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209 stories for “Current Affairs” · May 2026
Clear filtersThe Supreme Court has ruled that ending a consensual live-in relationship is not a criminal offence, and that a voluntary relationship cannot be recast as sexual assault or exploitation after the partners separate. The c...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released an approach paper to introduce an Index of Service Production (ISP) that will track services output every month, much like the Index of Industr...
India has expanded its Doppler Weather Radar network to 50 units by 2026, up from 14 in 2014, a rise of more than 250%. The radars now cover about 87% of the country, improving prediction of cyclones, heavy rainfall and...
Google plans to set up a $15 billion Artificial Intelligence hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The facility will include energy-efficient 'green' data centres designed to support AI development and large-scale data p...
The 13th Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards were presented in New Delhi to honour artists of Indian classical music. Hindustani vocalists Sumitra Guha and Pandit Laxman Krishnarao Pandit were recognised for their lifelong...
The Government of India will launch Prashast 2.0, a tool to identify 21 types of disabilities among school students. It will support early screening of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) in schools, simplify the disabili...
A letter written by Tatya Tope in 1857 has been found in the Madhya Pradesh archives under the Gyan Bharatam Mission. Tatya Tope (1814-1859) was a key leader of the Revolt of 1857. He served under Nana Saheb, the adopted...
West Bengal recorded its highest voter turnout since Independence, 92.47%, in the 2026 Assembly elections. Polling was held in two phases, with 93.19% in Phase 1 on April 23 and 91.66% in Phase 2. The State has about 6.8...
NITI Aayog has released the report 'Moving Towards Effective City Government: A Framework for Million-Plus Cities'. India's 47 million-plus cities hold about one-third of the urban population and contribute nearly 60% of...
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has released the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 for 2023-24. PAI measures Gram Panchayat progress by converting the 17 SDGs into 9 Localised SDG themes. Version 2.0 used over 150 ind...
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to launch the E-PRAAPTI portal, short for EPF Aadhaar-Based Access Portal for Tracking Inoperative Accounts. It will help members trace, link and reactivate old EP...
In Lucknow Public School vs The State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court ruled that neighbourhood schools must give immediate admission under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Act gua...
