Top UPSC Current Affairs May 2026 — PIB
- General NS Raja Subramani assumes charge as Chief of Defence Staff & Secretary, Department of Military Affairs
- ADMIRAL KRISHNA SWAMINATHAN, PVSM, AVSM, VSM ASSUMES CHARGE AS THE 27th CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF OF INDIAN NAVY
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Crosses Landmark Milestone of 90 Crore ABHA Accounts
- Union Health Ministry Releases National Family Health Survey – 6
- NITI Aayog releases “Future of India’s Semiconductor Industry” Roadmap
- Union Health Ministry Releases The National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2022-23
- Greener & More Energy Efficient; First Indigenous Hydrogen Train All Set to Start
- The Government of India constitutes the 'High-Level Committee on Demographic Change'
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Government Notifies National Sports Governance Board Rules and National Sports Tribunal Rules, 2026
- Press note on release of the Report of the Technical Advisory Committee on Base Year Revision of the All-India Index of Industrial Production from 2011-12 to 2022-23
- WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; Africa CDC Declares Public Health Emergency of Continental Security
- DPIIT Releases Guidelines for Implementation of BHAVYA Scheme
- 100 Crore Health Records Linked with ABHA under ABDM, Marking Major Leap in Digital Healthcare
- Union Health Ministry Brings Pregabalin Under Schedule H1 to Strengthen Regulation and Prevent Misuse
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Vietnam’s Deputy PM & Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang hold bilateral talks in Hanoi
- List of Outcomes: Prime Minister’s visit to the Netherlands
- Restitution of Chola Copper Plates
- List of Outcomes: Prime Minister’s Visit to the UAE
- Raksha Mantri and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lay foundation stones for AMCA’s Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre and Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility
- Rajasthan gets its first Semiconductor Plant
- Ministry of Tribal Affairs, CSIR and IGIB Organized Workshop on “BIRSA 101” — India’s First Indigenous CRISPR-Based Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
- Cabinet approves Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs.37,500 crore
- Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27
- DFS Launches 'Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool’ of USD 1.5 billion, with a sovereign guarantee of USD 1.4 billion/₹12,980 crores to facilitate continuous maritime insurance coverages, in the background of current Middle Ea...
- Public Sector Banks (PSBs) record an all-time high net profit of ₹1.98 lakh crore in FY 2025–26, marking the fourth straight year of profitability
- PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR APRIL, 2026
- Historic Commencement of Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Act Across Rural India from July 1st 2026
- Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act, 2025
- Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), 2025:
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the PM MITRA Park at Warangal, Telangana, marking a historic milestone in India’s industrial and textile growth journey
- India conducts successful flight-trial of Advanced Agni missile with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle system
- Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani (Retd) appointed as Chief of Defence Staff
- DRDO & IAF successfully conduct maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation weapon
- Union Health Ministry Launches JANANI Platform to Strengthen Maternal and Child Healthcare at National Summit on Best Practices
- Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Launches Nationwide Annual Health Check-Up Initiative for Workers under Labour Codes
- Joint Statement on Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Republic of India and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Cabinet approves Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0
- 7.92 crore unincorporated non-agricultural establishments driving economic expansion
- Cabinet approves increase in the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India by Four to 37 from 33
- Cabinet approves Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0
- Cabinet approves “Mission for Cotton Productivity” with Rs.5659.22 crore Outlay for Self-Sufficiency in Cotton and Competitiveness in Global Textile Markets by 2030-31
- Houselisting Operations under Census 2027 begins in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Launches India’s First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less Tolling System in Gujarat
- Special Intensive Revision – Phase III
- Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha’s Chief Disciples Enshrined in Mongolia
- PM SVANidhi Completes Six Years of Empowering Street Vendors Through Access to Affordable Credit and Social Security
- Digi Yatra crosses 10 crore usage across 38 airports
- National Biodiversity Authority Realises Rs. 21.26 Crore Through Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism in FY 2025–26
- Central Government temporarily exempts all customs duties on import of cotton from 1st June, 2026 till 31st October, 2026
- Minister of State (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh launches the CPGRAMS AI-enabled Voice 'Chatbot' ‘Samadhan Didi’; terms it as Democratization of Public Grievance Mechanism in India
- ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Secures First-Ever Strategic Investment Plan Approval under PM-SETU; Andhra Pradesh Emerges as Pioneer of Industry-Led ITI Transformation
- PM SVANidhi: From Survival to Self-Reliance
- MCA facilitates Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instrument by expanding the scope of Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first 'SkyCast' System at IGI Airport New Delhi; says India enters a new era of fog-free, weather-smart aviation
- MoU signed to bring substrate manufacturing technology to India; Govt. of Odisha, Intel and 3DGS parties to the agreement
- RBI and State Bank of Vietnam Sign MoU on May 5, 2026 to Strengthen Digital Payments and Financial Innovation
- Secretary, Department Financial Services reviews performance of Public Sector Banks for FY 2025–26
- India Unveils Port Performance Index, Maritime Digital Reforms to Boost Global Competitiveness
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) completes 10 years
- DARPG Launches NeSDA 2025 Portal to Strengthen Digital Governance Across India
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan Releases ₹10,021 Crore Mother Sanction to 12 States under PMAY-G
- India’s Insolvency Framework
- Cabinet approves Integration and Continuation of two schemes viz. (i) “Assistance to State Agencies for intra-State movement of foodgrains and FPS dealers’ margin under NFSA” and (ii) “Scheme for Modernization and Reform...
