FAO AGRICOLA MEDAL TO PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

* Food And Agriculture Organisation ( FAO) Of United Nations Conferred FAO AGRICOLA Medal On PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI 

15 OUTCOMES PM MODI VISITED TO ITALY

* Elevation Of India - Italy Ties To Special Strategic Partnership ( Trade, Technology, Defence, Clean Energy) 

* India - Italy Defence Industrial Roadmap 

* MoU For Cooperation In Critical Minerals 

* MoU For Cooperation Between The Italian Corps Of The Guardia Di Finanza And Directorate Of Enforcement 

* Agreement On Celebration Of 2027 As The Year Of Culture And Tourism Between India And Italy 

* Cooperation On Fascilation Of Mobility Of Nurses From India To Italy 

* MoU For Development Of National Maritime Heritage Complex At LOTHAL, Gujarat 

* Roadmap On Higher Education And Research 

* MoU For Cooperation In Maritime Transport And Port 

* MoU On Bilateral Cooperation In Agriculture 

* MoU Between The Marine Products Export Development Authority ( MPEDA) And The Association Of ITALIAN Seafood Companies  ( ASSOITTICA ITALIA ( 

* MoU For Cooperation In The Field Of Ayurveda 

* MoU Between IITM, Pune And CMCC, ITALY ( Climate Change) 

* Cooperation Between Department Of Science And Technology And Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste, Italy 

* MoU Between Indian Institute Of Tropical Meterolgy ( IITM) And The Abdus Salam International Centre For Therotical Physics, ( ICTP) Italy 

INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026

* 2026 TAIWANESE YANG SHUANG ZI ( 'S NOVEL  TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE 

* IT TRANSLATES TO ENGLISH BY ( LIN KING) 

* FIRST MANDRIN - CHINESE LANGUAGE BOOK TO WIN INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 

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EXERCISE PRAGATI 2026 ( MULTI MILITARY EXERCISE)

* FIRST EDITION OF PRAGATI 

* Umroi, Meghalaya To Host The Inaugural Edition Of 11 Friendly Foreign Countries Military Exercise PRAGATI 

* FIRST EDITION OF PRAGATI SET TO HELD ON 18TH -31ST MAY 2026 

* FOCUS - IT AIMS TO ENHANCE COORDINATION AND CAPABILITIES, FOCUSING ON COUNTER INSURGENCY DRILLS AND OPERATING AS COHESIHVE FORCES. 

* PRAGATI - PATNERSHIP OF REGIONAL ARMIES FOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION) 

* PARTICIPANT - BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, LAOS, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PHILIPHINES, SEYCHELLUS, SINGAPORE, SRILANKA, THAILAND, VIETNAM. 

( ASEAN REGION) 

JANUARY TO APRIL TAMILNADU CURRENT AFFAIRS IN 2026

JANUARY - 

SCHEMES - 

TAMILNADU ASSURED PENSION SCHEME (TAPS) - 

* * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE A GUARANTEED PENSION EQUAL TO 50% OF THE LAST DRAWN MONTHLY SALARY.

* EMPLOYEES WILL CONTRIBUTE 10% OF THEIR SALARY, WHILE THEIR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE ASSURED PENSION WILL BE BORNE BY THE TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT.

* PENSIONER'S WILL ELIGIBLE FOR DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) INCREASE EVERY 6 MONTHS, 

* IN CASE OF PENSIONER'S DEATH 60% OF THE LAST DRAWN PENSION WILL BE PAID AS A FAMILY PENSION TO THE NOMINATED FAMILY MEMBERS.

* GRATUITY UPTO RS 25 LAKH WILL BE PAID ON RETIREMENT OR IN THE EVENT OF DEATH DURING SERVICE, ( BASED ON THE LENGTH OF SERVICE) 

* AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SCHEME, A MINIMUM PENSION WILL BE ENSURED FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ( WHO RETIRES WITHOUT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION) 

* EMPLOYEE WHO JOINED SERVICE UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) AND RETIRED WITHOUT A PENSION BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAPS WILL BE PROVIDED A SPECIAL COMPASSIONATE PENSION.

