RPSC RAS Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Sun, 31 May 2026

• World No Tobacco Day was observed on 31 May 2026 with the WHO theme 'Unmasking the appeal – countering nicotine and tobacco addiction'.
• Results announced on 31 May 2026 showed Malta's Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Robert Abela, winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in the snap general election.
• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the 2nd National Conference of Counsels representing the Election Commission of India at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 31 May 2026.

Sat, 30 May 2026

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) realised ₹21.26 crore through the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism in 2025–26, with the seed sector the largest contributor (₹11.75 crore).
• The Digi Yatra app crossed 10 crore uses across 38 airports with over 2.4 crore downloads, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on 30 May 2026.
• The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, run by the National Health Authority, crossed 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) in May 2026, with Uttar Pradesh leading at over 15.3 crore.
• On 30 May 2026 Dr Jitendra Singh launched 'Samadhan Didi', an AI-enabled voice chatbot for CPGRAMS developed by DARPG with Bhashini, letting citizens lodge grievances by speaking in their own language.
• The Centre notified export levies (Special Additional Excise Duty) of ₹1.5/litre on petrol, ₹13.5/litre on diesel and ₹9.5/litre on ATF for the fortnight beginning 1 June 2026.
• On 30 May 2026 the Central Government temporarily exempted all customs duties on import of cotton from 1 June 2026 till 31 October 2026 to improve cotton availability for the textile sector.
• Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna, Budapest, on 30 May 2026, winning the title for a second successive year.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a ₹7 lakh penalty on Vajiram and Ravi IAS Study Centre LLP for misleading advertisements on UPSC CSE 2023 results under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Fri, 29 May 2026

• The National Family Health Survey-6 (2023-24), released on 29 May 2026, shows stunting among under-five children falling from 35.5% to 29.3% and institutional deliveries rising to 90.6%, with TFR at 2.0.
• In its second-stage forecast on 29 May 2026, IMD said the 2026 southwest monsoon (June–September) rainfall is likely to be 90% of the Long Period Average (±4%), with an 84% probability of below-normal or less rainfall.
• The Ministry of Corporate Affairs added item (xiii), 'Subscription to zero coupon zero principal instruments on Social Stock Exchange', to Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, allowing such subscriptions to count as CSR.
• The International Day of UN Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2026 with the theme 'Invest in Peace'; 29 May marks the anniversary of the first UN peacekeeping mission in 1948.
• On 29 May 2026 NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released 'Future of India's Semiconductor Industry', India's first comprehensive 10-year semiconductor roadmap, aiming to make India an indispensable global player by 2035.
• On 29 May 2026 the Department of Financial Services launched the Common Landing Portal for Unclaimed Financial Assets (unclaimedassetsportal.in), developed with PSB Alliance, under the 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' campaign.
• Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumed charge as the 48th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on 29 May 2026; he earlier commanded INS Vikramaditya and the Western Fleet.
• In a joint statement released on 29 May 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Canada's Minister Sidhu launched the Canada-India Trade and Investment Forum and aimed to conclude Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement talks by the end of the year.
• On 29 May 2026 the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet gave Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh additional charge as Secretary, DDR&D and Chairman, DRDO, from 31 May 2026 on completion of Dr Samir V. Kamat's tenure.
• India won two silver medals and three Merit Awards at the Taipei Capital Cup 2026, an international skills competition held in Taipei from 26–28 May 2026 with competitors from 15 countries.

Thu, 28 May 2026

• Opening the two-day Kharif Conclave-2026 at NASC Complex, Pusa, on 28 May 2026, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said foodgrain production has exceeded 3,765 lakh tonnes and India has overtaken China as the world's largest rice producer.
• The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 completed 10 years on 28 May 2026; as of March 2026, 1,419 cases had yielded resolution plans, realising over ₹4 lakh crore for creditors.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Singapore's Permanent Secretary (Defence) Joseph Leong co-chaired the 16th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in Singapore on 28 May 2026.
• On 28 May 2026 Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a Mother Sanction of ₹10,021.42 crore to 12 States under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin, towards 'Housing for All' by March 2029.
• India's men's freestyle and women's wrestling teams won the team titles at the 2026 U23 Asian Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam, with the men's freestyle team's 9 medals being India's highest-ever haul at the event.
• NHAI has finalised a tentative list of 17 National Highway stretches totalling 1,692.5 km across nine States for monetisation through Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and InvIT modes in FY 2026–27.
• Dhanendra Kumar, a 1968-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer and the first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India, died on 28 May 2026 after a fire, suspected to be caused by an AC blast, at his Hauz Khas home in Delhi.
• The Sports Ministry and SAI announced on 28 May 2026 a first-time plan to deploy dedicated IT Consultants in National Sports Federations under the National Sports Digital Ecosystem, ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
• On 28 May 2026 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released 89 volumes of the proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly (1924–1930) and the inaugural issue of the quarterly magazine 'Vidhan-Chetna' at the Delhi Legislative Assembly.