UPSC Current Affairs 22 May 2026 — The Hindu

• India’s crude oil imports decline by 4.3% in April, but bill goes up by 50%
• Hindi as Supreme Court language under study
• Should the rupee be left to depreciate?
• How does the Gaganyaan’s life-support system operate?
• Criminal justice system must adopt a more victim-centric approach: SC
• Regulation, not bans, can protect online gamers
• Caste away
• Ebola crisis: India-Africa summit postponed
• Hope India will play a role in ending Russia-Ukraine conflict: Finland PM
• Ladakh seeks belonging through representation
• Sedition trials can go on if accused is willing: SC
• SC declines plea on forest clearances for Adani project in M.P.
• Fears of voter confusion over ONOE ‘misplaced’: Chaudhary
• Karnataka govt. calls key meet, mulls legal action over SIR
• Calm after the storm
• Manipur DGP moved to Cabinet Secretariat
• Ladakh civil society leaders to meet Union Home Ministry officials today
• India skips vote on UN climate resolution
• Bat for the better
• letters to the editor
• Should the NEET-UG be decentralised?
• Keeping one’s head above water
• On measuring freedom of the press in India
• Origin of all disease
• India seeks inputs on issues in pharma export to SAARC, Iran
• Mojtaba forbids export of enriched uranium: officials
• Bangladesh-China talks under way for Tarique Rahman’s first foreign visit
• U.S. lifts sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians following court order
• U.P. Governor asks all universities, colleges to enforce dress codes
• Petition in Madras HC seeks inquiry by EC into CM Vijay’s appeal to children for votes
• Ranjeet K. Dass gets second term as Assam Speaker
• For pregnant women in Chennai’s tenements, summer offers no escape
• Experts clarify the link between screen time, autism
• humerus
• ‘Oil India will change the narrative of its production in the next 18 months’
• JSW Motors gets ₹8,000 cr. via SBI to make green vehicles
• Memorial unveiled in Seoul to honour Indian troops
• India flags Pakistan’s ‘long-tainted’ record of genocidal acts
• 27 Maoists surrender in Jharkhand under Operation Navjeevan
• Take forward economic reforms, PM tells Ministers
• Coalition era begins as two Congress MLAs join expanded Cabinet in T.N.
• 88% turnout in peaceful Falta repoll in West Bengal
• Modi govt. has ‘run out of ideas’ on economy, Congress says, calling for policy reset
• From rallies to reels: political catchphrases turn dance anthems in Kolkata
• 14800
• CJP’s X handle withheld; founder starts new account
• 5 types of God’s compassion
• Over 10,000 pilgrims rescued after landslip in Uttarakhand
• Akal Takht raises issue of anti-sacrilege law with Punjab Governor
• Decoding SIR Impact in West Bengal
• Transporters announce 4% increase in freight rates
• His daily bread
• Bosch posts 13.8% jump in Q4 net; FY25-26 driven by cars, tractors, two-wheelers
• LIC Q4 net up 23%, to pay ₹10 dividend
• Aurobindo Pharma Q4 net rises 2% to ₹921 cr.
• RBI revived intervention strategy to arrest rupee fall, say bankers
• Maruti Suzuki to hike prices by up to ₹30,000 from June
• ‘Diesel demand spiked on agri-season, retail boost’
• GAIL’s Q4 net plunges amid pressure on gas supplies
• Zepto to float ₹11,000-crore IPO in July
• Lower cost Novo, Lilly weight-loss pills draw patients from compounded drugs
• VinFast’s move to shift $7 billion in debt raises ‘red flags’
• SpaceX discloses Elon Musk’s company links
• Samsung’s bonuses ‘less generous than SK Hynix’s’
• Enduring traditions
• China tells U.S. to ‘stop brandishing the judicial stick’ against Cuba at every turn
• Israel’s govt. begins deporting hundreds of flotilla activists
• Myanmar military recaptures 2 border towns from militias
• Pakistan Army chief due in Iran as Trump says talks on ‘borderline’
• Taliban’s new decree on marriage erodes rights of Afghan women and girls: UN
• Spirits and showers
• Commander-in-beef: ‘Trump’ buffalo wins fans in Bangladesh
• UNLF-P cadre held, looted weapons seized in Manipur
• West Bengal govt. issues order banning officials from speaking to media
• Jammu families hit by demolitions to ‘skip Id festivities, stay put’
• Latur man’s death after attack by stray dogs triggers protest
• Cool coop
• Heatwave hits Telangana districts; A.P. town sees record 48.1 degrees Celsius
• Fake call centres cheating U.S. citizens by offering ‘tax advice’ busted in Bengaluru
• Newly elected MLAs sworn in as Kerala Assembly convenes
• Delhi-Bengaluru Air India flight suffers tail strike while landing
• Eight cars gutted after carrier truck catches fire in Medak
• Jagan flays A.P. govt. over rise in fuel prices, Amaravati debt
• Telangana government to hike minimum wages for workers
• Fadnavis promises to waive loans of farmers ahead of kharif season
• Mirwaiz, Lone put under house arrest on their fathers’ death anniversaries
• Mahila Cong. seeks fresh probe into Hathras rape case
• Goyal slams Rahul’s ‘traitor’ remark, says PM’s five-nation tour produced concrete outcomes
• 2020 Delhi riots: HC grants bail to Malik in UAPA case
• Congress workers clash with police in Jaipur during stir against NEET-UG paper leak
• Convict who jumped parole and worked in Bollywood arrested
• Police arrested Bageerath, he did not surrender: Revanth
• Periye case: Chennithala seeks report on parole
• Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia, 2 killed
• Philippines orders arrest of senator wanted by the ICC over killings
• Mastermind of Pulwama terror attack, Hamza Burhan, killed in PoK
• With threat of war still looming large, arms training now a norm in Tehran
• Leaked audio clip could derail Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidency hopes
• Imperious Titans showcase their might, knock out Super Kings
• East Bengal’s 22-year wait for top-division title ends
• Alcaraz’s absence a morale-booster for Sinner at French Open: Sania
• world cup squads
• Contrasting draw for Sinner and Djokovic
• scoreboard
• Simons’ view on Short’s promotion and why Samson won’t complain
• Hardik gets fined 10% of match fee and handed one demerit point
• We will know about Dhoni’s IPL future only next year: Ruturaj
• Pandey adds value to the team, he’s super experienced: Watson
• Much-improved SRH braces up for RCB test
• Last chance for CWG hopefuls to make the grade for Glasgow
• We get huge value out of Bhuvneshwar, says Mo Bobat
• Pragg held by Deac; Firouzja’s withdrawal gives Keymer lead
• Gray fights troublesome back and Sasikumar for semifinal berth
• Europa League: Villa beats Freiburg to end title drought
• We didn’t want to take risks with Patidar, says Bobat
• Aida clinches a treble in IGU Maharashtra golf
• Head’s form not a concern: SRH asst. batting coach
• Cousins is compound chief coach ahead of LA28
• Ashmita advances to quarterfinals
• Discus thrower Banvir banned for seven years
• It’s all been going downhill for Rishabh Pant