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209 stories for “Current Affairs” · May 2026
Clear filtersAccording to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2024, Telangana registered 423 human trafficking cases, the highest in the country and nearly one-fifth of the national total. Cases in the State grew by 25.9% o...
A Royal Bengal Tiger has been recorded in the D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, the first such sighting in the sanctuary in close to two decades. The sighting is significant for tiger conservation...
Chennai has become home to India's first Urban Weather Testbed and Aerosol Observatory. The facility has been set up to strengthen weather forecasting for cities and to support climate research focused on urban areas. It...
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has been named the Global Environmental Leadership Project of the Year 2026 in the Metro Rail category. The honour was conferred at the GEEF Global Environmental Excellence Awards 2026,...
Tamil Nadu's Historic 17th Assembly First SessionThe 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convened its first session on May 11, 2026, marking a new era under TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay....
World Cartoonist Day is marked every year on May 5 to celebrate cartoonists and recognise their contribution to art, satire, journalism and social commentary. Through humour and drawings, cartoonists highlight political...
World Athletics Day is observed every year on May 7 to promote athletics, physical fitness and healthy lifestyles, especially among young people. The theme for 2026 is "Sport: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers".
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared a ship repair facility project worth ₹1,570 crore at Vadinar in Gujarat. The project is aimed at strengthening India's ship repair capacity and the wider marit...
UNESCO has conferred the 2026 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate. The prize recognises outstanding contributions to the defence and promotion of press freedom and is a f...
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data show that juvenile crime in India went up in 2024. Cases rose to 34,878 from 31,365 in 2023, and the juvenile crime rate climbed from 7.1 to 7.9. In all, 42,633 juveniles were ap...
The Supreme Court has widened the meaning of ‘acid attack victims’ under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, so that people forced to swallow acid are also covered. Invoking Article 142, the Court s...
World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on May 5 every year to raise awareness about how clean hands help prevent infections and improve patient safety, especially in healthcare settings. The theme for 2026 is “Action saves l...