- Third Advance Estimates Reflect India’s Agricultural Strength; Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Approves Record Crop Projections
- Cabinet approves Integration and Continuation of two schemes viz. (i) “Assistance to State Agencies for intra-State movement of foodgrains and FPS dealers’ margin under NFSA” and (ii) “Scheme for Modernization and Reform...
- RM-led IGoM on West Asia reviews availability of essential commodities & supply chain resilience in India amid the ongoing crisis
- UPSC Releases Provisional Answer Key for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026
- Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Mark Carney Calls India-Canada CEPA a “Game Changer” as Shri Piyush Goyal Holds High-Level Talks in Ottawa
- Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of April 2026
- M/s. Skymap Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd. is approved as Strategic Buyer for disinvestment of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), a CPSE under the administrative control of M/o AYUSH
- Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs holds inaugural meeting of the newly constituted National Council for Public Works (NCPW)
- KVIC Releases Provisional Data for Financial Year 2025-26; Chairman Shri Manoj Kumar highlights Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s guidance in infusing new momentum into rural economy through initiatives like 'Vocal for...
- Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launches the PM-AJAY Portal & AJAY Mobile App to digitize and strengthen the implementation of SC welfare schemes.
- Third India-Nordic Summit
- India Post’s Revenue Surges to ₹15,373 Crore in FY 2025–26; MoS Communications Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani Outlines Comprehensive Transformation Agenda
- Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda Reviews Preparedness Measures for Ebola Disease in view of rising cases in parts of Africa
- No Blanket Extension of Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II Beyond 1st June 2026
- Government notifies amendment to LPG control order to facilitate consumers opting for PNG connections
- MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT TO LAUNCH 'PM-AJAY' PORTAL AND PM-AJAY MOBILE APP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY YOJNA (PM-AJAY) SCHEME
- NITI Aayog convenes the first meeting of the High Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee
- Union Public Service Commission Conducts Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2026 at 2,072 Venues Across 83 Cities Nationwide
- Secretary, Department of Rural Development Reviews States’ Preparedness for Rollout of VB–G RAM G Act, 2025
- Joint Statement on the State Visit of the President of the Republic of Cyprus
- List of Outcomes: State Visit of President of the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. Mr. Nikos Christodoulides to India
- India and Ethiopia Sign Bilateral Accession Protocol for Ethiopia’s WTO Membership in Geneva
- Successful test-launch of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
- SEBI, NISM and IICA sign MoU to Advance Corporate Governance, ESG and Capital Markets
- Raksha Mantri and Minister of Patriots & Veterans Affairs, Republic of Korea inaugurate Indian War Memorial in Seoul
- School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026 applicability over differently managed schools
- Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda Addresses Side Event on “Artificial Intelligence in Health: Laws, Ethical Oversight, Research and Equity” at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva
- Dr. Jitendra Singh Dedicates UMMID Programme to the Nation; Says Genomic and Precision Medicine Will Shape the Future of Healthcare
- Unincorporated Establishments Surge Beyond 9 Crore, powering economic growth
- Proposed anti-doping law amendments to criminalise organised doping activities placed for public consultation
- Prime Minister’s Visit to the Netherlands
- 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