UPSC Current Affairs 19 May 2026 — The Hindu

• CAA applicants must declare passport status, surrender foreign passports: Ministry
• Panel to review reforms of National Testing Agency
• RTI Act does not apply to Cricket Board, says CIC order
• SC asks CBI to furnish ‘classified’ documents to former RAW official
• The warning signs in India’s import bill
• Why has the WHO declared a PHEIC over Ebola outbreak?
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Fertiliser subsidy bill for FY27 may rise by ₹70,000 crore
• Modi meets Norwegian PM as they upgrade their ties to Green Strategic Partnership
• Iran submits a new peace proposal, says U.S. open to ‘waiving’ sanctions
• PSU banks, insurers asked to cut travel costs, use EVs
• Delhi HC refuses urgent relief to Vinesh Phogat over Asian Games selection trials
• Justice Varma case: inquiry panel submits probe report
• EU chief wants to seal pact on investment with India
• Pakistan deployed fighter jets, 8,000 troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war
• SC has ‘reservations’ on its own bail decision
• SEBI chief says Indian market is resilient despite volatility
• ‘Politicial decision must on cut-off for mid-term polls under the simultaneous election system’
• Scientists use DNA maps to find pangolin trafficking hubs
• Paramotor Digital files confidential IPO papers
• War saddles global firms with $25 billion bill - and counting
• U.S. civil rights veterans see history repeating after court guts Voting Rights Act