Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
On 5 May 2026 the Union Cabinet approved introducing the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament. It amends the 1956 Act to raise the number of Supreme Court judges by four, from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. Salaries will be met from the Consolidated Fund of India.
5 May 2026
The Cabinet approved the Mission for Cotton Productivity with ₹5,659.22 crore for 2026-27 to 2030-31. It targets 498 lakh bales of cotton by raising lint yield from 440 to 755 kg per hectare by 2031. It covers better seeds, high-density planting, ELS cotton, ginning upgrades, testing labs and Kasturi Cotton Bharat branding. About 32 lakh farmers will benefit.
5 May 2026
The CCEA approved a ship repair facility at Vadinar, Gujarat, on 5 May 2026, to be built by Deendayal Port Authority and Cochin Shipyard with ₹1,570 crore. It will have a 650-metre jetty and two large floating dry docks. India now lacks capacity to repair ships over 230 m; Vadinar will handle ships up to 300 m.
5 May 2026
CAQM's GRAP sub-committee revoked all Stage-I actions across NCR on 4 May 2026. Delhi's average AQI fell from 175 on 3 May to 88 on 4 May after rain, and IMD/IITM forecast "Satisfactory" to "Moderate" air. Stage-I had been invoked on 16 April 2026. Standing CAQM directions still apply.
4 May 2026
CINBAX-II is the second edition of the India–Cambodia bilateral army exercise. It was held from 4 to 17 May 2026 at Camp Basil in Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia. It trained company-level troops for counter-terrorism in UN peacekeeping under Chapter VII of the UN mandate. India sent 120 personnel, mostly Maratha Light Infantry.
3 May 2026
On 3 May 2026 the Health Ministry released two documents. RBSK 2.0 guidelines widen the 4Ds child screening approach to include mental health, behaviour and NCD risks, for children from birth to 18 years. A separate guidance sets the first national framework for screening and free lifelong care of children with diabetes.
3 May 2026
India is building Medical Value Travel (MVT) by pairing modern hospitals with AYUSH wellness. In 2025, 5,07,244 foreigners came for treatment, about 5.5% of 9.15 million foreign tourist arrivals. Key steps are the "Heal in India" brand, the AYUSH Visa, e-Medical visas for 172 countries and five Regional Medical Hubs proposed in Budget 2026-27.
2 May 2026
NHAI launched India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat. Vehicles pay without stopping, through FASTag and number-plate cameras (ANPR). About 41,500 vehicles crossed on the first day. Unpaid users get an E-Notice and must pay within 72 hours.
2 May 2026
India launched a nationwide Cell Broadcast System (CBS) on 2 May 2026. Built by C-DOT under DoT with NDMA and MHA, it sends geo-targeted emergency alerts to every mobile phone in an area within seconds. It is linked to the CAP-based SACHET platform, works on 2G to 5G, and users cannot switch the alerts off.
2 May 2026
IITM Pune, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, opened the open-field observatory of the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, on 1 May 2026. Under Mission Mausam, it will study monsoon convection and rain physics on the east coast to improve weather models and early warnings for cyclones.
1 May 2026