UPSC Current Affairs 16 May 2026 — PIB

• Restitution of Chola Copper Plates
• Prime Minister witnesses signing of agreement between ASML and Tata Electronics for Semiconductor manufacturing
• Operation RAGEPILL: NCB Busts a Major International Drug Trafficking Network; Makes India’s First-Ever Seizure of Captagon, a Psychotropic Substance used in the Middle East Region
• Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal Highlights Trade and Economic Cooperation at BRICS Meeting in Gandhinagar
• Quantum and AI sovereignty, along with indigenous ecosystems will define India's next-generation growth: Dr Jitendra Singh
• Inviting feedback and suggestions on the Base Paper on “Framework for Measuring the Contribution of Knowledge and Knowledge Products to the Indian Economy”
• The Superfood Sweetener