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The Health Ministry launched JANANI (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care), an upgraded version of the RCH portal, to keep digital health records of women of reproductive age and their children. It offers QR-enabled Mother and Child Health cards and high-risk pregnancy alerts. JANANI has 1.34 crore registrations, including over 30 lakh pregnant women.
7 May 2026
NITI Aayog released 'School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement' on 6 May 2026. It reviews a decade of data for 14.71 lakh schools and over 24.69 crore students. It lists 11 challenges and 13 recommendations, with 33 implementation pathways and over 125 measurable indicators. New SMC Guidelines 2026 came the same week.
7 May 2026
During Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam's State Visit (5 to 7 May 2026), India and Vietnam raised ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They set a trade goal of USD 25 billion by 2030, and Vietnam joined the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. Thirteen MoUs were signed, including on rare earths, digital payments and Cham manuscripts.
6 May 2026
The Union Cabinet approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0 for an additional credit flow of ₹2,55,000 crore amid the West Asia crisis. NCGTC will guarantee 100% of defaults for MSMEs and 90% for non-MSMEs and airlines. ₹5,000 crore is earmarked for airlines hit by high ATF prices. Loans run up to 7 years with a 2-year moratorium.
6 May 2026
India and Algeria held their inaugural defence Joint Commission meeting in New Delhi on 5 May 2026. They discussed training, military exercises, medical cooperation and defence industries, and agreed to expand defence cooperation. They signed the Rules of Procedure that will guide future Joint Commission meetings. Ties have grown since a Defence MoU in 2024.
6 May 2026
India and the EU launched a third coordinated call for proposals on recycling of EV batteries on 5 May 2026, under the India–EU Trade and Technology Council's Working Group 2. The pool is €15.2 million (about ₹169 crore), funded by Horizon Europe and India's Ministry of Heavy Industries. Proposals are due by 15 September 2026.
6 May 2026
Non-food credit of scheduled commercial banks grew 15.9% in FY 2025-26, up from 10.9% a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said on 5 May 2026. Outstanding credit reached ₹212.9 lakh crore. Services credit grew 19%, personal loans 16.2%, agriculture 15.7% and industry 15%. Micro and small industry credit jumped 33.1%.
5 May 2026
The Union Cabinet approved two more semiconductor units under the India Semiconductor Mission on 5 May 2026, both in Gujarat, worth about ₹3,936 crore. Crystal Matrix will build India's first commercial Mini/Micro-LED display facility, based on Gallium Nitride, at Dholera. Suchi Semicon will set up an OSAT unit at Surat. ISM now has 12 approved projects.
5 May 2026
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