Civil Services Chronicle May 2026

1 Self-Defence in International Law: Changing Dimensions in Modern Conflicts

2 Sovereign Energy Independence

3 From Tokenism to Transformation: Strengthening Women’s Political Voice in India

4 Building a Robust Innovation Ecosystem in India: From Scale to Depth

5 Rights of Gig Workers in India

6 Passive Euthanasia in India: Ethical Concerns

7 Green Technology: India's Carbon Credit Ambiguity and the Road to Net Zero

8 Digital Safety for Children: Rights, Risks, and Regulatory Gaps

9 Resilient Supply Chains: A Pillar of India’s Economic Security

10 Reimagining Urban India: Towards Integrated, Sustainable and Future-Ready Infrastructure

11 India’s Energy Security: A Strategic Reset

12 Harnessing Bioeconomy for India’s Development Leap

Kharg Island

Devon Island

1 Krishi Sakhi: Empowering Women Farmers

2 National Seminar on Organic and Natural Farming 2026

3 ‘RELIEF’ Scheme: Supporting Exporters amid West Asia Logistics Disruptions

4 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions-2.0

5 Government Extends ALMM Framework to Solar Ingots and Wafers

6 BHAVYA Scheme: Catalysing Next-Generation Industrial Infrastructure in India

7 Government Revises Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme

8 Cabinet Approves Modified UDAN to Deepen Regional Connectivity

9 Cabinet Approves Small Hydro Power Development Scheme

10 Strategic Petroleum Reserves

11 Captive Generating Plant

12 Government Bank Dashboard & Manual Initiative

13 Karbi Anglong Ginger

14 Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

15 V.O. Chidambaranar Port becomes First Indian Major Port to Implement Digital Twin

16 Centre launches Key Digital Initiatives for Dam Safety

17 Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project

18 Public Insurance Registry (PIR)

19 Banana Cluster

20 City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network

21 National Shipping Board

22 External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)

23 Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)

24 Second Advance Estimates of Agricultural Production 2025–26

1 Raisina Dialogue 2026

2 Government Constitutes National Dental Commission

3 Sujal Gaon ID: Mapping Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes

4 National Defence Industries Conclave

5 Raisina Science Diplomacy Initiative

6 International Malaria Conference 2026

7 Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF)

