AFCAT Current Affairs — Saari news
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Mon, 18 May 2026
CSIR ne Oslo mein Norway ke institutions ke saath clean energy, offshore wind aur geosciences par paanch agreements kiye
18 May 2026 ko DG Dr N. Kalaiselvi ki leadership mein CSIR/DSIR ne Oslo mein Research Council of Norway, SINTEF, NTNU aur Emerald Geomodelling ke saath clean energy, offshore wind, sustainability, geosciences aur academic exchange par paanch agreements kiye.
Goyal ne is saal $1 trillion aur 5 saal mein $2 trillion export target rakha; exports $863 billion
18 May 2026 ko Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne kaha ki India is saal $1 trillion aur 5 saal mein $2 trillion exports ka target rakh raha hai, jabki exports pichhle saal se lagbhag 5% badhkar $863 billion pahunch gaye.
PM Modi ko King Harald V ne Royal Norwegian Order of Merit ka Grand Cross diya
18 May 2026 ko Norway ke King Harald V ne Oslo mein PM Narendra Modi ko foreign Heads of Government ke liye Norway ka sabse bada samman, Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, diya.
Saurabh Vijay ne UIDAI ke CEO ka charge sambhala
18 May 2026 ko Maharashtra cadre ke 1998 batch ke IAS officer Saurabh Vijay ne Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) ke CEO ka charge sambhala.
Sun, 17 May 2026
India aur Sweden ne rishte Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiye; Joint Action Plan 2026-2030 apnaya
17 May 2026 ko PM ki visit ke dauran PM Narendra Modi aur Sweden ke PM Ulf Kristersson ne Gothenburg mein baat ki, India–Sweden rishton ko Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiya aur India-Sweden Joint Action Plan 2026-2030 apnaya.
Census 2027: Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand aur Delhi ke MCD area mein houselisting field work shuru; 1.44 crore households ne self-enumeration kiya
17 May 2026 ko Census 2027 ke Phase I ke tahat Houselisting and Housing Census ka field work Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand aur Delhi ke MCD area mein shuru hua, jabki Gujarat, J&K, Ladakh aur Puducherry mein self-enumeration shuru hua.
PM Modi ne Dutch PM Rob Jetten ke saath Afsluitdijk dam dekha; Gujarat ke Kalpasar project par India–Netherlands Letter of Intent
17 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Netherlands ke PM Rob Jetten ne 32 km lambe Afsluitdijk dam ka daura kiya aur dono sides ne Gujarat ke Kalpasar project par technical cooperation ke Letter of Intent ka swagat kiya.
PM Modi ko Sweden ka Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross; yeh paane wale pehle Asian leader
17 May 2026 ko Sweden ki Crown Princess Victoria ne Gothenburg mein PM Narendra Modi ko Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross diya; PM Modi yeh paane wale pehle Asian leader hain.
Sat, 16 May 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fri, 15 May 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thu, 14 May 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ne PM Modi se mulaqat ki; 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit ke baad ki progress review
14 May 2026 ko Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ne PM Narendra Modi se milkar December 2025 ke 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit ke baad ki bilateral progress batayi.
ITU Council ne ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2030 host karne ka India ka proposal accept kiya
Geneva mein ITU Council 2026 (28 April–8 May) ne 2030 mein ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-2030) host karne ka India ka proposal accept kiya, jise November 2026 mein Doha mein PP-2026 mein approval milne ki sambhavna hai; DoT ne 14 May ko bataya.
4th India-Africa Forum Summit se pehle India–Africa Business Dialogue curtain raiser; 2025-26 mein trade US$93.69 billion
13 May 2026 ko Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 4th India-Africa Forum Summit ke saath hone wale India-Africa Business Dialogue & Exhibition ka curtain raiser kiya aur 2025-26 mein US$93.69 billion India–Africa trade ka zikr kiya.
India 2026–2028 ke liye Common Criteria Development Board ka Chair bana
MeitY ne 14 May 2026 ko bataya ki India ko April 2026 se April 2028 tak Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement ke technical core Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) ka Chair nominate kiya gaya hai.
EU ne September 2026 se aquaculture exports jaari rakhne ki revised draft list mein India ko shamil kiya
12 May 2026 ko European Union ne September 2026 se EU ko aquaculture products export karte rehne wale deshon ki revised draft list mein India ko shamil kiya, jisse Regulation (EU) 2024/2598 ki chook door hui.
Wed, 13 May 2026
Cabinet ne surface coal aur lignite gasification ke liye ₹37,500 crore ki scheme ko manzoori di
13 May 2026 ko Union Cabinet ne ₹37,500 crore ki Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects ko manzoori di, jiska target lagbhag 75 million tonne coal/lignite gasify karna aur ₹2.5–3 lakh crore investment laana hai.
Cabinet ne 2026-27 ke liye 14 kharif crops ka MSP badhaya; paddy (common) ₹2,441 per quintal
13 May 2026 ko CCEA ne marketing season 2026-27 ke liye 14 kharif crops ke MSP badhane ko manzoori di; paddy (common) ₹2,441 per quintal aur sabse zyada badhat sunflower seed (₹622) mein.
Court infrastructure scheme ke tahat 2026-27 ki pehli kisht ke roop mein ₹401.50 crore jaari
13 May 2026 ko Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal ne district aur subordinate courts ki infrastructure ke liye Centrally Sponsored Scheme ke tahat 2026-27 ki mother sanction ki pehli kisht ke roop mein ₹401.50 crore jaari kiye.