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UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME - 

* * TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K STALLIN HAS LAUNCHED THE UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME IN CHENNAI ON 9TH JANUARY 2026:

* SHARE YOUR ASPIRATIONS SCHEME 

* OBJECTIVE - 

- TO ENGAGE CITIZEN DIRECTLY, UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND DREAMS FOR A DEVELOPED TAMILNADU BY 2030 

* THE SCHEME AIMS TO COVER AROUND 1.91 CRORES HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN TAMILNADU.

* APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY MEMBERS OF WOMEN'S SHG GROUPS ARE CONDUCTING DOOR TO DOOR VISITS.

* EACH PARTICIPATING FAMILY RECEIVED A DREAM CARD 

WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT - 

* Tamilnadu Has Registered A Historic Milestone With The Notification Of 100 New Reserve Forests, Nearly 13,500 Hectares 

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PORTAL - 

* Tamilnadu Government In Collaboration With Meta Launched a Unified WhatsApp CHATBOT NAMMA ARASU ( For Digital Public Service) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY  - 

* G Rajkumar, An Eminent ENVIRONMENTALIST Of Kerala Passed Away.

( KNOWN AS KURINJI RAJKUMAR) 

* WHO Led The Role In The Estsblishment Of Kurinjimala Sanctuary 2006) 

( to protect The Rare Neelakurinji Flower In Western Ghat) 

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INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 342.60 Crores Maamallan Water Project In State. ( AT KOVALAM RIVER BASIN) 

* TO CAPTURE FLLOD WATER PRESERVING 

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Announced The Institution Of The Semmozhi Literary Award, Replacing Sahitya Academy Award 

LAUNCHED - 

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The HPV Vaccination Programme To Prevent Cervical Cancer Among Girls 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Inaugurated The Global Women's Summit in Chennai

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

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STATUE UNVEILED - 

*  Tamilnadu Governor R N Ravi Unveiled The Statue Of Poet Saint KAVICHAKRAVARTHI At Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Tamilnadu Knowledge City ( TNKC).

FEBRUARY - 

INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Has Inaugurated The Tidal Neo Park 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Unveiled The Statue Of Karl Marx At Egmore, Chennai.

* TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of First Sea Turtle Conservation Centre At Guindy, Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K STALLIN Has Inaugurated The Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rovers in Panapakkam, Tamilnadu.

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MARCH - 

* Coimbatore MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of Nilgiri Tahr Conservation Centre.

* Tamilnadu Forest Department Has Launched The VARUDAI Application To Help Manually Record Sighting Of Nilgiri Tahr 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Has Received A Potsherd Excavated From Oldest Archaeological Site In Tamilakam - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Various Development Project In Tiruchirapalli 

( Inaugurated The Polypropylene Unit At Kochi Refinery Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) 

*  Coimbatore District Police, Has Launched The Kovai Digi Cop, First It's Kind Of WhatsApp Based CHATBOT To Provide Digital Access.

*  Tamilnadu Launched The TN - CReST Portal To Track Gauge Cancer Burden In Tamilnadu 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has COMMISIONED The First Unit Of UDANGUDI Thermal Power Plant 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The Tamilnadu AVGC - XR Policy 2026 

* Supriya Sahu Has Been Appointed As The WWF - INDIA Global Ambassador For Earth Hour In Tamilnadu 

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

JAIN Tirthankar Sculpture FOUND In Tiruchi. ( TAMILNADU) 

* IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LATER CHOLA PERIOD ( 10TH-12TH AD) 

* SCLUPTURE - Meditative Posture Statue ( ARDHA PADMASANA) 

* Found In Agriculture Field Lalgudi, Tirchy 

SPORTS - 

* Tamilnadu U23 Team Has Win The Col C K Naydu Trophy Elite Final 2025/26 By Defeating Maharashtra 

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SPACE - 

* ISRO Successfully Conducted The Sea Level Hot Test Of The CE20 Cryogenic Engine At The ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendra Giri, Tamilnadu 

