Current affairs compilation: May 2026
The whole month in one page, day by day. Use it for revision before Prelims.
Friday, 1 May
5 items- Backgrounder: Great Nicobar ProjectGS3 · Infrastructure / environment
- BIS publishes six standards for priority assistive productsGS2 · Disability rights
- Census 2027 houselisting starts in more States; 82 lakh self-enumerateGS2 · Census
- Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed opened at VisakhapatnamGS1 · Meteorology
- India–Tanzania trade crosses USD 9 billion; 5th JTC heldGS2 · India–Africa
Saturday, 2 May
3 items- Backgrounder: medical and wellness tourismGS3 · Services
- India’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling goes live in GujaratGS3 · Transport
- Nationwide Cell Broadcast System launched for disaster alertsGS3 · Disaster management
Sunday, 3 May
2 items- CINBAX-II: India–Cambodia army exerciseGS2 · Defence diplomacy
- RBSK 2.0 guidelines and childhood diabetes guidance releasedGS2 · Child health
Monday, 4 May
1 items- GRAP Stage-I revoked across NCR as AQI improvesGS3 · Air pollution
Tuesday, 5 May
6 items- Bank credit grew 15.9% in FY26GS3 · Banking
- Cabinet approves two semiconductor units incl. first Mini/Micro-LED display fabGS3 · Semiconductors
- Cabinet clears Bill to raise Supreme Court strength from 33 to 37 judgesGS2 · Judiciary
- Mission for Cotton Productivity approved with ₹5,659.22 croreGS3 · Agriculture / textiles
- Ship repair facility at Vadinar, Gujarat approvedGS3 · Maritime
- India condemns Fujairah attack that injured three IndiansGS2 · IR / Diaspora
Wednesday, 6 May
4 items- ECLGS 5.0: ₹2.55 lakh crore credit, ₹5,000 crore for airlinesGS3 · Credit / aviation
- First India–Algeria Joint Commission on defenceGS2 · India–Africa
- India–EU €15.2 million call on EV battery recycling under TTCGS3 · Circular economy
- India and Vietnam raise ties to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic PartnershipGS2 · IR
Thursday, 7 May
3 itemsFriday, 8 May
4 items- Backgrounder: 75 years of rebuilt Somnath templeGS1 · Culture
- DRDO–IAF test TARA glide-kit weaponGS3 · Defence
- ECI publishes statistics for 2026 Assembly elections in 830 constituenciesGS2 · Elections
- “Land Stack” initiative for integrated land recordsGS2 · Governance
Saturday, 9 May
5 items- Advanced Agni with MIRV flight-testedGS3 · Strategic deterrence
- Backgrounder: National Mission for Sustainable AgricultureGS3 · Agriculture
- DRDL runs scramjet combustor for over 1,200 secondsGS3 · Hypersonics
- Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani (Retd) appointed Chief of Defence StaffGS3 · Defence reforms
- PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete 11 yearsGS2 · Social security
Sunday, 10 May
1 items- PMGSY-IV launched in MP; first functional PM MITRA park opens at WarangalGS3 · Rural roads / textiles
Monday, 11 May
5 items- Explainer: VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 guarantees 125 days of rural wage workGS2 · Rural employment
- ICMR–ICAR launch SEHAT for agriculture–nutrition–health convergenceGS2 · Health and nutrition
- IGoM on West Asia: India has 60 days of crude and gas, 45 days of LPG stockGS3 · Energy security
- India’s first integrated CCUS field laboratory opens at IIT BombayGS3 · Climate technology
- PLFS Q4 FY26: LFPR 55.5%, female LFPR 34.7%GS3 · Employment
Tuesday, 12 May
5 items- Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool of USD 1.5 billion launched with sovereign guaranteeGS3 · Insurance / maritime
- I4C and RBIH partner to detect mule accounts with AIGS3 · Cyber security
- IFAD–India Country Strategic Opportunities Programme 2026–2033GS3 · Rural development
- India chairs Kimberley Process; intersessional meeting in MumbaiGS2 · International regimes
- Second tranche of limestone block auctions in J&KGS3 · Minerals
Wednesday, 13 May
5 items- ₹37,500 crore scheme for surface coal/lignite gasification approvedGS3 · Energy
- ₹401.50 crore released for district court infrastructureGS2 · Judiciary
- India’s first mega greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi: MoU with HD KSOEGS3 · Shipbuilding
- Kharif MSP 2026-27: paddy ₹2,441, biggest rise for sunflower seedGS3 · Agriculture
- Nagpur airport to be upgraded through PPP with GMRGS3 · Infrastructure
Thursday, 14 May
6 items- India chairs Common Criteria Development Board (2026–28)GS3 · Cyber security
- India likely to host ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2030GS3 · Telecom diplomacy
- Railways moves 170% more cement after container-wagon reformsGS3 · Logistics
- WPI inflation at 8.3% in April 2026 on fuel and metal pricesGS3 · Inflation
- EAM at BRICS Foreign Ministers under India’s chairGS2 · IR
- Indian-flagged ship attacked off Oman; crew safeGS2 · IR / GS3 · Security
Friday, 15 May
6 items- Backgrounder: dam rehabilitation and the Dam Safety ActGS3 · Disaster management
- First Supply and Use Tables on new base 2022-23 releasedGS3 · National accounts
- Foundation stones for AMCA integration and flight-test centre in Andhra PradeshGS3 · Defence industry
- PLFS April 2026: female LFPR 33.9%GS3 · Employment
- Rajasthan’s first semiconductor unit, an SME-led OSAT, opens at BhiwadiGS3 · Semiconductors