8 Government Launches New Initiatives for Orange Economy

9 SC Strikes Down Age Limit on Maternity Leave for Adoption

10 No Scheduled Caste Status after Conversion: Supreme Court

11 Legacy Thrust Territories

12 National Shipping Board

13 Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA

14 PRARAMBH 2026

15 PRISM-SG Portal

16 Security Dilemma

1 India-Finland Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability

2 Visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to India

3 India-China Resume Border Trade Via Lipulekh

4 India Rejects USCIRF Report on Religious Freedom

5 Ukraine-Saudi Arabia Drone Defence Cooperation

6 North Korea-Belarus “Friendship and Cooperation” Treaty

7 Sudan Crisis Deepens into World’s Largest Humanitarian Emergency

8 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026

9 G7 Calls for Free Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

10 India Calls for Protection of UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon

11 UN Commission on the Status of Women Concludes 70th Session

12 Indo-Pacific Defence Industrial Partnership (PIPIR)

13 UN Extends UNAMA Mandate in Afghanistan

14 India-Japan Bilateral Swap Arrangement Renewed

15 Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline

16 Operation Sagar Bandhu

17 India-Malawi Energy Cooperation Discussed

18 7th India-Japan CEPA Joint Committee Meeting

19 WTO Projects Slower Global Trade Growth in 2026

20 Shadow Fleet

21 Force Majeure

22 War of Attrition

1 NavIC Satellite IRNSS-1F Loses Atomic Clock

2 DRDO Tests Indigenous Air Droppable Container ADC-150

3 India Tests Indigenous Floating LiDAR Buoy System

4 INS Anjadip Commissioned

5 Indian Army Expands Pinaka Rocket Artillery Regiments

6 ISRO Tests Upgraded CE20 Cryogenic Engine for LVM3

7 Scientists Detect Magnetic Waves Deep Inside the Sun

8 Minor Planet Centre Announces Discovery of 15 New Moons

9 India Establishes Pilot Plant for Rare Earth Magnets at ARCI

10 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Project in Lakshadweep

11 CERN Discovers New Particle “Xi-cc-plus” at Large Hadron Collider

12 IISc Launches Brain Co-Processors Moonshot Project

13 North East Institute Develops Bio-Based Surfactant for Cosmetics

14 Evolution of the Ladakh Magmatic Arc Decoded

15 LCH Prachand Sortie

16 Suspected Meningococcal Infection

17 Denmark Eliminates Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis

18 Most Distant Hydroxyl Megamaser Discovered

19 MoD Contracts for ALH Mk-III (MR) and VL-Shtil Missiles

20 Quantum Labs Approved under National Quantum Mission

21 Silverpit Crater Confirmed as Asteroid Impact Site

22 Trends in International Arms Transfers (2021-2025): Key Statistics

23 Dark Oxygen

24 Blood Moon

1 National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) Report 2026

2 India Notifies Green Ammonia and Green Methanol Standards

3 State of India’s Environment Report 2026

4 MoSPI Releases SDG Bulletins on “Planet” and “Prosperity”

5 The United Nations World Water Development Report 2026

6 Supreme Court Steps in to Protect National Chambal Sanctuary

7 Global Migratory Species Populations Declining: UN Report

8 India Submits 7th National Report to Convention on Biological Diversity

9 Two New Lichen Moth Species Discovered in Himalayas

10 “Black Rain” Reported in Iran Raises Health Concerns

11 WMO Report Flags Record Rise in Earth’s Energy Imbalance

12 Climate Change Threat to Nilgiri Wood Pigeon

13 Blind Subterranean Fish Species Discovered

14 International Solar Alliance (ISA) Foundation Day

15 ‘Extinct’ Marsupials Rediscovered in New Guinea

16 Rare ‘Half Male-Half Female’ Crab Discovered in Western Ghats

17 9 New Species Discovered in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary

18 NBA Constitutes Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species

1 Rahul Bhatia

2 RM Nachammai

3 Elon Musk

4 PM Narendra Modi

5 New Governors and Lieutenant Governors

6 Saba Shawl

7 Nidhi Chhibber

8 H. K. Dua

9 Thakkali Srinivasan

10 T.K. Oommen

11 Indian Culture Portal - Version 2.0

12 Rail Parcel App

13 Shine App

14 Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems (GCWAS-2026)

15 Tribes Art Fest 2026

16 Exercise Lamitiye 2026

17 Important Days

18 Vairamuthu Conferred Jnanpith Award 2025

19 Stockholm Water Prize 2026

1 Tribes Art Fest: Celebrating India’s Living Tribal Heritage

2 Kurumba Painting

3 Masi Magam

4 Megalithic Laterite Rock-Cut Chamber Unearthed in Kerala

5 Gajapati Inscription Discovered on Guntur Stone Pillar

6 ASI Approves Excavation at Eight Archaeological Sites in Tamil Nadu

7 Chapchar Kut

8 Ministry of Culture - YouTube MoU

1 From Awareness to Action: State-Led Efforts to End Child Marriage in India

2 Levels & Trends in Child Mortality

3 Purple Fest: Advancing Inclusivity and Empowerment of Divyangjan

4 IIED Food Security Index

5 NITI Aayog, UNICEF India Partner to Improve Nutrition and Health in Aspirational Districts

6 NITI Aayog-JICA Pact: Boosting Sustainable Development in Aspirational Regions

7 Lighting a Billion Lives 2.0

8 Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Project

9 Centre Launches Online Registration Portal for Yuva Sangam - Phase VI

10 VB-G RAM G Youth Digital Campaign

11 Rice Fortification

12 Jiyo Parsi Scheme

13 SWAYATT Initiative

14 Yoga 365 (Society)

15 Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala on HIV/AIDS (Society)

