unemployment at one-year low of 8.5%

The PLFS monthly bulletin for April 2026, released by MoSPI on 15 May 2026, put the urban unemployment rate (15+) at 6.6% and the overall labour force participation rate at 55.0%.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Griha Pravesh of 5 lakh PMAY-G houses in Maharashtra; Centre releases ₹8,368.50 crore

On 15 May 2026 Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Griha Pravesh of 5 lakh completed PMAY-G houses in Maharashtra at Satara and announced ₹8,368.50 crore of central assistance for FY 2026-27.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 World

Jayant Chaudhary represents India at Uganda President Museveni's swearing-in for a seventh term

Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary represented India at the swearing-in of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni for his seventh term and visited NFSU's Jinja campus, India's first overseas public academic campus, PIB said on 15 May 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

Workshop on BIRSA 101, India's first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease

On 14 May 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, CSIR and CSIR-IGIB held a workshop in New Delhi on BIRSA 101, India's first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease, named after Bhagwan Birsa Munda.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Jan Suraksha schemes PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana complete 11 years

On 9 May 2026 the Jan Suraksha schemes — PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, PM Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana, launched on 9 May 2015 — completed 11 years, with PMSBY enrolments at 58.09 crore and APY at 9.04 crore.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Maharashtra

National Commission for Minorities holds national seminar on Parsis in Modern India in Mumbai

On 9 May 2026 the National Commission for Minorities held a national seminar, 'Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways', in Mumbai, where Union Minister Kiren Rijiju spoke on preserving Parsi heritage and reviving the Avestan language.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Delhi Important

Free annual health check-ups for workers aged 40 and above launched under Labour Codes

On 7 May 2026 Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the nationwide Annual Health Check-Up Initiative for workers aged 40 and above under the Labour Codes from ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Basaidarapur, Delhi.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Kerala Important

2nd BRICS Employment Working Group meeting concludes in Thiruvananthapuram

On 7 May 2026 the second BRICS Employment Working Group meeting under India's 2026 BRICS Chairship concluded in Thiruvananthapuram, discussing social security, women's workforce participation, skills and digital technologies.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Women's participation in India's maritime sector up 340% since 2020, Sonowal tells 10th Indian Ocean Dialogue

On 7 May 2026 Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told the 10th Indian Ocean Dialogue in New Delhi that women's participation in India's maritime sector has risen by about 340% since 2020.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

NITI Aayog releases policy report on India's school education system and roadmap for quality

On 6 May 2026 NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and CEO Nidhi Chhibber released the report 'School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement', covering 14.71 lakh schools and over 24.69 crore students across all 36 States and UTs.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Education Ministry launches School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026

On 6 May 2026 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, to translate NEP 2020 into action across India's nearly 15 lakh schools through community participation.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Meghalaya

India Post's 100th N-Gen Post Office opens at NEHU, Shillong

On 6 May 2026 Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually inaugurated India Post's 100th N-Gen Post Office at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, six months after the initiative began with the revamp of the IIT Hauz Khas post office in Delhi.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Maharashtra

IICT's national AI skilling programme for the creative sector opens enrolment with 15,000 scholarships

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai, said on 4 May 2026 that enrolment is open for their national AI skilling programme for the creative sector, offering 15,000 scholarships developed with Google and YouTube.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

NEET UG 2026 held for nearly 23 lakh candidates; Pradhan reviews arrangements at NTA

The National Testing Agency conducted NEET UG 2026 on 3 May 2026 for nearly 23 lakh registered candidates, and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited NTA headquarters to review the arrangements.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Karnataka Important

Mandaviya inaugurates 100-bed ESIC hospital at Doddaballapur, lays foundation for Bellary hospital

Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated a 100-bedded ESIC hospital at Doddaballapur, Karnataka, on 3 May 2026 and virtually laid the foundation stone of another 100-bedded ESIC hospital at Bellary, noting that social security coverage has risen from 19% in 2015 to over 64%.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha launches ShaktiShree app for safety of girl students in higher education

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 2 May 2026 launched the ShaktiShree mobile app for girl students in higher education institutions, offering SOS alerts and harassment reporting, and released internship guidelines at a national NEP-2020 workshop in Bhubaneswar.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Kerala

Kerala Cabinet grants ₹10 lakh each from CMDRF to uninsured Valparai accident victims' families

The Kerala Cabinet on 2 May 2026 decided to give ₹10 lakh each from the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund to the families of five Valparai ghat-road accident victims who had no insurance cover.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade celebrates 63rd Foundation Day

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry with campuses in New Delhi, Kolkata, Kakinada and GIFT City, celebrated its 63rd Foundation Day on 2 May 2026.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Odisha Important

MoSPI releases 27th edition of 'Women and Men in India 2025' at Bhubaneswar

MoSPI released the 27th edition of 'Women and Men in India 2025: Selected Indicators and Data' on 29 April 2026 at its National Deliberative Summit on 'Data for Development' in Bhubaneswar; the sex ratio at birth rose from 904 (2017–19) to 917 (2021–23).

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🎓 Education 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Vice-President attends centenary celebrations of Andhra University in Visakhapatnam

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the centenary celebrations of Andhra University in Visakhapatnam on 27 April 2026, recalling the legacy of former Vice-Chancellor Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Chandigarh Important

Social Justice Ministry's National Chintan Shivir concludes in Chandigarh with time-bound roadmap

The three-day National Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment concluded in Chandigarh on 26 April 2026, with States and UTs agreeing on time-bound recommendations, including inclusion of Denotified Tribes in Census-2027 and strengthening the SEED scheme.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Chandigarh Important

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan 2.0 App launched in Chandigarh

Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and Union Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar launched the upgraded Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App in Chandigarh on 24 April 2026 to strengthen monitoring under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Maharashtra Important

Asia's first UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion and Skill Development launched in Pune

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development Jayant Chaudhary launched the UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion and Skill Development, described by the ministry as Asia's first, at Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, Pune on 24 April 2026.

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