UPSC Current Affairs 20 May 2026 — PIB

• Prime Minister receives Agricola Medal from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome
• India-Italy Joint Declaration
• INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100) FOR APRIL, 2026
• Raksha Mantri holds bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence, Republic of Korea in Seoul
• MULTILATERAL EXERCISE PRAGATI 2026 COMMENCES AT UMROI, MEGHALAYA
• PFRDA conducts Atal Pension Yojana Annual Felicitation Programme at New Delhi today
• ANRF ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF 10 INSTITUTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (COES)
• Prime Minister meets with Prime Minister of Italy
• Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurates Bhagwan Birsa Munda Statue & Feature Wall at Ranchi Airport
• India to Host 68th Session of Asian Productivity Organization Governing Body in New Delhi
• India Marks World Metrology Day 2026; Shri Pralhad Joshi Highlights Role of Accurate Measurement in Building Trust in Policy Making
• LAUNCH OF SANGHMITRA, YARD 3039 (NEXT GENERATION OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL) AT M/s GRSE, KOLKATA
• IOS SAGAR (INS SUNAYNA) RETURNS TO KOCHI AFTER A LANDMARK DEPLOYMENT
• BRICS SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING ON STRENGTHENING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
• Atal Innovation Mission opens applications for 500 new ATLs in J&K under Frontier Region Program