16 National Workshop on One Health

Uttar Pradesh

1 Sarus Circuit for Conservation and Eco-Tourism

Andhra Pradesh

1 HANUMAN Project for Human–Wildlife Conflict

2 HANUMAN Project for Human–Wildlife Conflict

3 ‘Araku Kouni’ Tribal Millet Menu

Telangana

1 Telangana Forms Panel for Musi River Rejuvenation

Maharashtra

1 Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026

2 Divyang Sahayak Portal

Manipur

1 Ningol Van Initiative

Mizoram

1 Resolution for Inclusion of Mizo Language in Eighth Schedule

Jammu & Kashmir

1 Integrated Aqua Park

Tamil Nadu

1 Tamil Nadu Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Scheme (TWEES)

2 State’s First Dark Sky Park: Kolli Hills

Gujarat

1 ‘Lake and Air Watch’ Initiative

2 Micron Semiconductor ATMP Facility in Sanand

Kerala

1 MeHEALTH Mobile Application

Rajasthan

1 Rajasthan Homestay (Paying Guest House) Scheme 2026

Boxing

1 World Boxing Futures Cup 2026

Grand Prix

1 Chinese Grand Prix 2026

2 Australian Grand Prix 2026

Hockey

1 India Women’s Hockey Team Qualifies for World Cup 2026

Cricket

1 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

Tennis

1 Senior National Table Tennis Championships 2026

1 Info Bytes From Govt. News Service Like PIB,AIR,etc.

1 Editorial

2 Empowering Viksit Bharat through Four Pillars

3 Personal Financial Empowerment for the Middle Class

4 Infrastructure as an Economic Multiplier

5 India's Orange Economy: Role of IICT

6 Artificial Intelligence

7 Budgetary Provisions for Women

8 Strategic Progress Towards TB-Free India

9 Innovation for Public Good: Reimagining Agriculture Revolution

10 Expanding Opportunities in Viksit Bharat’s Development Journey

11 Editorial

12 From Reforms to Achievements

13 Foundation of a Future-Oriented Economy

14 Towards Strong Rural Infrastructure

15 Investment in Seeds, Soil, and Science

16 Union Budget- 2026-27: Empowered and Inclusive Health System

17 Empowering Youth for Viksit Bharat

18 Giving Wings to the Dreams of the Youth

19 Rural Prosperity through Green Initiatives

1 Current Affairs Based Model MCQs

1 Cabinet Approves Changes in FDI Policy for Countries Sharing Land Border with India

2 Government Notifies Income Tax Rules, 2026

3 The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026

1 Realising the Export Potential of India’s Sports Equipment Manufacturing Sector

2 India BioEconomy Report (IBER) 2026

3 DRPSC Report on Demands for Grants of MSME

4 Consumer Justice Report 2026

5 Environmental Accounting Explainer Series Pollination Services

6 UNEP Report on Safe Disposal of Unused Medicines

7 World Happiness Report 2026

1 Cabinet Approves Extension of Jal Jeevan Mission

2 Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme

3 Parliamentary Panel Review on PM-POSHAN

4 AIM Launches First State Innovation Mission in Tripura

Topper's Interview

Zinnia Aurora - All India Rank – 6thAIR - UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2025

Current Affairs

Polity & Governance

1 15th Vice-President of India

2 Appointment of District Judges

3 Issues Surrounding Governor’s Address

4 UPSC Turns 100 (1926-2026)

5 SC Policy on Police Media Briefing

6 De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)

7 "Right to be Forgotten"

8 PESA Mahotsav & PESA Act 1996

9 DPDP Rules, 2025

10 Monument Conservation & Private Players

11 Vibrant Villages Programme-II

12 Balancing National Security and Human Rights: The Rohingya Issue

13 PRAHAAR – National Counter-Terrorism Policy

14 AI Governance Framework & IndiaAI Mission

15 LWE Strategy – “Legacy & Thrust Areas”

16 SEBI Norms for Finfluencers

17 National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM)

18 e-Courts Mission Mode Project Phase III

19 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025

20 The SHANTI Act, 2025

21 Curative Petition

22 Doctrine of Escheat & Contributory Negligence

Indian Economy

1 RBI’s Proposal on Linking BRICS' Digital Currency

2 Open Market Operations and Dollar-Rupee Swaps

3 Masala Bonds

4 Flexible Inflation Targeting Framework Review

5 Internationalisation of Rupee

6 RBI’s Variable Rate Reverse Repo Auctions for Liquidity Absorption

7 External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)

8 Decline in Core Inflation vs Sticky Food Inflation

9 India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves

10 Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme

11 Agristack

12 Mission Atmanirbharta in Pulses

13 Sea Buckthorn & Himalayan Buckwheat

14 Digital Crop Survey (DCS) using Geo-Tagging & Remote Sensing

15 PM-AASHA Scheme – Price Deficiency Payment (PDP) Mechanism Issues

16 Deep-Tech Revolution in Agriculture

17 Coking Coal Designated as a ‘Critical Mineral’

18 Silicon Carbide (SiC) in Semiconductors

19 Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme

20 State Mining Readiness Index

21 REITs and InvITs

22 National Green Hydrogen Mission – SIGHT Programme

23 Corporate Bond Market – Electronic Book Provider (EBP) Platform Reforms

24 ESG Disclosure Norms under SEBI (BRSR Framework Expansion)

25 Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling

26 India’s 1st Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Plant

27 BharatNet Phase III – PPP Model for Last-Mile Connectivity

28 India’s First-ever Open-sea Marine Fish Farming

29 Gig and Platform Workers

30 SEBI Flags Digital Gold Risks

31 Bima Sugam

32 PAN 2.0 Project

Ecology & Environment

1 Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026

2 Air Pollution in India – CREA REPORT

3 Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

4 Groundwater Crisis & Indore Water Contamination

5 River Pollution & Supreme Court

6 Second-Largest E-Waste Recycler in India – Telangana

7 Sri Ganganagar and Byrnihat: India’s Most Polluted Cities

8 Forever Chemicals (PFAS)

9 Thwaites Glacier (Doomsday Glacier)

10 UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025: "Off Target"

11 Global Methane Status Report 2025

12 AmazonFACE Experiment

13 National Designated Authority (NDA) for Carbon Markets

14 Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre”