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APPOINTMENTS - 

* Tamilnadu Government Has Appointed DGP B Bala Naga Devi As Head Of The State Intelligent Wing 

AWARDS - 

*  * Tamil Poet And Lyricist Vairamuthu Has Been Named As The Recipient Of 2026 Janpith Award 

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APRIL - 

* Mr Sunil Bajpai, IRS Has Been Appointed As The Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax, Tamilnadu & Puducherry 

* The National Research Centre For Banana ( NRCB) Tiruchy, Tamilnadu Has Launched The Banana Field Gene Bank Project.

UNIOJN DEFENSE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH VISITED TO VIETNAM

 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Visited To Vietnam 

* Vietnam Prime Minister Le Minh And  Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister Of Vietnam - General Phan Van Giang Hold The Meeting At Hanoi 

* Commitment To Maintaining The Peace, Stability, Security, Freedom In Indo - Pacific Region 

* Both Minister Inaugurated The Language Lab  At Air Force Officer College, Vietnam 

* India And Vietnam Inked MoU In The Field Of AI And Quantum Technology 

* India And Vietnam Inked Announced To Setting Up At Lab At Tele Communication University At Nha Trang.

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MOI VISITED TO NORWAY

* * NORWAY CONFERRED IT'S HIGHEST HONOUR GRAND CROSS OF THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN ORDER OF MERIT TO PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI.

* THIS IS THE 32ND HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOUR 

* 12 MOU SIGNED BW INDIA - NORWAY  - 

* Elevation Of India - Norway Relations To A Green Strategic Partnership - Adoption Of a Joint Statement ( Climates) 

2) NORWAY Joins Indo - Pacific Ocean Initiative 

3) Participation Of India At Nor Shipping 2027 With An Indian Pavilion ( Blue Economy, Shipping, Maritime) 

4) Agreement On Cooperation In The Exploration And Uses Of Outer Space For Peaceful Purposes 

5) Agreement On The India' - Norway Digital development Partnership 

6) Agreement On Cooperation In The Field Of health 

7) Agreement For Providing Specialized Consultancy Services For Construction Of The Tunnels, Slopes And Capacity building 

8) Agreement On Technology Cooperation 

9) Collaboration Agreement Between The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research India And Stiftelsen SINTEF, Norway 

10) Project Specific Implementation Agreement For Working On Ocean Energy Program 

11) Agreement On Science, Technology And Innovation Cooperation For The Green Shift 

12) Scientific And Business Collaboration Between CSIR - National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad And Emerald Geomodelling, AS Norway 

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DRDO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED THE ULPGM-V3 MISSILE

* ON 19TH MAY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT TRIALS OF THE ULPGM-V3 MISSILE AT KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* TESTED IN AIR - TO - GROUND AS WELL AS AIR - TO-AIR 

* IT CAN DESTROY TANKS, BUNKERS, DRONES, HELICOPTER 

* IT EQUIPPED WITH THE DUAL CHANNEL SEEKER

* CONTROLLED THROUGH AN ADVANCED INTEGRATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM ( GCS ( 

* FEATURE INCLUDING DAY/ NIGHT STRIKE CAPABILITY 

* TWO WAY DATA LINK SENDS REAL TIME TELEMETRY & IMPACT CONFIRMATION BACK TO THE GCS 

* PRODUCTION PARTNERS - BHARAT DYNAMIC LIMITED ( BDL) , ADANI DEFENCE SYSTEMS 

3RD INDIA - NORDIC SUMMIT 2026 ( HOST - OSLO)

* 3RD INDIA - NORDIC SUMMIT 2026 

* HOST - OSLO, NORWAY 

* Finland Will Host 4th Indo - NORDIC SUMMIT 

* NORDIC MEMBERS (8 Members) 

* Denmark 

* NORWAY 

* Sweden 

* Finland 

* Iceland 

* The Faroe Island 

* Greenland 

* Aland 

* Founded On - 12th February 1953 

* Helsinki Treaty ( 23rd March 1962) 

