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
- India’s Evolving Metrology Ecosystem
- English Translation of Prime Minister's Acceptance Speech for the FAO Agricola Medal
- English Translation of Prime Minister's Press Statement during the Joint Press Statement with the Prime Minister of Italy
- Prime Minister pens a joint op-ed with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on India-Sweden relations
- Prime Minister pens a joint op-ed with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on India-Italy relations
- ICAR Leads Nationwide Awareness Campaign on Balanced Use of Fertilisers ahead of Kharif 2026
- Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia launches the Mission on “Arunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh"
- Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda holds Bilateral Meeting with PMNCH Board Chair Ms. Helen Clark on the Sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva
- Union Minister Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy Convened a High-Level Meeting on Financing Mechanisms for Electric Buses and Electric Trucks
- || Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy Chairs High-Level Consultation to Accelerate Adoption of E-Buses and E-Trucks Across India ||
- Two day National Review Meeting for Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 in New Delhi
- Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation hosted the 7th edition of Sujal Gram Samvad
- Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Reviews Progress and Quality of National Highway Projects in Assam
- U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor calls on Dr Jitendra Singh, discusses expanding bilateral collaborations across domains
- NEW STUDY PAVES WAY FOR SOLVING THE MYSTERIOUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SOLAR CORONA
- NCVET convenes first meeting of Research Advisory Committee to strengthen evidence-based skilling ecosystem through establishment of Research Division in NCVET
- Demographic strength gives BRICS countries an opportunity to shape the future of work : Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
- National Workshop on “Grassroots Innovation Pathways - From Local Resilience to National Advancements” on 19th - 20th May 2026 held at Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Shri K. Sanjay Murthy addressed the 17th Annual Day event of Competition Commission of India
- NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported arbitrary arrest of five environmental activists protesting against the tree-felling near the KBR National Park in Hyderabad, Telangana
- NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of an activist and injuries to an MRO in an attack by a group of people associated with stone quarry owners in Palghar district, Maharashtra
- Prime Minister calls on the President of Italy
- Union Environment Minister interacts with Mid-Career Training Participants of Indian Forest Service, calls them "Voice of the Voiceless Flora and Fauna"
- Language grows faster when linked with employment and business stakes: Dr Jitendra Singh
- Ms. Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles launches Bharat Tex 2026 Mobile App
- CCI approves the acquisition of a certain stake of Restaurant Brands Asia Limited (Target) by Lenexis Foodworks pvt Ltd (LFPL), Aayush Agrawal Trust (AAT), Inspira Foodworks (IFPL), Aayush Madhusudan Agrawal (AMA), and I...
- CCI approves proposed acquisition of Baharampore - Farakka Highways, Devanahalli Tollway Pvt Ltd, Western MP Infrastructure and Toll Roads Pvt Ltd and Chenani Nashri Tunnelway Ltd by Cube Highways Trust
- CCI approves the acquisition of certain shareholding in Neysa Networks Pvt Ltd by BCP Asia II Topco V Pte. Ltd., Asia II Topco XIV Pte. Ltd., and other investors
- IAS OFFICERS OF THE 2024 BATCH CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
- Vice-President pays tributes to former Union Minister and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General B. C. Khanduri Ji in Dehradun
- Prime Minister shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam emphasising that well-ordered standards must guide human conduct