Sunday, 24 May 2026

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18TH TO 24TH MAY 2026

World Hypertension Day - 17th May 

Theme 2026 - Controlling Hypertension Together: Check Your Blood Pressure Regularly, Defeat The Silent Killer 

WORLD Telecommunication Day - 17th May 

1) Niki Poonacha And Saketh Myneni Wins The Men's Double Title At ATP 50 BENGALURU 

2) Delhi Has Ranked In Exampler Category At LEADS 2025 Index 

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Announced Extension Of OCI Cards To 6th Generation For Surinamese - Hindustani Diaspora 

4) President Droupadi MURMU Has Approved INCRESE In Sanctioned Strength Of Judges In Supreme Court From 33 To 37.

5) A Team Of Archaeologist Have Found A Buddha Statue (13th Century ) Of Later Period At Umbalacheri Village 

6) Selva Prabhu T Wins Gold In Men's Triple Jump At Big 12 Championships 2026 In Tucson , 

7) Satwik And Chiraj Setthy Finishes As Runners Up At Thailand Open 2026 Badminton 

8) Nepalese Shepra Scaled Mount Everest For Records 32nd Time 

9) Shriyanshi Valisetthy Finishes With Silver At China Masters 2026 

10) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The Millions Mind Tech Park At GREMI City 

11) Mullivaikkal Memorial, Dedicated To Victims Of Tamil Genocide Officially Unveiled At Sydney, Australia 

12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Nederlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten Have Visited The Iconic Afsluitdijk Dam 

13) PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi On Visit To Gothenburg, Sweden 

14) Archaeologist Have DISCOVERD The Remains Of Massive Ancient Buddhist Monastery (1200 Years Old) At gaya, Bihar 

15) Major Dr Dwipannita Kalita, Army Doctor Became The Assam's First Female Paratrooper.



16) Haryana Won The Geospatial Excellence Award In Nederlands For Using GIS Technology 

17) Apu John Has Appointed As The Government Chief Whip Of Keralam 

18) Jio Platform Appoints Akash Ambani As MD For Five Years 

19) Former Cricketer Pravanjan Mullick Appointed As The Head Coach Of Seniors Men's Team Of Odisha 
International Museum Day - 18th May 


1) Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Has Gifted Prime Minister Narendra Modi Letter of Ravindra Nath Tagore 

2) JANNIK SINNER WINS The Men's Single Title At ITALIAN Open 2026 ( 6th Italian To Win) 

3) Scotland Rugby Player Scott Hasting Passed Away 

4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses At The European Round Table For Industry ( ERT) In Gothenburg 

5) INDIAN Navy Inaugurated It's Premiere Naval Sailing Node At Upper Lake, Bhojtal, Bhopal 

6) Satish Kumar Karunakaran Clinched The Men's Single Title At Slovenia Li -Ning Open 2026 

7) West Bengal Cabinet Has Approved The Roll Out Of The Annapurna Bhandar Scheme, ) ( WOMEN'S Gets 3000 Per Month) 

8) Bharti Airtel Overtakes HDFC Bank To Became India's 2nd Most Valuable Company 

9) Bharat Singh Chauhan Has REELECTED As The Chairman Of The Commonwealth Chess Association ( 2026-2030( 

10) FINLAND Ranked Number One In The Worlds Most Happiness Index 2026 For 9th Consecutive Years 

11) An MoU Signed Between the ISRO And The Swedish National Space Agency ( SNSA) For India's Venus Mission 

12) India' Ranked 78th In Henley Passport Index 

13) Assam Eco Tourism Pioneer Achintya Barua Passed Away.

