Current Affairs for Exams

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29 May 2026

8 articles
Polity & Governance

Why Indian Summers Are Seeing More AC Fires — and How Households Can Stay Safe

A series of AC-related fires in Delhi-NCR this May 2026, including the death of former CCI chairman Dhanendra Kumar, highlights how rising temperatures and longer …

UPSC STATE_PCS SSC
Polity & Governance

Eight Asiatic Lion Cubs Die in Gir Landscape; Gujarat Steps Up Babesiosis Containment

Eight Asiatic lion cubs have died in Gir over the past week, with babesiosis suspected. Gujarat has launched 10-km radius deticking, isolated nearby lions, and …

UPSC STATE_PCS SSC
Polity & Governance

NFHS-6 Headline Findings: Institutional Births at 90.6%, Women's Internet Use Doubles to 64.3%

NFHS-6 (2023-24) released on 29 May 2026 shows institutional deliveries at 90.6 per cent (up from 88.6), women's internet use doubling to 64.3 per cent, …

UPSC SSC STATE_PCS
Polity & Governance

RBI Considers 'Kill Switch' to Freeze Bank Accounts Instantly During Digital Scams

The RBI Annual Report 2025-26 has revealed plans to introduce a 'kill switch' in bank apps that would freeze all account transactions instantly when a …

BANKING UPSC SSC
Polity & Governance

India's Urban Heat Crisis: Concrete, Asphalt and Lost Tree Cover Drive 'Heat Islands'

Indian cities are running 2-10 °C hotter than surrounding rural areas because of concrete, asphalt and AC waste heat. India's first Heat Action Plan in …

UPSC SSC STATE_PCS
Polity & Governance

Ebola Bundibugyo Strain: WHO Declares PHEIC, India Steps Up Surveillance

WHO declared the Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a PHEIC on 16 May 2026. India has reported no confirmed cases; two suspected cases …

UPSC SSC
Polity & Governance

What Are the BSF's Powers in the 15-Kilometre Border Belt? An Explainer

Home Minister Amit Shah's call to demolish illegal structures within 15 km of the border has revived focus on the BSF Act, 1968, Section 139(1) …

UPSC DEFENCE SSC STATE_PCS
Polity & Governance

Delhi High Court Upholds TRAI's 12-Minute Per Hour Cap on TV Advertisements

The Delhi High Court has upheld TRAI's 2013 cap of 12 minutes of advertising per clock hour on TV channels (10 min commercial + 2 …

UPSC SSC