DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 31ST MAY 2026

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY - 31ST MAY 

THEME 2026 - Unmasking The Appeal - Countering Nicotine And Tobacco Addiction 

1) Suruchi Phogat Wins Gold In Women's 10m Air Pistol EVENT At ISSF World Cup Munich 

* Esha Singh Wins Silver In Same Event At ISSF World Cup Munich 

2) Shri H S Power Passed Away ( An Notable IFS OFFICER ) MADHYA Pradesh Cadre 

* He Was Director Of Project Tiger Till 1985 

* Conferred With Padma Shri For Tiger And Wildlife Conservation 

* Work For Kanha TIGER RESERVES 

3) Pooja Singh Breaks The 14 Years Old National Records,At Asian U20 High Jump Gold 

4) Rahul Jhakar Wins Gold In Men's Decathlon At Asian U20 Athletics Championships 

* Nitin Gupta Wins Gold In Men's 5000m Race Walk 

* Amanat Kamboj Wins Gold In Women's Discuss Throw 

5) A Newly Discovered Wasp Species Has Named After Australian F1 Driver Oscar Piastri 

6) Researchers From India And UK Has Developed An AI Tool - HISTO -Unet ( Cancer cell Map With Accuracy) 

7) CDS GENERAL Anil Chauhan Retires After 4 Decades 

8) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Launched Unified Ship Recycling Portal For Ship Recycling Credit Scheme To Boost Indian Shipbuilding 

* Union Minister Also Launched The Logistics Ports Performance INDEX ( LPPI) For FY 2024/25 On The Occasion 37th Anniversary Of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Mumbai 

* This INDEX Evaluate The Three Cargo Segment Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, And Container Cargo Using Operational Indicator Such As Cargo Handled Vessel Turn Around Time, Waiting Time, Ship Berth Day Output Etc., 

* Shri Sonowal Launched Four Initiative Developed By The Directorate General Of Shipping ( DGS) To Improve Service Delivery, Transparency, And Accountability For Seafarers, And Maritime Stakeholders 

* Launched A Grievances Redressal Module Under e-Navik Platform 

* A Ship Registration Module Under e-Samudra Portal 

* A Medical Practitioner Module 

* Unified Recycling Credit Note Module 

9) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The NAUSHENA SAURYA VATIKA In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 

10) K P Dhanapalan, Senior Congress Leader And Former KERALA MP Passed Away.

11) Indian Haj Mission Has Received Two Prestigious Labbaytum Awards From Saudi Ministry Of Hajj 

12) Nikhil Chandrasekhar Wins Gold In Men's Steeplechase At U20 ASIAN Athletic Championship 

13) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The CPGRAMS AI Enabled Voice Chatbot, Samadhan Didi In New Delhi ( Developed By DARPG In Collaboration With BHASINI) For Citizen Grievances 

14) Ghana Passed The Bill Criminalizing Homosexuality And The Promotion Of LGBTQ+ Activities