14) Switzerland Host The 79th World Health Assembly 

15) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Has Launched The MISSON SIKKIM ORGANICS In Partnership With SIKKIM Government, NABARD, APEDA, NERAMAC,  
( Launched The COFFEE OF NAGALAND) 

16) Sikkim To Implement The Anand Marriage Act For Sikhs

17) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Visited To VIETNAM 

18) Former England Cricketer M J K Smith Passed Away 

19) Shri Gunveer Singh APPOINTED As The New Executive Director Of RBI 

20) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Flagged Off 400 New Vehicle's For Chhattisgarh ( Launched The CG DIAL 112 Emergency Services)


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 
World Bee Day - 20th May 

THEME 2026 - Bee Together For People And The Planet - A Partnership That Sustains Us All 

1) Aaron Rai Became First British INDIAN Origin To Win US PGA Championship Since 1919 


2) Vietnam Unveiled The Anti - Drone Gun Mount Featuring Six Guns On A Single Platform 

3) Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Former Chief Scientist Of WORLD Health Organisation Has Been Elected a Fellow Of Royal Society ( FRS) 

4) Former Australian Wicketkeeper John Maclean Passed Away.

5) Goa Host The International Conference On Iron Ore 2026 

6) a Large Painting Of Kashi In ITALY 

7) Nibe Limited Successfully Demonstrated Its SURYASTRA Rockets With 150 Km And 300 Km Range At ITR Chandipur, Odisha 



8) India And Republic Of Korea SIGNED A Landmark MoU In Cooperation In Critical Domains Of Defence, Cyber And Defence Information.

9) NSE India Launches The First Foreign Equity NSEIX - Cyprus Stocks Exchange 

10) G Sudhakaran Sworn In As Protem Speaker Of Kerala Assembly

11) Neelam Shami Rao Has Launched The Bharat Tex Mobile Application In New Delhi 

* It Enables The Seamless Event Navigation, B2B Meeting, Digital Badge, 

12) Nagaland State Disasters Management Has Introduced ELIONA - The Super Computer For NSDMA 

* ELIONA Is A Next Generation Supercomputing System Designed For Data Driven Disasters Risk Reductions

13) India To Host The 68th Session Of ASIAN Productivity Organization Governing Body In New Delhi 

14) Indian Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel SANGHAMITRA Launched In Kolkata.



15) President Of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides Arrived In India 

16) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni Have Planted A Morus Nigra ( Black Mulberry) Tree 

17) Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To Thermal Power Policy 2008.

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

19) The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The Creation Of Dedicated Directorate Of Archaeology And The Odisha Archaeological Curator Services Rule 2026 

20) Odisha State Cabinet Has Approved The New Odisha MARINE Fishing ( Prohibition And Regulations) Bill 2026 ( Repealing The 1982 Act) 

International Tea Day - 21st May 


1) Pune Based Nibe Limited Has Successfully Tested The 300 Km Range SURYASHTRA Precision Rocket System . ( TESTED At Chandipur, Odisha) 

2) Keralam Government Has Appointed Advocate Mohammed Shah PA As Additional Advocate General in Keralam High Court 

3) Indian Origin Microsoft Veteran Soma Somasegar Passed Away.

4) INDIAN Navy Launched The SANGHAMITRA ( Which Is Named After Emperor Ashok's Daughter) 

5) The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society Has CONFERRED The Luminous Lummer Dai Literary Award 2026 On Tony Koyu 

6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Orchid Painting And Orchid Paperweight From Sikkim To Jonas Gahr ( Prime Minister Of NORWAY (

7) Researchers From Russia South Ural State University And India's Sam Higginbottom University Of Agriculture Technology And Science Have Jointly Developed A New Platinum Compound To Fight Breast Cancer, 

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted A Gond Painting To Crown Princess Of Victoria 

9) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Has Launched The ARUNACHAL KIWI Mission In Collaboration With Ministry Of North East Development, Ministry Of Agriculture And Farming Welfare, Ministry Of Food Processing Industries, NABARD, ICAR - CITH, APEDA, NERAMAC, ( Rs 167 Crores Investment ) To Build The Global Organic Kiwi Brand 

* Arunachal Pradesh Contributed 50% Of Kiwi For India 

10) Indian Army Participated In The Prestigious CAPEX Capability Demonstration In Tampa, Florida From 18,-21st May 2026 

