UPSC Current Affairs 13 May 2026 — The Hindu

• The toll of structural adjustments on the global South and a case for accountability
• IMD unveils ‘block-level’ monsoon forecast model
• Fresh push for implementation of PM SHRI in Bengal, Kerala, and T.N.
• ‘Power, finance ministries have accepted policy for linking fiscal incentives with RE adoption’
• EXIM Bank plans $10.5 billion fundraise
• Pricey food, dining out push retail inflation to a 13-month high of 3.5%
• HC quashes Centre’s take on OCI status of journalist
• HC seeks Centre’s response on plea to broadcast FIFA WC
• MGNREGS workers to go on strike on Friday
• Managing coexistence in human-wildlife conflict zones
• The challenge to not breach the limit
• Rebel AIADMK faction to back Vijay in Tamil Nadu Assembly floor test today
• China’s Foreign Minister set to skip BRICS meet in Delhi
• Top court to hear TVK MLA’s trust vote plea today
• Iran warns of enriching uranium to 90% purity
• NEET-UG 2026 is cancelled after paper leak
• Still in the saddle
• Minister hints at fuel price hike as OMCs’ losses mount
• Rahul records dissent on selection of CBI Director, calls it biased move
• Missile deal in focus as Rajnath visits Vietnam next week
• Tamil Nadu’s political transition, growth story faultlines
• Data and justice
• India’s worker population ratio has climbed since 2022
• How India is governing its water resources
• Pak. seeks debt relief, end to textiles quotas
• New flag design for S. African Union
• Know your English
• What trade deals promise are far from reality: CEA
• ‘India-Oman FTA on track for June 1 start even as deal with Chile hit hurdles’
• PSBs clock 4th straight year of profits, FY26 net grows 11%
• Investors say they want Donald Trump and Xi to stay out of AI’s way
• Tesla’s robotaxi rollout features Texas-sized wait times
• The junta axis: Sahel region alliances redrawn after break with France
• No fee for NEET re-test; registration data and candidature to be retained
• ‘Bigger the theft, bigger the reward’, says Rahul
• Cong. leader to continue as Sringeri MLA after SC stays recount result, says Speaker
• ‘Religions should reform or civilisation may face stagnancy’
• Cancer immunotherapy may reshape brain’s barrier to metastasis
• BIG SHOT
• Follow the nose
• Adani Ports to invest $1.36 bn in Europe expansion
• Russia, Ukraine end truce after trading new attacks
• Executive-judiciary tensions in Nepal come to fore over CJ recommendation
• Puri hints at fuel price hike as OMCs’ mounting losses cause concern
• Responsible nations should reflect on their actions: MEA
• Experts say NTA needs to be structurally reformed
• Court records SIT members’ statement in wrestlers’ case
• 14792
• Baltimore crash: Indian expert, shipping firm face criminal charges
• Mother of true Aishwaryam
• Split wide open
• The 79th Festival de Cannes kicked off yesterday, and will continue till May 23, 2026. Here’s a quiz on one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals.
• Serious gamble
• Govt. unveils insurance pool for Indian vessels amid West Asia crisis
• Indices slide almost 2%, rupee touches new low on West Asia
• Tata Power Q4 PAT up 8%, revenue down 8%, dividend declared at ₹2.50 per share
• Dr. Reddy’s Q4 dips 86% on lower sales
• Amid recovery fuelled by worker remittances, Sri Lanka remains wary of West Asia conflict
• British PM Starmer says he will not quit after Labour’s local poll losses
• Iran says U.S. must accept peace plan or face ‘failure’
• ‘Pak. parked Iranian planes on its airfield to escape U.S. strikes’
• Hezbollah chief says group’s arms not part of Israel-Lebanon talks
• Bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes in Pakistan bazaar, killing at least 9
• All 3.5 million pages of Epstein files go on display at New York exhibit
• Methane mayhem
• Japan crisp packs to go colourless due to Iran war crunch
• Four cheetah cubs killed in suspected leopard attack
• CM orders closure of 717 Tasmac outlets across T.N.
• Addressing India’s electrical fire risks
• Himanta takes oath as Assam Chief Minister for second successive term
• Opposition targets ‘corrupt’ BJP over paper leak
• A society at large under question: rebuild a culture where safety of children is collective responsibility
• Over ₹1 crore, rifles recovered from Maoist hideout: police
• On payment, all prisoners here of their own device
• IUML growing restive over delay in naming Kerala CM
• Mango mania
• Trinamool’s land policy led to project delays, says Centre
• Probe intensified as timer circuit recovered near PM Modi’s convoy route in Bengaluru
• Rabies confirmed in stray dog that attacked child in Kerala
• letters to the editor
• In North Korea, someone’s in your parking spot
• Kerala CM post suspense continues amid a fresh round of talks in Delhi
• Opposition parties are spreading panic over PM’s precautionary appeal: BJP
• CBI takes over probe into murder of Suvendu’s aide
• Pawar seeks all-party meet on West Asia war impact
• Infiltrator killed by Army near LoC in J&K’s Poonch district
• Ex-Army man charged with murder, killed in encounter
• Why no FIR in NEET leak case, asks Cong.
• State song tradition must not change: DMK
• Outsiders getting govt. posts meant for youth of Haryana: Surjewala
• Nitish directs Ministers to hold public hearing 5 days a week
• ‘Bangla Pokkho’ founderGarga Chatterjee arrested for spreading EVM misinformation
• 86 lakh voters to be ‘deleted’ in Karnataka, says Congress
• Union Minister’s son seeks pre-arrest bail in POCSO case
• 4 youth killed after lightning strike at Kerala hill viewpoint
• Kuwait accuses Iran of sending IRGC team to attack an island
• UN slams death toll of children from Israel’s West Bank operations
• Rabada and Holder rip through SRH as GT goes top
• RCB stands in the way of KKR’s fifth straight victory
• In PowerPlay era, the safe score concept is becoming obsolete
• We cannot overthink or overanalyse: Bahutule
• SCOREBOARD
• Management and seniors have been supportive: DC’s Madhav
• Decision to bowl full quota with pacers was spontaneous: Bahutule
• Everyone is playing for each other in RCB: bowling coach Salvi
• ‘Allen is realising his dream with a significant impact on our batting’
• Sandeep back with a bang, wins Greco Roman 60kg title
• Leeds holds Tottenham, keeps the relegation battle brewing
• Manish ends a long win drought, enters the pre-quarterfinals
• Not the end of the road for Vinesh: WFI
• Barren draw denies Mohun Bagan the chance to top table
• Satwik-Chirag pair advances
• Rana bowls Bangladesh to a facile victory with a five-for
• Dembele voted Ligue 1’s Player of the Year again
• National doubles squash from May 13 to 16 in Chennai
• South Africa names squad for ICC Women’s T20 WC
• Triumphant coach Flick extends contract with Barca
• Lakshay punches his way to the 75kg category final
• Sooryavanshi has ticked all boxes