15 Kuttanad Wetland Agricultural System

16 Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)

17 Two New Ramsar Sites in India

18 Ramsar Convention COP-15

19 COP16 of UNCCD

20 CITES CoP20

21 National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025

22 Renewable Energy Integration

23 India’s 1st Bamboo-based Ethanol Plant

24 8th Session of International Solar Alliance (ISA)

25 South Asia's largest Battery Energy Storage System

26 Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) & Energy Initiatives (2025–26)

27 Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve (CDBR)

28 UNESCO: 7 New Natural Heritage Sites (Tentative List)

29 Goniopora Corals (Flowerpot Corals)

30 Sundarbans Becomes India’s Second Largest Tiger Reserve

31 India’s 58th Tiger Reserve

32 16th Asiatic Lion Census 2025

33 ‘Matri Van’ Initiative

34 Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (DSNP)

Science & Technology

1 BharatGen: India’s First AI Multimodal LLM

2 Frequency Combs (Optical Frequency Comb Technology)

3 UNESCO Ethics on Neurotechnology

4 Man-Portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MP-AUVs)

5 High-RRR Niobium

6 India’s First Quantum Computing Tech Park

7 Microlensing (Exoplanet Detection)

8 SPHEREx Mission

9 VELC (Aditya-L1 Coronagraph)

10 ESCAPADE Mission (NASA)

11 IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe)

12 PRATUSH Telescope (Lunar Radio Astronomy)

13 Vikram-I

14 LUPEX Mission (ISRO–JAXA)

15 NISAR Satellite

16 Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

17 GlowCas9 Protein

18 Malaria Vaccine: AdFalciVax

19 Animal Stem Cell Biobank at NIAB

20 AI-driven Pathogen Genomics (PathGennie)

21 India Speeding Towards TB Elimination

22 Zombie Deer Disease (Chronic Wasting Disease)

23 Nafithromycin – India’s First Indigenous Antibiotic

24 AI Impact Summit 2026

National

1 Majorana 1

Heritage, Art & Culture

1 Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum

2 Devnimori Relics

3 Sun Temple, Modhera

4 100 Years of Kakori Train Robbery

5 Rani Velu Nachiyar

6 150th Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda

7 350th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur

8 Deepavali – Inscribed in UNESCO ICH List

9 Tholu Bommalata (Shadow Puppetry) Revival Efforts

10 Koodiyattam Theatre Tradition – Preservation Initiatives

11 Ol Chiki Script

12 Bulleh Shah

13 150 Years of Arya Samaj

Social Issue

1 Menstrual Leave in India

2 Menstrual Health as a Fundamental Right

3 Acid Attacks in India

4 Supreme Court Guidelines on Child Trafficking

5 Steps towards Banning Polygamy

6 Dowry Deaths in India

7 The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026

8 Poverty and Equity Brief Report of World Bank

9 Rethinking Care in India’s Economy

10 Child Nutrition Report, 2025

11 Global Report on Food Crises, 2025

12 Organ Transplantation in India

13 Hooch Tragedies in India

14 From Population Explosion to Population Stabilisation

15 Child Wellbeing in an Unpredictable World

16 Hypersonic Missile Technology Development

17 Successful Test of Agni-5

18 Successful Test of Pralay Missile

19 Successful Test of ‘Akash Prime’

20 Successful Test of Astra Missile

21 Successful Test of the ‘MRSAM’ Air-Defence System

22 3D Concrete Printing for Border Infrastructure

23 Counter-Drone System – Bhargavastra

24 Successful Test of Rudrastra

25 Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) Grid

26 Flight-Tests of Advanced VSHORADS System

27 Integrated Air Defence Weapon System

28 INS Arnala

29 Androth

30 Project 17A Stealth Frigates – Udaygiri & Himgiri

31 Stealth Frigate Capability Enhancement – INS Tamal

32 Thorium-Powered Future

33 Cyber Fraud and Digital Arrest Scams

International

1 Greenland: Emerging Geostrategic Pivot in Arctic Power Politics

2 U.S. Launches ‘Board of Peace’

3 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

4 Pax Silica and Semiconductor Supply Chain Diplomacy

5 India–Brazil Cooperation on Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

6 India’s Trade Diversification Strategy outside RCEP

7 India–Russia Reciprocal Logistics Support (RELOS)

8 Operation Sagar Bandhu

9 India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)

10 25th SCO Summit 2025

11 17th BRICS Summit 2025

12 51st G7 Summit 2025

Science & Technology

1 First National Biobank for Rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders
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