11) India And South Korea Jointly Develop The Laser WEAPON, 

12) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Virtually Launched The Mukhyamantri Samipeshu Platform For Grievance Redressal 

13) Scientist From INST Mohali And Department Of Science And Technology Have Developed A Fluorescent Turn On Sensor For Rapid Detection Of Nicotine And Cotinine In Living Cells And Aqueous Media 

14) Euro Bank Became The First European Bank To Launch The UPI Based Remittance From Greece And Cyprus  To India 

15) Due To Ebola Outbreak The 4th India - Africa Forum SUMMIT Cancelled 

16) 2002 IFS OFFICER Dr Ajay Kumar Has Appointed As The India's Next High Commissioner To UGANDA 

17) 2004 IFS OFFICER Dr Pradeep Singh Purohit Has Been Appointed As The Indian Ambassador To Kingdom Of Bahrain 

18) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Conducted The Information Security Channel Meeting In New Delhi 

19) Securities Exchange Board Of India ( SEBI), National Institute Of Securities Market ( NISM), And Indian Institute Of Corporate Affairs ( IICA) Signed MoU To Advance Corporate Governance, ESG And Capital Markets 

20) Nibe Limited Has Successfully Completed The NCNC Demonstration Of It's VAYU ASHTRA -1 Loitering Munition At Pokharan And Joshimath 

22) Karnataka Grameen Bank Has Honoured With Prestigious National Award By The Pension Fund Regulatory And Development Authority ( PFRDA) New Delhi For Outstanding Contribution Of Atal Pension Yojana 

23) Indian Army Has Launched The KAUTILYA, An Application Aimed To Strength Structured Data Generation And Enabling a Digital Empowered, AI Ready Ecosystem 

24) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The UMMID Network 

( UMMID - UNIQUE METHODS OF MANAGEMENT OF INHERITED DISORDERS) 

* It Is A National Initiative Led By The Department Of Biotechnology To Tackle Inherited Genetic Disorders 

25) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh And Mr Kwon Oh -eul Korean Patriot And Veteran Minister Jointly Inaugurated The Indian War Memorial At Seoul On The Occasion 75th Anniversary 

26) ISRO TEAM ( CHANDRAYAAN 3) Wins The Prestigious GODDARD Astronautics Award From The American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics 

27) Indian Navy Has Successfully Scuttled INS GULDAR Off Sindhudurg Coast Of Maharshtra To Create India's First Under WATER Museum 

28) Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides Has Announced The Establishment Of The Cyprus Trade Centre In Mumbai 

29) Ranjeet Kumar Das Has Elected As The Speaker Of Assam Assembly 

World Turtle Day - 23rd May 


International Day For Biological Diversity - 22nd May 

Theme 2026 - Acting Globally For Global impact 

1) Dr Manpreet Sethi, Fellow ( CAPSS ) Awarded A Commendation By General Anil Chauhan, Chief Of Defence Staff 

2) East Bengal FC Wins The Indian Super League Season 12 

3) Keralam Became The First State To Create a Dedicated artificial Intelligence Ministry.

4) Manipur Police Chief Rajiv Singh Has Been Appointed As The Secretary (Security) In Cabinet Secretariat.

5) Telengana Tourism Launched The Digital Initiative To Promote The State As An Under Discovered Designation Through Influencer 

6) Andhra Pradesh Minister Loka Naresh Has Inaugurated 600 MW SAEL Mega Solar Project In Kadapa Rs 3000 CRORES Investment)

7) 1996 Batch IRTS OFFICER Jasmeet Singh Bindra Has Been Appointed As The Chairperson Of Vishakapatnam Port Authority 

8) Acharya Balakrishna Has Received The Champion Health Award 2026 At Mumbai Conclave.