- PM in UAE: ADNOC oil for India’s strategic reservesGS2 · IR / GS3 · Energy
Saturday, 16 May
3 items- Backgrounder: jaggery: India produces over 70% of world outputGS3 · Agro-processing
- NCB makes India’s first Captagon seizure in Operation RAGEPILLGS3 · Drug trafficking
- ASML to partner Tata for India’s first front-end fabGS2 · IR / GS3 · Industry
Sunday, 17 May
2 itemsMonday, 18 May
3 items- Fifth Scientific Steering Committee meeting on National One Health MissionGS3 · Health security
- Heatwave health advisory issuedGS3 · Disasters
- India alarmed at attack on UAE’s Barakah nuclear plantGS2 · IR
Tuesday, 19 May
5 items- ₹4,800 crore inland waterways plan for the North-East; Brahmaputra Board reformGS3 · Waterways
- Coal production starts at Urtan and Dhirauli mines in MPGS3 · Energy
- DRDO completes trials of drone-launched missile ULPGM-V3GS3 · Defence
- Project Cheetah: population at 53, including 33 India-bornGS3 · Wildlife
- Third India–Nordic Summit held, hosted by NorwayGS2 · India–Europe
Wednesday, 20 May
5 items- ANRF selects 10 institutions for convergence research centresGS3 · Research policy
- Core sector grows 1.7% in April 2026GS3 · Industry data
- DoNER missions for Arunachal kiwi and Nagaland coffeeGS3 · NE agriculture
- Exercise PRAGATI 2026 with 12 nations begins at UmroiGS3 · Defence diplomacy
- India and Italy elevate ties to Special Strategic PartnershipGS2 · India–Europe
Thursday, 21 May
6 items- Draft amendments to criminalise organised dopingGS2 · Sports governance
- First International Big Cat Alliance Summit rescheduledGS3 · Conservation
- India hosts 68th APO Governing Body meetingGS2 · International institutions
- UMMID programme for rare genetic disorders dedicated to the nationGS3 · Biotechnology
- Unincorporated establishments cross 9 crore; employment over 15 croreGS3 · Informal economy
- India-Africa Forum Summit IV postponed over health situationGS2 · IR
Friday, 22 May
4 items- Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile test-launchedGS3 · Defence
- Cyprus President’s State Visit; joint statement during EU Council presidencyGS2 · India–Europe
- India signs bilateral protocol for Ethiopia’s WTO accessionGS2 · WTO
- Pregabalin brought under Schedule H1GS2 · Health / drug abuse
Saturday, 23 May
2 itemsSunday, 24 May
2 items- NITI’s “Education to Employment and Enterprise” Standing Committee meetsGS3 · Services economy
- WHO declares Ebola outbreak a PHEIC; travel advisory issuedGS2 · Global health
Monday, 25 May
4 items- Ancient Gondwana wildfires recorded in Indian coalGS1 · Geology
- India Post revenue rises to ₹15,373 crore in FY26GS3 · Services
- LPG control order amended for PNG switchersGS3 · Energy
- No blanket extension of ALMM List-II for solar cells beyond 1 JuneGS3 · Renewable manufacturing
Tuesday, 26 May
6 items- Backgrounder: Third India–Nordic SummitGS2 · India–Europe
- High-Level Committee on Demographic Change constitutedGS2 · Internal security / society
- India–Canada aim to conclude CEPA by end-2026GS2 · India–Canada
- Khadi and village industry sales cross ₹1.87 lakh croreGS3 · MSME / rural industry
- PM-WANI public Wi-Fi gets QR login and short plansGS3 · Telecom
- Quad Foreign Ministers in Delhi; energy security statementGS2 · IR
Wednesday, 27 May
5 items- ₹236 crore Tripura Queen Pineapple Mission launchedGS3 · Horticulture / NE
- Cabinet merges PDS support schemes into SARTHAK-PDS with ₹25,530 croreGS2 · Food security
- National Health Accounts 2022-23: out-of-pocket spending falls to 43.4%GS2 · Health financing
- Third Advance Estimates: record foodgrain output of 376.56 million tonnesGS3 · Agriculture
- Women make up a record 41% of the 2024 IAS batchGS2 · Civil services
Thursday, 28 May
6 items- ₹10,021 crore PMAY-G mother sanction released to 12 StatesGS2 · Rural housing
- 12th round of India–Korea CEPA upgrade talksGS3 · Trade
- 16th India–Singapore Defence Policy DialogueGS2 · India–ASEAN
- IBC completes 10 years; over ₹4 lakh crore realisedGS3 · Banking
- NeSDA 2025 portal launched to assess e-governance servicesGS2 · e-Governance
- NHAI lists highway stretches for monetisation in FY27GS3 · Infrastructure finance
Friday, 29 May
5 items- Common portal launched to trace unclaimed deposits, insurance, shares and fundsGS3 · Financial inclusion
- IMD forecasts below-normal monsoon: 90% of LPAGS1 · Monsoon
- NFHS-6 released: stunting falls to 29.3%, institutional deliveries 90.6%GS2 · Health and nutrition
- Odisha, Intel and 3DGS sign MoU for semiconductor substrate manufacturingGS3 · Semiconductors
- Port Performance Index and Ship Recycling Credit portal launchedGS3 · Ports
Saturday, 30 May
3 items- ABHA accounts cross 90 crore; UP leads with 15.3 croreGS2 · Digital health
- Customs duty on cotton imports waived from 1 June to 31 OctoberGS3 · Trade / textiles
- Digi Yatra crosses 10 crore journeys at 38 airportsGS3 · Digital infrastructure
Sunday, 31 May
3 items- PM SVANidhi completes six years; 75.5 lakh street vendors helpedGS2 · Urban poverty
- Relics of the Buddha’s chief disciples enshrined for exposition in MongoliaGS1 · Culture / soft power
- SIR Phase III: enumeration begins in Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and ManipurGS2 · Elections