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209 stories for “Current Affairs” · May 2026
Clear filtersThe Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and States on a PIL seeking exclusion of a 'creamy layer' from SC/ST reservations, citing State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh. The seven-judge Bench in that 2024 case allow...
Ayushman Bharat Diwas is observed on April 30 to promote universal healthcare in India. The day celebrates the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), launched in 2018, which offers cashless health cov...
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has installed a new X-band Doppler Weather Radar at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra under Mission Mausam. The radar will improve real-time monitoring of weather sys...
Raghu Rai, one of India's most celebrated photographers and a recipient of the Padma Shri, passed away in Delhi at the age of 83. He was widely known for documenting Indian life, people and major events through his photo...
N. Alim Yusuf has been honoured by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for developing an artificial intelligence-based mobile app that can identify nearly 100 invasive plant species found in Kerala. The tool supports ea...
R. Rithika Sri from Salem has become the first transgender cricket umpire from Tamil Nadu in India. Her achievement is seen as a milestone for inclusion of transgender persons in Indian sport, particularly in officiating...
World Veterinary Day is observed every year on April 25 to recognise the role of veterinarians in safeguarding food safety, public health and animal health. The theme for 2026 is 'Veterinarians: Guardians of Food and Hea...
Himadri Speciality Chemicals has launched India's first plant for manufacturing anode material used in lithium-ion batteries, at Mahistikry in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The anode is a key component of a lithium-ion...
Researchers have discovered a new species of 'fanged frog', named Limnonectes motijheel, in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve located in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Fanged frogs of the genus Limnonectes are known f...
A rare sea slug, Discodoris cebuensis, has been recorded for the first time in India at Haji Ali in Mumbai. Sea slugs are soft-bodied marine gastropods that lack a shell and live mainly in reef habitats. Because they are...
The 10th Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) was released by the Global Network Against Food Crises with European Union support. In 2025, 266 million people across 47 countries faced high acute food insecurity, or 22.9%...
The 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue has reaffirmed the commitment to multilateral climate action despite rising global tensions. Started by Germany in 2010, the annual meeting is the first major climate ministerial ahea...