9) India Delivered 20 Tonnes Of Critical Dry Material of BCG, Tetanus And Diphtheria Vaccine To Kabul, Afghanistan 

10) INDIAN Army Launched The Q- FORCE, An Integrated Application DESIGNED To Streamline Logistics And Sustainment Management 

11) VICE PRESIDENT C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The Book - The Library Man Of India - The Story Of P N Panicker 




12) ITBP All Women Expedition Successfully Summits The Mount Everest ( Under Mission Vande Mataram) 

13) Short Range Ballistic Missile AGNI -1 Successfully Test Launched From The Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha 

14) Rupa Bayor Has Wins Bronze Medal At 9th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championship 

15) Kingdom Saudi Arabia Has Joined As Newest MEMBER Of International Big Cat Alliance 

16) The International Big Cat Alliance Prescheduled At Bhopal 

17) RBI Approved Sandeep Bakshi Has Appointed As MD & CEO Of ICICI BANK 

18) ODISHA State Archaeology Department Has Inked MoU With IIT Kharagpur For Heritage Conservation 

19) Guwahati CHIEF MINISTER Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Flagged Off A New Fly Over Named AFTER Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee 

20) New Delhi To Host The QUAD Foreign Minister Meeting

21) Indian Army Officer Major Abhilasa Barak, Serving With The UN Peacekeeping Mission In Lebanon Has Been Awarded The United Nations Military Gender Advocate Of The Year Award 2025 

22) Kenya Launched The 10 Years Cherish Programme To Restore Cherangany Hills Ecosystem 

23) Tulsi Gabbard Has Resigned From Director Of National Intelligence Of US 

24) Professor Ajay Kumar Sood Has Been Elected As The Corresponding Member Of Australian Academy Of Science 

25) RBI Approved Record Surplus Transfer Of 2.86 Lakhs Crores Rupee To Central Government  For FY 2025/26 

26) Vijay Shankar Announced Retirement From All Form Of Cricket ( He Has Won One Ipl Title For GT 2022, he Was Part Of 2019 50 Overs World Cup Held in England And wales) 


1) India Released The 7th National Report On Biodiversity On The Occasion Of International Biodiversity Day 


2) India And Ethiopia signed Bilateral Accession Protocol For Ethiopia's WTO membership In Geneva, Switzerland 

3) Nepalese film Elephants In The Fog Has Created History Becoming The First Film From Country To Win The Cannes FILM Festival 2026 

4) Stone Tools, From Copper Age Has Been Discovered (Approximately 50,000 Years Old ) Found In Purunagarh, Rerakhol, Sambalpur, Odisha ..

5) Union Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar Launched The JEEVAN Application ( JEEVAN - JOINT ELDERLY EMPOWERMENT AND VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK) To Assistance Senior Citizen in Country 

6) Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar Has Launched The Senior Holistic Care Assistance And Training For Your Utility (SHATAYU) Dashboard To Support And Strengthen Caregiving Services For Senior Citizen 

7) Union Commerce Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Has Launched The Guidelines for BHAVYA Scheme 

8) Andhra Pradesh Home Minister V Anitha Has Launched The HOME GUARDS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME For Home guard 

9) Assam's Roopamani Gorh Among All ITBP WOMAN Campaign Part To Successfully Climbed Mount Everest (First Assamese WOMAN) 

10) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Flagged Off The Suryashtra Universal Rocket Launcher System In Shiridi, Maharashtra 

11) Oil India Limited (OIL) Has Successfully Unlock A New Gas Bearing Pay Zone In Rajasthan Dandewala 

12) RETIRED Indian information OFFICER Triloki Nath Passed Away 

13) KARNATAKA Forest And Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre Set To Declared The Apis Cerana And Malabar Tree Toad As The State Insect And State Amphibians Respectively 

14) Animesh Khujur Set National Record In 100 M Sprint With In A Timing 10.15 second At The Athletics Federation Competition 2026

15) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadda Has Appointed As The Chairman Of The Committee On Petition Of The Rajya Sabha 

16) Kevin Warsh Takes Oath As The Office Chairman Of US Federal Reserve Board Of Governor 

17) Union Forests Minister Bhupendra Yadav Has Launched The Book - Bringing Cheetah Back To India -( Author - Prashant Agarwal) 

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