3RD INDIA - NORDIC SUMMIT - 

* Elevated India - NORDIC Relations To A Green Technology And Innovation Strategic Partnership ( Blue Economy, Digital Infrastructure) 

* Agreement To Leverage India - EU FTA And India - EFTA To Greater Trade, Technology And Investment Linkages 

* India - Nordic Initiative In Climate Action 

* India - Nordic Cooperation In Arctic 

* India - NORDIC Research Initiative In Identified STEM Areas ( Startup) 

* Enhancing Cooperation In Blue Economy ( Bilateral Maritime Security, Indo Pacific ) 

* Promoting Of Mobility Of Talent ( Research) 

* Building Of Defence Industrial Collaboration With NORDIC Countries 

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20TH MAY 2026

1) Sourav Vijay Takes Charge As The CEO Of UIDAI.

2) Prime Minister Narendra Attend At The India - Norway Business And Research Summit In Oslo, Norway 

3) The Ministry Of Home Affairs Has Issued a Notification Announcing Amendment To The Citizenship Rules 2009, Introducing The New Provision Related To Passport Disclosure For Applicants From Pakistan, Afganistan, Bangladesh.

4) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Inaugurated The Assam Cricket Museum In Guwahati 

5) Oslo, Norway Host The 3rd India - Nordic SUMMIT 2026 

6) Diamond Harbour FC Clinched The Indian Football League Title 

7) An Ancient Stone Idol Of Lord Varaha Has Unearthed In Cuttack, Orissa 

 8) Bharat Forge Signed MoU With Andhra Pradesh Government To Establish India's First Private Sector Marine Gas Turbine Facility At Visakhapatnam 

9) Bee Corridor To Be Created Between Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Berhampur 

10) Former Uttarkhand Chief Minister Major General Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri ( RETIRED) Passed Away.

11) india Ranked 9th In Total Forest Area Globally In 2026 

* India Ranked 5th In Top Global Carbon Sinks 

12) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Visited To Vietnam 

* Vietnam Prime Minister Le Minh And  Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister Of Vietnam - General Phan Van Giang Hold The Meeting At Hanoi 

* Commitment To Maintaining The Peace, Stability, Security, Freedom In Indo - Pacific Region 

* Both Minister Inaugurated The Language Lab  At Air Force Officer College, Vietnam 

* India And Vietnam Inked MoU In The Field Of AI And Quantum Technology 

* India And Vietnam Inked Announced To Setting Up At Lab At Tele Communication University At Nha Trang.

13) Arsenal Wins The 2025/26 English Premier League 

14) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Announced The Group Captain K K Venugopal, Executive Director And Chief Test Pilot ( Fixed Wing) HAL Has Been Elected As The Fellow of Society Of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) 

15) India Became The Bangladesh's 2nd Largest Trading Partner Overtaking US 

16) Punjab Chief Minister Mann Launched India's First Underground Electricity Cable Pilot Project From Punjab Satoj Village 

17) Professor Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, MP In Rajya Sabha Has Appointed Chairperson Of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee On Science Technology, Earth Forest Environment 

18) FINLAND To Host Next 4th Indo - Nordic SUMMIT 

TWO NEW SPECIES OF JUMPING SPIDER SPECIES FOUND IN PUNE

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW JUMPING SPIDER SPECIES FOUND IN PUNE 

* SPECIES NAMED 

* MOGRUS SHUSHKA 

* MOGRUS PUNE 

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A NEW SPECIES OF GECKO FOUND IN DARJILING

* A BENT TOED GECKO SPECIES FOUND IN THE MIST LADEN MOUNTAIN OF DARJEELING 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ZSI, FAKIR MOHAN UNIVERSITY, ODISHA, AND HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENT ALLIANCE LEAGUE 

* SPECIES NAME - CYRTODACTYLUS NEBULICOLA 

* NEBULA ( LATIN WORD ( MEANING - MIST OR CLOUD, And COLA MEANS DWELLER OR INHABITANTS 

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