Current Affairs for Exams

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

Quad After the New Delhi Meeting: Force Multiplier or Consultative Forum?

The Quad foreign ministers met in New Delhi on 26 May 2026, reaffirming relevance but leaving the strategic question — force multiplier or consultative forum …

UPSC DEFENCE

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

NSA Doval-Patrushev Moscow Talks Push Arctic Trade Corridor and Polar Maritime Cooperation

NSA Ajit Doval met Russia's Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow on 29 May 2026 to advance the Arctic / Northern Sea Route trade corridor, polar-waters sailor …

UPSC DEFENCE

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

Science & Tech

CCMB Hyderabad Identifies Rare MC1R Variant Behind Red Hair in Indian Girl

Hyderabad's CCMB has identified a rare MC1R gene variant (c.872C>A) that produced red hair in a five-year-old Indian girl. The autosomal recessive variant shifts melanin …

Science & Tech

India's Private Space Sector Lights Up May 2026: GalaxEye, Pixxel, Skyroot Score Big

India's private space sector had a landmark May 2026 — GalaxEye launched the world's first OptoSAR satellite on a Falcon 9, Pixxel won a US …

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

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

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 DEFENCE SSC STATE_PCS

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) …

Supreme Court Sets Aside SEBI's Fraud Findings Against RIL in 2007 RPL Futures Case

The Supreme Court has set aside SEBI's fraud findings against Reliance Industries in the 2007 RPL futures trading case and quashed the Rs 447 crore …

UPSC BANKING

Supreme Court Sets Three-Month Deadline for High Courts to Deliver Reserved Judgments

The Supreme Court has set a binding three-month deadline for High Courts to deliver judgments after reserving orders, with the operative part to be announced …

UPSC STATE_PCS

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 …

China Calls Japan-Philippines Maritime Boundary Talks 'Illegal and Invalid'

China has condemned Japan and the Philippines's plan to negotiate a maritime boundary east of Taiwan, claiming the same waters as part of its own …

UPSC

UN Adds Israel and Russia to Annual Blacklist of Parties Linked to Conflict Sexual Violence

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's annual conflict-related sexual violence report has added Israel and Russia to the blacklist of suspected parties. Israel rejected the listing and …