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209 stories for “Current Affairs” · May 2026
Clear filtersResearchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Adelaide have built systems that turn plastic waste into hydrogen fuel with the help of sunlight. The method, called photoreforming, is a photocatalytic...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed GARUDA, short for Green-Channel: AIF Rollout Upon Document Acknowledgement, as a fast-track route for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). Under the plan, th...
Two awareness observances fell in mid-May 2026. Mental Health Awareness Week is marked every year from 11 May to 17 May to promote understanding of mental wellbeing and emotional health; its theme for 2026 is “Action”. T...
India has switched on a nationwide Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory network of 165 laboratories to keep watch for Hantavirus. The surveillance effort works together with ICMR, the National Institute of Virology (...
International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May each year to recognise the role of nurses in delivering healthcare. The theme for 2026 is "Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives.", stressing that supporting a...
Soma Mandal from India has been named the South Asia regional winner of the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards 2026. The awards recognise teachers around the world for their commitment to students and their contribution...
Skyroot Aerospace, a private space startup based in Hyderabad, has become India's first space-technology unicorn after securing USD 60 million in fresh funding. A unicorn is a startup whose valuation exceeds USD 1 billio...
India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the country's first Mega Greenfield Shipyard at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The project forms part of the maritime cooperation framework between India and...
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is observed twice a year, on 9 May and 10 October, to promote the conservation of migratory birds. The observance encourages ordinary people to take part through community science, such as...
Manivannan, a non-binary transgender person from Tamil Nadu, has been elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). The Scottish Parliament is Scotland's devolved legislature and sits at Holyrood in Edinburgh; it...
Jharkhand reported a 0% dropout rate at the primary school level in 2024-25, according to Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) data and a NITI Aayog report. The primary dropout rate had stood a...
Odisha has emerged as the best-performing State in completing houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, as of 8 May 2026, and held first place in completion performance from March 2025 to March 2026. PM...
